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Update df.to_stata() docstring #19818

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Update to_stata() docstring
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Restore StataWriter instructions in docstring
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12 changes: 10 additions & 2 deletions pandas/core/frame.py
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Expand Up @@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ def to_stata(self, fname, convert_dates=None, write_index=True,
time_stamp : datetime
A datetime to use as file creation date. Default is the current
time.
dataset_label : str
data_label : str
A label for the data set. Must be 80 characters or smaller.
variable_labels : dict
Dictionary containing columns as keys and variable labels as
Expand All @@ -1635,10 +1635,18 @@ def to_stata(self, fname, convert_dates=None, write_index=True,

Examples
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>>> data.to_stata('./data_file.dta')

Or with dates

>>> data.to_stata('./date_data_file.dta', {2 : 'tw'})

Alternatively you can create an instance of the StataWriter class

>>> writer = StataWriter('./data_file.dta', data)
>>> writer.write_file()

Or with dates
With dates:
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Not sure you need this line anymore in fact.


>>> writer = StataWriter('./date_data_file.dta', data, {2 : 'tw'})
>>> writer.write_file()
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