pandas get name of index code example

Example 1: python - give a name to index column

df.index.name                      # Show me the current name
df.index.name = 'my_column_name'   # Change the index name to my_column_name

Example 2: dataframe get index name

In [7]: df.index.name
Out[7]: 'Index Title'

In [8]: df.index.name = 'foo'

In [9]: df.index.name
Out[9]: 'foo'

In [10]: df
Out[10]: 
         Column 1
foo              
Apples          1
Oranges         2
Puppies         3
Ducks           4