dropping rows and columns in pandas dataframe code example

Example 1: remove column from dataframe

df.drop('column_name', axis=1, inplace=True)

Example 2: pandas how to delete a row

>>> df
   A  B   C   D
0  0  1   2   3
1  4  5   6   7
2  8  9  10  11

Drop a row by index

    df.drop([0, 1])
       A  B   C   D
    2  8  9  10  11

Drop columns

    df.drop(columns=['B', 'C'])
       A   D
    0  0   3
    1  4   7
    2  8  11

Example 3: dataframe delete row

df.drop(df.index[2])

Example 4: remove columns from dataframe

df.drop('col_name',1) #1 drop column / 0 drop row