>>> df
one  two  three
mouse     1    2      3
rabbit    4    5      6

>>> # select columns by name
>>> df.filter(items=[‘one‘, ‘three‘])
one  three
mouse     1      3
rabbit    4      6

>>> # select columns by regular expression
>>> df.filter(regex=‘e$‘, axis=1)
one  three
mouse     1      3
rabbit    4      6

>>> # select rows containing ‘bbi‘
>>> df.filter(like=‘bbi‘, axis=0)
one  two  three
rabbit    4    5      6