Method update

pandas/core/frame.py:10441–10606

Modify in place using non-NA values from another DataFrame. Aligns on indices. There is no return value. Parameters ---------- other : DataFrame, or object coercible into a DataFrame Should have at least one matching index/column label

(
        self,
        other,
        join: UpdateJoin = "left",
        overwrite: bool = True,
        filter_func=None,
        errors: IgnoreRaise = "ignore",
    )

        return combined.__finalize__(self, method="combine_first")

    def update(
        self,
        other,
        join: UpdateJoin = "left",
        overwrite: bool = True,
        filter_func=None,
        errors: IgnoreRaise = "ignore",
    ) -> None:
        """
        Modify in place using non-NA values from another DataFrame.

        Aligns on indices. There is no return value.

        Parameters
        ----------
        other : DataFrame, or object coercible into a DataFrame
            Should have at least one matching index/column label
            with the original DataFrame. If a Series is passed,
            its name attribute must be set, and that will be
            used as the column name to align with the original DataFrame.
        join : {'left'}, default 'left'
            Only left join is implemented, keeping the index and columns of the
            original object.
        overwrite : bool, default True
            How to handle non-NA values for overlapping keys:

            * True: overwrite original DataFrame's values
              with values from `other`.
            * False: only update values that are NA in
              the original DataFrame.

        filter_func : callable(1d-array) -> bool 1d-array, optional
            Can choose to replace values other than NA. Return True for values
            that should be updated.
        errors : {'raise', 'ignore'}, default 'ignore'
            If 'raise', will raise a ValueError if the DataFrame and `other`
            both contain non-NA data in the same place.

        Returns
        -------
        None
            This method directly changes calling object.

        Raises
        ------
        ValueError
            * When `errors='raise'` and there's overlapping non-NA data.
            * When `errors` is not either `'ignore'` or `'raise'`
        NotImplementedError
            * If `join != 'left'`

        See Also
        --------
        dict.update : Similar method for dictionaries.
        DataFrame.merge : For column(s)-on-column(s) operations.

        Notes
        -----