#2884
Easy pandas Modify columns
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Mar 2, 2026
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DataFrame employees
+-------------+--------+
| Column Name | Type |
+-------------+--------+
| name | object |
| salary | int |
+-------------+--------+
A company intends to give its employees a pay rise.
Write a solution to modify the salary column by multiplying each salary by 2.
The result format is in the following example.
Solution
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# DataFrame employees
# +-------------+--------+
# | Column Name | Type |
# +-------------+--------+
# | name | object |
# | salary | int |
# +-------------+--------+
# A company intends to give its employees a pay rise.
# Write a solution to modify the salary column by multiplying each salary by 2.
# The result format is in the following example.
# Example 1:
# Input:
# DataFrame employees
# +---------+--------+
# | name | salary |
# +---------+--------+
# | Jack | 19666 |
# | Piper | 74754 |
# | Mia | 62509 |
# | Ulysses | 54866 |
# +---------+--------+
# Output:
# +---------+--------+
# | name | salary |
# +---------+--------+
# | Jack | 39332 |
# | Piper | 149508 |
# | Mia | 125018 |
# | Ulysses | 109732 |
# +---------+--------+
# Explanation:
# Every salary has been doubled.
import pandas as pd
def modifySalaryColumn(employees: pd.DataFrame) -> pd.DataFrame:
employees["salary"] = employees["salary"] * 2
return employees