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# pandas.Series.shift

`Series.``shift`(periods=1, freq=None, axis=0, **kwds)

  Shift index by desired number of periods with an optional time freq

  Parameters : | periods : int Number of periods to move, can be positive or negative freq : DateOffset, timedelta, or time rule string, optional Increment to use from datetools module or time rule (e.g. ‘EOM’)
  Returns : | shifted : same type as caller

  Notes

  If freq is specified then the index values are shifted but the data if not realigned

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