In [1]:
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
from pandas import Series,DataFrame

In [2]:
df = DataFrame({'city':['Alma','Brian Head','Fox Park'],
                'altitude':[3158,3000,2762]})
df


Out[2]:
altitude city
0 3158 Alma
1 3000 Brian Head
2 2762 Fox Park

In [3]:
state_map = {'Alma':'Colorado','Brian Head':'Utah','Fox Park':'Wyoming'}

state_map


Out[3]:
{'Alma': 'Colorado', 'Brian Head': 'Utah', 'Fox Park': 'Wyoming'}

In [4]:
df['state'] = df['city'].map(state_map)

df


Out[4]:
altitude city state
0 3158 Alma Colorado
1 3000 Brian Head Utah
2 2762 Fox Park Wyoming

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