title: How to keep the index of my pandas dataframe after normalazation. json
body: <p>I get a json object from json loads.
  then I make a pd df
  Now I need to normalize a lot of nested information that hide's in the only column ['open']
  but I want to keep the original index, the index has my order id's</p>
  <p>here's the json</p>
  <pre><code>{'error': [], 'result': {'open': {'OOACET-BMAFM-HNCONR': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605592530.3912, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14650.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14650.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OXJ3XN-56LKL-AJ47T4': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605560760.209, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'buy', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '13625.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'buy 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 13625.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OWS5QG-43O6P-GJ6D3I': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605560759.2277, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'buy', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '13650.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'buy 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 13650.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'O2E3V6-FVR32-MSEK5M': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605560758.7409, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'buy', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '13675.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'buy 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 13675.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OPBWN7-76LCH-PUFKBP': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605560758.2586, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'buy', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '13700.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'buy 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 13700.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OLMJHD-U2A2V-LUDNMQ': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605560757.7803, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'buy', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '13725.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'buy 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 13725.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OK4BTF-RUBIU-SYBI3H': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605560756.9636, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'buy', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '13750.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'buy 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 13750.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OWPO6O-2ITKQ-7PYNRD': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605560755.88, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'buy', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '13775.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'buy 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 13775.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OI4N5X-4XJNM-65ZVKK': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605560755.409, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'buy', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '13800.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'buy 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 13800.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OQJNLK-IJ5EC-KAJFZM': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605559538.5429, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14625.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14625.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OX4PEP-CQJF3-D5S4T4': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605559538.0649, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14600.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14600.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OTPY3E-P6ZNO-AKMFGS': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605559537.5156, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14575.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14575.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'ODPOEU-WSSWG-JOAXFX': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605559536.9612, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14550.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14550.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OERE3J-DZZDJ-IWYECU': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605554852.1838, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14525.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14525.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OVWFP7-6KLAD-FGQO6C': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605554707.2403, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14500.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14500.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OZB6V4-5SVQJ-Y6ADNE': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605554448.1384, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'buy', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '13950.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'buy 0.00102000 XBTEUR @ limit 13950.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00102000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'O3FCJ5-VZQHF-MDAFQ2': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605549359.8677, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14475.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14475.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OC6GIB-QVZOY-O4BWHZ': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605549347.6533, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14450.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14450.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OMR6HL-NYYKP-3XJ3AI': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605549336.5905, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14425.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14425.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'O2BL5K-CGDVD-ROA3ID': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605548975.3411, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14400.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14400.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OH4E4L-6NLAW-GKYPZ5': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605548959.0035, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14375.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14375.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'ODH7V6-2ZUVJ-EKX7EB': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605548922.068, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14350.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14350.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OVTUAA-HGYRL-JX2GUH': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605548906.3953, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14325.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14325.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'O32BWW-7UB4U-N74YUK': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605548887.2891, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14300.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14300.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OCKQOP-JAKQO-63O6QI': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605547701.2241, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'buy', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '13925.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'buy 0.00102000 XBTEUR @ limit 13925.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00102000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OA4LK5-G7TDS-JMAN4D': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605544664.1199, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'buy', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '13900.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'buy 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 13900.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OS4MJ5-3CZIC-2NBYCQ': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605544646.2401, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'buy', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '13875.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'buy 0.00200000 XBTEUR @ limit 13875.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00200000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OG3IGS-H26YR-Q4JIJW': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605544494.1551, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14275.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14275.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OUCDM5-5GO4N-V7L4LN': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605543699.4908, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'buy', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '13850.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'buy 0.00102000 XBTEUR @ limit 13850.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00102000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}, 'OPY3OV-OQGE2-76BFHJ': {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605543686.7376, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'buy', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '13825.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'buy 0.00102000 XBTEUR @ limit 13825.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00102000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}}}}
  </code></pre>
  <p>here's the json info as df</p>
  <pre><code>O2BL5K-CGDVD-ROA3ID  {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605548975.3411, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14400.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14400.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}
  O2E3V6-FVR32-MSEK5M    {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605560758.7409, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'buy', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '13675.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'buy 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 13675.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}
  O32BWW-7UB4U-N74YUK  {'refid': None, 'userref': 0, 'status': 'open', 'opentm': 1605548887.2891, 'starttm': 0, 'expiretm': 0, 'descr': {'pair': 'XBTEUR', 'type': 'sell', 'ordertype': 'limit', 'price': '14300.0', 'price2': '0', 'leverage': 'none', 'order': 'sell 0.00100000 XBTEUR @ limit 14300.0', 'close': ''}, 'vol': '0.00100000', 'vol_exec': '0.00000000', 'cost': '0.00000', 'fee': '0.00000', 'price': '0.00000', 'stopprice': '0.00000', 'limitprice': '0.00000', 'misc': '', 'oflags': 'fciq'}
  </code></pre>
  <p>Here's the code that i used so far.</p>
  <pre><code>data = json.loads(subprocess.check_output('python -m krakenapi OpenOrders'))
  df = pd.DataFrame(data['result'])
  df2 = pd.json_normalize(df['open'])
  </code></pre>
  <p>but now I lost the order id's</p>
  <p>I tried multiple things to normalize immediately for instance but I'll end up with weird looking dfs</p>
  <p>I really need to &quot;just&quot; end up with a dataframe that has all the columns in ['result'], ['open']
  while keeping the original index of the originally created df. The index that contains al my order id's.
  I doesn't need to be the index anymore then. I could be stored in a column, but I do need to know that the right id is fixed to the right order.
  as is obvious I guess.</p>
  <p>Edit: I also tried things like
  <code>df = pd.DataFrame(data['result'], index = id_set [:, 2:5])</code></p>
  <p><code>df2 = pd.json_normalize(df['open'], index = )</code>
  but all to no success as it is an unexpected argument or string object has no values</p>