pd rename column code example

Example 1: rename column pandas

>>> df = pd.DataFrame({"A": [1, 2, 3], "B": [4, 5, 6]})
>>> df.rename(columns={"A": "a", "B": "c"})
   a  c
0  1  4
1  2  5
2  3  6

Example 2: 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 3: pandas dataframe rename column

df = df.rename(columns={'oldName1': 'newName1', 'oldName2': 'newName2'})
# Or rename the existing DataFrame (rather than creating a copy) 
df.rename(columns={'oldName1': 'newName1', 'oldName2': 'newName2'}, inplace=True)

Example 4: how to change column name in pandas

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

Example 5: rename column pandas

>>> df.rename(index={0: "x", 1: "y", 2: "z"})
   A  B
x  1  4
y  2  5
z  3  6