Python | Pandas Panel.radd()

Namachila October 14, 2025

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In Pandas, Panel is a very important container for three-dimensional data. The names for the 3 axes are intended to give some semantic meaning to describing operations involving panel data and, in particular, econometric analysis of panel data.

In Pandas Panel.radd() function is used for element-wise addition of series and series/dataframe. It is equivalent to other + panel.

Syntax: Panel.radd(other, axis=0)

Parameters:
other : DataFrame or Panel
axis : Axis to broadcast over

Returns: Panel

Code #1:

# importing pandas module   
import pandas as pd   
import numpy as np  
    
df1 = pd.DataFrame({'a': ['Geeks', 'For', 'zambiatek', 'for', 'real'],   
                    'b': [11, 1.025, 333, 114.48, 1333]})  
                        
data = {'item1':df1, 'item2':df1}  
    
# creating Panel   
panel = pd.Panel.from_dict(data, orient ='minor')  
    
print("panel['b'] is - \n\n", panel['b'], '\n')  
    
print("\nAdding panel['b'] with df1['b'] using radd() method - \n")    
print("\n", panel['b'].radd(df1['b'], axis = 0))  

Output:

panel['b'] is - 

       item1     item2
0    11.000    11.000
1     1.025     1.025
2   333.000   333.000
3   114.480   114.480
4  1333.000  1333.000 


Adding panel['b'] with df1['b'] using radd() method - 


      item1    item2
0    22.00    22.00
1     2.05     2.05
2   666.00   666.00
3   228.96   228.96
4  2666.00  2666.00

Code #2:

# importing pandas module   
import pandas as pd   
import numpy as np  
    
df1 = pd.DataFrame({'a': ['Geeks', 'For', 'zambiatek', 'for', 'real'],   
                    'b': [11, 1.025, 333, 114.48, 1333]})  
    
data = {'item1':df1, 'item2':df1}  
    
# creating Panel   
panel = pd.Panel.from_dict(data, orient ='minor')  
print("panel['b'] is - \n\n", panel['b'], '\n')  
  
# Create a 5 * 5 dataframe  
df2 = pd.DataFrame(np.random.rand(5, 2), columns =['item1', 'item2'])  
print("Newly create dataframe with random values is - \n\n", df2) 
  
print("\nAdding panel['b'] with df2  using radd() method - \n")   
print(panel['b'].radd(df2, axis = 0))  

Output:

panel['b'] is - 

       item1     item2
0    11.000    11.000
1     1.025     1.025
2   333.000   333.000
3   114.480   114.480
4  1333.000  1333.000 

Newly create dataframe with random values is - 

       item1     item2
0  0.584980  0.504366
1  0.730408  0.259226
2  0.255814  0.825562
3  0.459585  0.052188
4  0.197732  0.551450

Adding panel['b'] with df2  using radd() method - 

         item1        item2
0    11.584980    11.504366
1     1.755408     1.284226
2   333.255814   333.825562
3   114.939585   114.532188
4  1333.197732  1333.551450

Code #3:

# importing pandas module  
import pandas as pd  
import numpy as np  
  
df1 = pd.DataFrame({'a': ['Geeks', 'For', 'zambiatek', 'real'],  
                    'b': [-11, +1.025, -114.48, 1333]})  
  
df2 = pd.DataFrame({'a': ['I', 'am', 'dataframe', 'two'],  
                    'b': [100, 100, 100, 100]})  
                      
data = {'item1':df1, 'item2':df2} 
  
# creating Panel  
panel = pd.Panel.from_dict(data, orient ='minor')  
print("panel['b'] is - \n\n", panel['b'])  
  
print("\nAdding panel['b'] with df2['b'] using radd() method - \n")    
print("\n", panel['b'].radd(df2['b'], axis = 0))  

Output:

panel['b'] is - 

       item1  item2
0   -11.000    100
1     1.025    100
2  -114.480    100
3  1333.000    100

Adding panel['b'] with df2['b'] using radd() method - 


       item1  item2
0    89.000    200
1   101.025    200
2   -14.480    200
3  1433.000    200