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# Basic Operations

In this section, you will learn how to display essential details of DataFrames using specific functions.

```{code-cell} ipython3
from datafusion import SessionContext
import random

ctx = SessionContext()
df = ctx.from_pydict({
    "nrs": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
    "names": ["python", "ruby", "java", "haskell", "go"],
    "random": random.sample(range(1000), 5),
    "groups": ["A", "A", "B", "C", "B"],
})
df
```

Use {py:func}`~datafusion.dataframe.DataFrame.limit` to view the top rows of the frame:

```{code-cell} ipython3
df.limit(2)
```

Display the columns of the DataFrame using {py:func}`~datafusion.dataframe.DataFrame.schema`:

```{code-cell} ipython3
df.schema()
```

The method {py:func}`~datafusion.dataframe.DataFrame.to_pandas` uses pyarrow to convert to pandas DataFrame, by collecting the batches,
passing them to an Arrow table, and then converting them to a pandas DataFrame.

```{code-cell} ipython3
df.to_pandas()
```

{py:func}`~datafusion.dataframe.DataFrame.describe` shows a quick statistic summary of your data:

```{code-cell} ipython3
df.describe()
```