create empty dataframe with column names code example
Example 1: blank dataframe with column names
df = pd.DataFrame(columns = column_names)
Example 2: create empty pandas dataframe
df = pd.DataFrame(columns=['a', 'b', 'c'])
Example 3: add empty column to dataframe pandas
>>> import numpy as np
>>> import pandas as pd
>>> df = pd.DataFrame({"A": [1,2,3], "B": [2,3,4]})
>>> df
A B
0 1 2
1 2 3
2 3 4
>>> df["C"] = ""
>>> df["D"] = np.nan
>>> df
A B C D
0 1 2 NaN
1 2 3 NaN
2 3 4 NaN