items = ['A','B']
major_axis=['a','b','c']
minor_axis=[1,2,3]
pl = pd.Panel(np.random.randn(2,3,3), items=items, major_axis=major_axis, minor_axis=minor_axis)
cond = pl['A'] > 1

can we possibly support the following reference selection (not a copy)? pl.loc['A', cond] = ...

if not, is there a fast way to solve this?

Thank you:-)

Comment From: jreback

an operation like this is much more intuitive as a MI frame. Plus Panel is deprecated.

In [8]: df = pl.to_frame()

In [9]: df
Out[9]: 
                    A         B
major minor                    
a     1     -0.805830 -0.078624
      2     -0.148206  0.097413
      3      1.100790  1.027117
b     1     -0.176485  0.685398
      2      1.713213 -1.243896
      3      0.221703  0.195936
c     1      1.830155  0.835585
      2     -1.091775  1.068260
      3      0.737902 -1.216132

In [10]: df[df['A'] > 1]
Out[10]: 
                    A         B
major minor                    
a     3      1.100790  1.027117
b     2      1.713213 -1.243896
c     1      1.830155  0.835585

Comment From: sluo1989

@jreback Thank you soooo much!!!