[Python] Generate Pandas Series Based off of Base Value and Percentage Growth Rate

I'm trying to generate a Pandas series that will start with two elements.

base_value = 100
growth_rate = .1
num_values = 4


to generate values values that grow from the base_value by the growth rate each time? [100,110,121,133.1] etc etc

I thought that I might be able to use the shift function to grab the row above and then operate on that, but you can't shift a row on itself.

Is there a good way to do this?

Continue reading...