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# pandas.DataFrame.to_stata

`DataFrame.``to_stata`(fname, convert_dates=None, write_index=True, encoding='latin-1', byteorder=None, time_stamp=None, data_label=None)

  A class for writing Stata binary dta files from array-like objects

  Parameters : | fname : file path or buffer Where to save the dta file. convert_dates : dict Dictionary mapping column of datetime types to the stata internal format that you want to use for the dates. Options are ‘tc’, ‘td’, ‘tm’, ‘tw’, ‘th’, ‘tq’, ‘ty’. Column can be either a number or a name. encoding : str Default is latin-1. Note that Stata does not support unicode. byteorder : str Can be “>”, “<”, “little”, or “big”. The default is None which uses sys.byteorder

  Examples

      >>> writer = StataWriter('./data_file.dta', data)
      >>> writer.write_file()

  Or with dates

      >>> writer = StataWriter('./date_data_file.dta', data, {2 : 'tw'})
      >>> writer.write_file()

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