If you are not using indices and multi-indices you are missing out in the awesome advantages in using pandas. If you come from an R background, indices (or rown

If you are not using indices and multi-indices you are missing out in the awesome advantages in using pandas. If you come from an R background, indices (or rownames in R) are a real hassle, and you always want to keep them in columns. But in pandas they are highly optimized and proof tested, and a breeze to work with once you get a hang of it. They make merging dataframes easy, pivoting easy, data tidying easy, and etc.. However, since you are still learning the api, it can be a pain to use them.