Create new columns from aggregated categories

Question

I have a dataframe looks like:

    SK_ID_CURR  CREDIT_ACTIVE
0   215354  Closed
1   215354  Active
2   215354  Active
3   215354  Active
4   215354  Active
5         


        

Answer 1

You can use pandas.crosstab, which avoids your suggested intermediary step:

res = pd.crosstab(df['SK_ID_CURR'], df['CREDIT_ACTIVE'])

print(res)

CREDIT_ACTIVE  Active  Closed
SK_ID_CURR                   
162297              1       2
215354              6       1