pandas change column code example

Example 1: how to change the columns of a dataframe in python

new_columns = {"col1": "1st", "col2": "2nd"}
df_new = df.rename(columns=new_columns)

"""
 col1 | col2 | col3            1st | 2nd | col3
   a  |   d  |	 g              a  |  d  |  g
   b  |   e  |   h		=>      b  |  e  |  h
   c  |   f  |   i              c  |  f  |  i
"""

Example 2: rename column pandas

df_new = df.rename(columns={'A': 'a'}, index={'ONE': 'one'})
print(df_new)
#         a   B   C
# one    11  12  13
# TWO    21  22  23
# THREE  31  32  33

print(df)
#         A   B   C
# ONE    11  12  13
# TWO    21  22  23
# THREE  31  32  33

Example 3: change column names pandas

df.columns = ['A','B']