data.csv
name,a,b,c,d,e,f,g
a,10,5,4,8,5,6,4
b,5,10,6,5,4,3,3
c,-,4,9,3,6,5,7
d,6,9,8,6,6,8,2
e,8,5,4,4,14,9,6
f,3,3,-,4,5,14,7
g,4,5,8,9,6,7,10
test.py
#!/bin/python
import pandas as pd
def percentageOfList(l, p):
return l[0:int(len(l) * p)]
df = pd.read_csv('data.csv')
print(percentageOfList(df.sort_values('b', ascending=False)['b'], 0.9))