Dictionaries to pandas

dict_pd.py

import pandas as pd

# list of dicts to pd.DataFrame
df = pd.DataFrame([
    { "a": 5, "b": 6 },
    { "a": 6, "b": 7 }
])
# df =
#    a  b
# 0  5  6
# 1  6  7

# to go back to list of dicts
a = df.to_dict(orient="records")
# a = [
#    { "a": 5, "b": 6 },
#    { "a": 6, "b": 7 }
# ]

# a dict to pd.Series
srs = pd.Series({ "a": 5, "b": 6 })
# srs =
# a    5
# b    6
# dtype: int64

# to go back to dictionary
a = srs.to_dict()
# a = {'a': 5, 'b': 6}