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59 changes: 59 additions & 0 deletions python/cudf/cudf/core/indexed_frame.py
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Expand Up @@ -1458,6 +1458,65 @@ def tail(self, n=5):

return self.iloc[-n:]

def _find_valid_index(self, *, how: str) -> Hashable:
valid = self.notna()
if valid.ndim == 2:
valid = valid.any(axis=1)
valid_index = self.index[valid]
if len(valid_index) == 0:
return None
return valid_index[0] if how == "first" else valid_index[-1]

@_performance_tracking
def first_valid_index(self) -> Hashable:
"""
Return index for first non-NA value or None, if no non-NA value is found.

Returns
-------
type of index
Index of first non-missing value, or None if all entries are
missing or the Series/DataFrame is empty.

See Also
--------
Series.last_valid_index : Return index for last non-NA value.
DataFrame.last_valid_index : Return index for last non-NA value.

Examples
--------
>>> import cudf
>>> s = cudf.Series([None, 3, 4])
>>> s.first_valid_index()
np.int64(1)
"""
return self._find_valid_index(how="first")

@_performance_tracking
def last_valid_index(self) -> Hashable:
"""
Return index for last non-NA value or None, if no non-NA value is found.

Returns
-------
type of index
Index of last non-missing value, or None if all entries are
missing or the Series/DataFrame is empty.

See Also
--------
Series.first_valid_index : Return index for first non-NA value.
DataFrame.first_valid_index : Return index for first non-NA value.

Examples
--------
>>> import cudf
>>> s = cudf.Series([None, 3, 4])
>>> s.last_valid_index()
np.int64(2)
"""
return self._find_valid_index(how="last")

@_performance_tracking
def pipe(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
"""
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42 changes: 42 additions & 0 deletions python/cudf/cudf/tests/dataframe/methods/test_first_last_valid_index.py
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

import pandas as pd
import pytest

import cudf


@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"data,index",
[
([None, 3, 4], None),
([None, None], None),
([1, 2, 3, 4], None),
([], None),
([None, 3, 4], ["x", "y", "z"]),
],
)
def test_series_first_last_valid_index(data, index):
ps = pd.Series(data, index=index, dtype="float64" if data else "object")
gs = cudf.from_pandas(ps)

assert gs.first_valid_index() == ps.first_valid_index()
assert gs.last_valid_index() == ps.last_valid_index()
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add the missing boundary cases.

The current matrix does not cover single-element inputs, mixed or nullable dtypes, a custom-index DataFrame, a zero-column DataFrame with a non-empty index, or CuPy/Numba-backed inputs. Add focused cases for these paths. Use per-case dtypes instead of forcing every non-empty Series case to float64.

As per coding guidelines, Python test files must cover empty, all-null, single-element, mixed-type, CuPy, and Numba inputs. As per PR objectives, custom-index cases are required for both Series and DataFrame.

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In `@python/cudf/cudf/tests/dataframe/methods/test_first_last_valid_index.py`
around lines 10 - 25, Expand test_series_first_last_valid_index to cover
single-element, mixed-type, nullable, custom-index, CuPy-backed, and
Numba-backed Series cases, using a per-case dtype instead of forcing non-empty
data to float64. Add focused DataFrame coverage for custom indexes and
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@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"data",
[
{"A": [None, None, 2], "B": [None, 3, 4]},
{"A": [None, None, None], "B": [None, None, None]},
{"A": [1, 2, 3], "B": [4, 5, 6]},
{},
],
)
def test_dataframe_first_last_valid_index(data):
pdf = pd.DataFrame(data)
gdf = cudf.from_pandas(pdf)

assert gdf.first_valid_index() == pdf.first_valid_index()
assert gdf.last_valid_index() == pdf.last_valid_index()
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