Example 1: python pandas drop
df = pd.DataFrame(np.arange(12).reshape(3, 4),
... columns=['A', 'B', 'C', 'D'])
>>> df
A B C D
0 0 1 2 3
1 4 5 6 7
2 8 9 10 11
Drop columns
>>> df.drop(['B', 'C'], axis=1)
A D
0 0 3
1 4 7
2 8 11
>>> df.drop(columns=['B', 'C'])
A D
0 0 3
1 4 7
2 8 11
Example 2: how to drop a column by name in pandas
>>> df.drop(columns=['B', 'C'])
A D
0 0 3
1 4 7
2 8 11
Example 3: how to drop a column by name in pandas
>>> midx = pd.MultiIndex(levels=[['lama', 'cow', 'falcon'],
... ['speed', 'weight', 'length']],
... codes=[[0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2],
... [0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2]])
>>> df = pd.DataFrame(index=midx, columns=['big', 'small'],
... data=[[45, 30], [200, 100], [1.5, 1], [30, 20],
... [250, 150], [1.5, 0.8], [320, 250],
... [1, 0.8], [0.3, 0.2]])
>>> df
big small
lama speed 45.0 30.0
weight 200.0 100.0
length 1.5 1.0
cow speed 30.0 20.0
weight 250.0 150.0
length 1.5 0.8
falcon speed 320.0 250.0
weight 1.0 0.8
length 0.3 0.2