I do as below mapper = {'a': 'b', 'c': nan, 'd': 'e', nan : nan} df['b'] = [ mapper[x] for x in df['a'] ] df['b'].value_counts() and NameError Traceback (most recent call last) <ipython-input-48-3862b2347ce7> in <module>() NameError: name 'nan' is not defined What's wrong? Is a mistake in coding or in file? Continue reading...