dataframe add column names code example

Example 1: pandas add column names

# Basic syntax:
your_dataframe.columns = ['new', 'column', 'names']

# Google "python change row or column names in pandas dataframe" for
# longer answer with examples

Example 2: give column names to a dataframe

>gapminder.columns = ['country','year','population',
                     'continent','life_exp','gdp_per_cap']

Example 3: 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