python change type of many columns pandas code example

Example 1: pandas pass two columns to function

#Method 1:
df["Delivery Charges"] = df[["Weight", "Package Size", "Delivery Mode"]].apply(
  lambda x : calculate_rate(*x), axis=1)

#Method 2:
df["Delivery Charges"] = df.apply(
  lambda x : calculate_rate(x["Weight"], 
  x["Package Size"], x["Delivery Mode"]), axis=1)

Example 2: pandas convert multiple columns to categorical

#Two ways to do this
df[['parks', 'playgrounds', 'sports']].apply(lambda x: x.astype('category'))

cols = ['parks', 'playgrounds', 'sports', 'roading']:
public[cols] = public[cols].astype('category')