Added examples Series.decode

pandas/core/generic.py

@@ -7167,6 +7167,16 @@ def ffill(
         -------
         {klass} or None
             Object with missing values filled or None if ``inplace=True``.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> ser = pd.Series([1, np.NaN, 2, 3])
+        >>> ser.ffill()
+        0   1.0
+        1   1.0
+        2   2.0
+        3   3.0
+        dtype: float64
         """
         return self.fillna(
             method="ffill", axis=axis, inplace=inplace, limit=limit, downcast=downcast

pandas/core/strings/accessor.py

@@ -1616,6 +1616,35 @@ def pad(
     Returns
     -------
     Series/Index of objects.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    For Series.str.center:
+
+    >>> ser = pd.Series(['dog', 'bird', 'mouse'])
+    >>> ser.str.center(8, fillchar='.')
+    0   ..dog...
+    1   ..bird..
+    2   .mouse..
+    dtype: object
+
+    For Series.str.ljust:
+
+    >>> ser = pd.Series(['dog', 'bird', 'mouse'])
+    >>> ser.str.ljust(8, fillchar='.')
+    0   dog.....
+    1   bird....
+    2   mouse...
+    dtype: object
+
+    For Series.str.rjust:
+
+    >>> ser = pd.Series(['dog', 'bird', 'mouse'])
+    >>> ser.str.rjust(8, fillchar='.')
+    0   .....dog
+    1   ....bird
+    2   ...mouse
+    dtype: object
     """
 
     @Appender(_shared_docs["str_pad"] % {"side": "left and right", "method": "center"})
@@ -1867,6 +1896,16 @@ def decode(self, encoding, errors: str = "strict"):
         Returns
         -------
         Series or Index
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        For Series:
+
+        >>> ser = pd.Series([b'Hello', b'123'])
+        >>> ser.str.decode('ascii')
+        0   Hello
+        1   123
+        dtype: object
         """
         # TODO: Add a similar _bytes interface.
         if encoding in _cpython_optimized_decoders: