pandas rename a column name code example

Example 1: rename columns pandas

df.rename(columns={'oldName1': 'newName1',
                   'oldName2': 'newName2'},
          inplace=True, errors='raise')
# Make sure you set inplace to True if you want the change
# to be applied to the dataframe

Example 2: rename df column

import pandas as pd
data = pd.read_csv(file)
data.rename(columns={'original':'new_name'}, inplace=True)

Example 3: rename column name pandas dataframe

df.rename(columns={"old_col1": "new_col1", "old_col2": "new_col2"})

Example 4: pandas rename column

df.rename(columns={"old_col1": "new_col1", "old_col2": "new_col2"}, inplace=True)

Example 5: 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