In [2]:
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd

# concatenating
# ignore index
df1 = pd.DataFrame(np.ones((3,4))*0, columns=['a','b','c','d'])
df2 = pd.DataFrame(np.ones((3,4))*1, columns=['a','b','c','d'])
df3 = pd.DataFrame(np.ones((3,4))*2, columns=['a','b','c','d'])
res = pd.concat([df1, df2, df3], axis=0, ignore_index=True)
res


Out[2]:
a b c d
0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
6 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

In [5]:
# join, ('inner', 'outer')
df1 = pd.DataFrame(np.ones((3,4))*0, columns=['a','b','c','d'], index=[1,2,3])
df2 = pd.DataFrame(np.ones((3,4))*1, columns=['b','c','d', 'e'], index=[2,3,4])
res = pd.concat([df1, df2], axis=1, join='outer')
res


Out[5]:
a b c d b c d e
1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 NaN NaN NaN NaN
2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
4 NaN NaN NaN NaN 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

In [7]:
res = pd.concat([df1, df2], axis=1, join='inner')
res


Out[7]:
a b c d b c d e
2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

In [8]:
# join_axes
res = pd.concat([df1, df2], axis=1, join_axes=[df1.index])
res


Out[8]:
a b c d b c d e
1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 NaN NaN NaN NaN
2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

In [10]:
# append
df1 = pd.DataFrame(np.ones((3,4))*0, columns=['a','b','c','d'])
df2 = pd.DataFrame(np.ones((3,4))*1, columns=['a','b','c','d'])
df2 = pd.DataFrame(np.ones((3,4))*1, columns=['b','c','d', 'e'], index=[2,3,4])
res = df1.append(df2, ignore_index=True)
res = df1.append([df2, df3])
res


Out[10]:
a b c d e
0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 NaN
1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 NaN
2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 NaN
2 NaN 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
3 NaN 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
4 NaN 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 NaN
1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 NaN
2 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 NaN

In [11]:
s1 = pd.Series([1,2,3,4], index=['a','b','c','d'])
res = df1.append(s1, ignore_index=True)
res


Out[11]:
a b c d
0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
3 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0