Python (Pandas) Add subtotal on each lvl of multiindex dataframe

Question

Assuming I have the following dataframe:

a       b       c      Sce1     Sce2    Sce3    Sce4    Sce5    Sc6
Animal  Ground  Dog    0.0      0.9     0.5             


        

Answer 1

With some liberal use of MAGIC

pd.concat([
        df.assign(
            **{x: 'Total' for x in 'abc'[i:]}
        ).groupby(list('abc')).sum() for i in range(4)
    ]).sort_index()

                     Sce1  Sce2  Sce3  Sce4  Sce5  Sc6
a      b      c                                       
Animal Air    Eagle   1.0   0.1   0.1   0.6   0.9  0.1
              Owl     0.3   0.1   0.5   0.3   0.5  0.9
              Total   1.3   0.2   0.6   0.9   1.4  1.0
       Ground Cat     0.6   0.5   0.3   0.5   1.0  0.2
              Dog     0.0   0.9   0.5   0.0   0.3  0.4
              Total   0.6   1.4   0.8   0.5   1.3  0.6
       Total  Total   1.9   1.6   1.4   1.4   2.7  1.6
Object Metal  Bike    0.5   0.1   0.4   0.7   0.4  0.2
              Car     0.3   0.3   0.8   0.6   0.5  0.6
              Total   0.8   0.4   1.2   1.3   0.9  0.8
       Total  Total   2.6   1.6   1.9   2.3   2.0  2.3
       Wood   Chair   0.9   0.6   0.1   0.9   0.2  0.8
              Table   0.9   0.6   0.6   0.1   0.9  0.7
              Total   1.8   1.2   0.7   1.0   1.1  1.5
Total  Total  Total   4.5   3.2   3.3   3.7   4.7  3.9

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I can get exactly what you asked for with

pd.concat([
        df.assign(
            **{x: '' for x in 'abc'[i:]}
        ).groupby(list('abc')).sum() for i in range(1, 4)
    ]).sort_index()

                     Sce1  Sce2  Sce3  Sce4  Sce5  Sc6
a      b      c                                       
Animal                1.9   1.6   1.4   1.4   2.7  1.6
       Air            1.3   0.2   0.6   0.9   1.4  1.0
              Eagle   1.0   0.1   0.1   0.6   0.9  0.1
              Owl     0.3   0.1   0.5   0.3   0.5  0.9
       Ground         0.6   1.4   0.8   0.5   1.3  0.6
              Cat     0.6   0.5   0.3   0.5   1.0  0.2
              Dog     0.0   0.9   0.5   0.0   0.3  0.4
Object                2.6   1.6   1.9   2.3   2.0  2.3
       Metal          0.8   0.4   1.2   1.3   0.9  0.8
              Bike    0.5   0.1   0.4   0.7   0.4  0.2
              Car     0.3   0.3   0.8   0.6   0.5  0.6
       Wood           1.8   1.2   0.7   1.0   1.1  1.5
              Chair   0.9   0.6   0.1   0.9   0.2  0.8
              Table   0.9   0.6   0.6   0.1   0.9  0.7

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As for the how! I'll leave that as an exercise for the reader.