s ------- int, slice object or boolean mask If the key is past the lexsort depth, the return may be a boolean mask array, otherwise it is always a slice or int. See Also -------- Index.get_loc : The get_loc method for (single-level) index. MultiIndex.slice_locs : Get slice location given start label(s) and end label(s). MultiIndex.get_locs : Get location for a label/slice/list/mask or a sequence of such. Notes ----- The key cannot be a slice, list of same-level labels, a boolean mask, or a sequence of such. If you want to use those, use :meth:`MultiIndex.get_locs` instead. Examples -------- >>> mi = pd.MultiIndex.from_arrays([list('abb'), list('def')]) >>> mi.get_loc('b') slice(1, 3, None) >>> mi.get_loc(('b', 'e')) 1 c