Exporting DTA File Using pandas.DataFrame.to_stata() function in Python Last Updated : 14 Sep, 2021 Comments Improve Suggest changes 2 Likes Like Report This method is used to writes the DataFrame to a Stata dataset file. “dta” files contain a Stata dataset. DTA file is a database file and it is used by IWIS Chain Engineering. Syntax : DataFrame.to_stata(path, convert_dates=None, write_index=True, time_stamp=None) Parameters : path : str, buffer or path objectconvert_dates : dictwrite_index : booltime_stamp : datetime Returns : DataFrame object to Stata dta format. Means return .dta file. Example 1: Create DTA file Here we will create dataframe and then saving into the DTA format using DataFrame.to_stata(). Python3 # importing package import numpy import pandas as pd # create and view data df = pd.DataFrame({ 'person': ["Rakesh", "Kishan", "Adesh", "Nitish"], 'weight': [50, 60, 70, 80] }) display(df) # use pandas.DataFrame.to_stata method # to extract .dta file df.to_stata('person.dta') Output : Example 2: Python3 # importing package import pandas as pd # create and view data df = pd.DataFrame({ 'mobiles': ["Apple", "MI", "Karban", "JIO"], 'prizes': [75000, 9999, 6999, 5999] }) display(df) # use pandas.DataFrame.to_stata method # to extract .dta file df.to_stata('mobiles.dta') Output : Create Quiz Comment R rakeshsahni Follow 2 Improve R rakeshsahni Follow 2 Improve Article Tags : Python Python-pandas Pandas-DataFrame-Methods Explore Python FundamentalsPython Introduction 2 min read Input and Output in Python 4 min read Python Variables 4 min read Python Operators 4 min read Python Keywords 2 min read Python Data Types 8 min read Conditional Statements in Python 3 min read Loops in Python - For, While and Nested Loops 5 min read Python Functions 5 min read Recursion in Python 4 min read Python Lambda Functions 5 min read Python Data StructuresPython String 5 min read Python Lists 4 min read Python Tuples 4 min read Python Dictionary 3 min read Python Sets 6 min read Python Arrays 7 min read List Comprehension in Python 4 min read Advanced PythonPython OOP Concepts 11 min read Python Exception Handling 5 min read File Handling in Python 4 min read Python Database Tutorial 4 min read Python MongoDB Tutorial 3 min read Python MySQL 9 min read Python Packages 10 min read Python Modules 3 min read Python DSA Libraries 15 min read List of Python GUI Library and Packages 3 min read Data Science with PythonNumPy Tutorial - Python Library 3 min read Pandas Tutorial 4 min read Matplotlib Tutorial 5 min read Python Seaborn Tutorial 3 min read StatsModel Library - Tutorial 3 min read Learning Model Building in Scikit-learn 6 min read TensorFlow Tutorial 2 min read PyTorch Tutorial 6 min read Web Development with PythonFlask Tutorial 8 min read Django Tutorial | Learn Django Framework 7 min read Django ORM - Inserting, Updating & Deleting Data 4 min read Templating With Jinja2 in Flask 6 min read Django Templates 5 min read Build a REST API using Flask - Python 3 min read Building a Simple API with Django REST Framework 3 min read Python PracticePython Quiz 1 min read Python Coding Practice 1 min read Python Interview Questions and Answers 15+ min read Like