keep only certain columns in pandas df code example

Example 1: how to keep only certain columns in dataframe

# Using DataFrame.drop
df.drop(df.columns[[1, 2]], axis=1, inplace=True)

# drop by Name
df1 = df1.drop(['B', 'C'], axis=1)

# Select the ones you want
df1 = df[['a','d']]

Example 2: how to get only certain columns in pandas

#only the column names specified will be put into the new sub df
#enter a minimum of one column name
print(df[['column_name_1', 'column_name_2', ... , 'column_name_n']])