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import pandas as pd

index = ['Ana', 'Ian', 'Eva', 'Dan', 'Kim']
columns = ['Color', 'Type', 'Length']
ana = ['Brown', 'Straight', 'Short']
ian = ['Black', 'Wavy', 'Short']
eva = ['Red', 'Curly', 'Long']
dan = ['Blonde', 'Straight', 'Long']
kim = ['Brown', 'Curly', 'Medium']

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length_mapping ={'Short' : 1,
                 'Medium': 2,
                 'Long' : 3}

df['Length'] = df['Length'].map(length_mapping)
df

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df = pd.get_dummies(df)

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df = pd.get_dummies(df, drop_first=True)

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reverse_length_mapping ={1 : 'Short',
                         2 : 'Medium',
                         3 : 'Long' }

df['Length'] = df['Length'].map(reverse_length_mapping)
df

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reverse_length_mapping = {v: k for k, vi in length_mapping.items()}

df['Length'] = df['Length'].map(reverse_length_mapping)
df