how to merge 2 tables in pandas with a column as key code example

Example 1: pandas left join

df.merge(df2, left_on = "doc_id", right_on = "doc_num", how = "left")

Example 2: pandas merge multiple dataframes

import pandas as pd
from functools import reduce

# compile the list of dataframes you want to merge
data_frames = [df1, df2, df3]
df_merged = reduce(lambda  left,right: pd.merge(left,right,on=['key_col'],
                                            how='outer'), data_frames)