name columns dataframe code example

Example 1: create dataframe with column names pandas

In [4]: import pandas as pd
In [5]: df = pd.DataFrame(columns=['A','B','C','D','E','F','G'])
In [6]: df
Out[6]:
Empty DataFrame
Columns: [A, B, C, D, E, F, G]
Index: []

Example 2: change name of column pandas

#df.rename() will only return a new df with the new headers
#df = df.rename() will change the heders of the current dataframe 
df = df.rename(columns={"old_col1": "new_col1", "old_col2": "new_col2"})