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# pandas.Series.nsmallest

`Series.``nsmallest`(n=5, take_last=False)

  Return the smallest n elements.

  Parameters : | n : int Return this many ascending sorted values take_last : bool Where there are duplicate values, take the last duplicate
  Returns : | bottom_n : Series The n smallest values in the Series, in sorted order

  See also

  `Series.nlargest`

  Notes

  Faster than `.order().head(n)` for small n relative to the size of the `Series` object.

  Examples

      >>> import pandas as pd
      >>> import numpy as np
      >>> s = pd.Series(np.random.randn(1e6))
      >>> s.nsmallest(10)  # only sorts up to the N requested

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