Python Pandas - Convert a MultiIndex to an Index of Tuples containing the level values

To convert a MultiIndex to an Index of Tuples containing the level values, use the MultiIndex.to_flat_index() method.

At first, import the required libraries −

import pandas as pd

MultiIndex is a multi-level, or hierarchical, index object for pandas objects. Create arrays −

arrays = [[1, 2, 3, 4], ['John', 'Tim', 'Jacob', 'Chris']]

The "names" parameter sets the names for each of the index levels. The from_arrays() is used to create a MultiIndex −

multiIndex = pd.MultiIndex.from_arrays(arrays, names=('ranks', 'student'))

Convert the MultiIndex −

print("\nConverting a MultiIndex to an Index of Tuples containing the level values...\n",multiIndex.to_flat_index())

Example

Following is the code −

import pandas as pd

# MultiIndex is a multi-level, or hierarchical, index object for pandas objects
# Create arrays
arrays = [[1, 2, 3, 4], ['John', 'Tim', 'Jacob', 'Chris']]

# The "names" parameter sets the names for each of the index levels
# The from_arrays() is used to create a MultiIndex
multiIndex = pd.MultiIndex.from_arrays(arrays, names=('ranks', 'student'))

# display the MultiIndex
print("The Multi-index...\n",multiIndex)

# get the levels in MultiIndex
print("\nThe levels in Multi-index...\n",multiIndex.levels)

# Convert the MultiIndex
print("\nConverting a MultiIndex to an Index of Tuples containing the level values...\n",multiIndex.to_flat_index())

Output

This will produce the following output −

The Multi-index...
MultiIndex([(1,  'John'),
            (2,   'Tim'),
            (3, 'Jacob'),
            (4, 'Chris')],
            names=['ranks', 'student'])

The levels in Multi-index...
   [[1, 2, 3, 4], ['Chris', 'Jacob', 'John', 'Tim']]

Converting a MultiIndex to an Index of Tuples containing the level values...
   Index([(1, 'John'), (2, 'Tim'), (3, 'Jacob'), (4, 'Chris')], dtype='object')