how to add multiple columns in dataframe code example
Example 1: how to add the sum of multiple columns into another column in a dataframe
print(df)
Apples Bananas Grapes Kiwis
0 2.0 3.0 NaN 1.0
1 1.0 3.0 7.0 NaN
2 NaN NaN 2.0 3.0
df['Fruit Total']=df.iloc[:,-4:].sum(axis=1)
print(df)
Apples Bananas Grapes Kiwis Fruit Total
0 2.0 3.0 NaN 1.0 6.0
1 1.0 3.0 7.0 NaN 11.0
2 NaN NaN 2.0 3.0 5.0
Example 2: assign multiple columns pandas
import pandas as pd
df = {'col_1': [0, 1, 2, 3],
'col_2': [4, 5, 6, 7]}
df = pd.DataFrame(df)
df[[ 'column_new_1', 'column_new_2','column_new_3']] = [np.nan, 'dogs',3]