dataframe column names code example

Example 1: rename column name pandas dataframe

df.rename(columns={"old_col1": "new_col1", "old_col2": "new_col2"})

Example 2: python return column names of pandas dataframe

# Basic syntax:
your_dataframe.columns

# Note, if you want the column names as a list, just do:
list(your_dataframe.columns)

Example 3: create dataframe with column names pandas

In [4]: import pandas as pd
In [5]: df = pd.DataFrame(columns=['A','B','C','D','E','F','G'])
In [6]: df
Out[6]:
Empty DataFrame
Columns: [A, B, C, D, E, F, G]
Index: []

Example 4: pd dataframe get column names

lst = data.columns.values     # data is dataframe

Example 5: how to find columns of a dataframe

list(my_dataframe.columns.values)

Example 6: how to give column names in pandas when creating dataframe

df_new = df.rename(columns={'A': 'a'}, index={'ONE': 'one'})
print(df_new)
#         a   B   C
# one    11  12  13
# TWO    21  22  23
# THREE  31  32  33

print(df)
#         A   B   C
# ONE    11  12  13
# TWO    21  22  23
# THREE  31  32  33