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# pandas.DataFrame.to_dict

`DataFrame.``to_dict`(outtype='dict')

  Convert DataFrame to dictionary.

  Parameters : | outtype : str {‘dict’, ‘list’, ‘series’, ‘records’} Determines the type of the values of the dictionary. The default dict is a nested dictionary {column -> {index -> value}}. list returns {column -> list(values)}. series returns {column -> Series(values)}. records returns [{columns -> value}]. Abbreviations are allowed.
  Returns : | result : dict like {column -> {index -> value}}

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