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# pandas.DataFrame.from_items

classmethod `DataFrame.``from_items`(items, columns=None, orient='columns')

  Convert (key, value) pairs to DataFrame. The keys will be the axis index (usually the columns, but depends on the specified orientation). The values should be arrays or Series.

  Parameters : | items : sequence of (key, value) pairs Values should be arrays or Series. columns : sequence of column labels, optional Must be passed if orient=’index’. orient : {‘columns’, ‘index’}, default ‘columns’ The “orientation” of the data. If the keys of the input correspond to column labels, pass ‘columns’ (default). Otherwise if the keys correspond to the index, pass ‘index’.
  Returns : | frame : DataFrame

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