python DataFrame.merge()
import pandas as pd from pandas import DataFrame df1 = pd.DataFrame({'lkey': ['foo', 'bar', 'baz', 'foo'], 'value': [1, 2, 3, 5]}) df2 = pd.DataFrame({'rkey': ['foo', 'bar', 'baz', 'foo'], 'value': [5, 6, 7, 8]}) ======OUTPUT========= df1 lkey value 0 foo 1 1 bar 2 2 baz 3 3 foo 5 df2 rkey value 0 foo 5 1 bar 6 2 baz 7 3 foo 8 ======INPUT========= df1.merge(df2, left_on='lkey', right_on='rkey') ..