python list to dataframe column name code example

Example 1: how to get a dataframe column as a list

import pandas as pd

data_dict = {'one': pd.Series([1, 2, 3], index=['a', 'b', 'c']),
             'two': pd.Series([1, 2, 3, 4], index=['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'])}

df = pd.DataFrame(data_dict)

print(f"DataFrame:\n{df}\n")
print(f"column types:\n{df.dtypes}")

col_one_list = df['one'].tolist()

col_one_arr = df['one'].to_numpy()

print(f"\ncol_one_list:\n{col_one_list}\ntype:{type(col_one_list)}")
print(f"\ncol_one_arr:\n{col_one_arr}\ntype:{type(col_one_arr)}")

Example 2: pass list of columns names in pandas

>>> import pandas
>>> # create three rows of [0, 1, 2]
>>> df = pandas.DataFrame([range(3), range(3), range(3)])
>>> print df
   0  1  2
0  0  1  2
1  0  1  2
2  0  1  2
>>> my_columns = ["a", "b", "c"]
>>> df.columns = my_columns
>>> print df
   a  b  c
0  0  1  2
1  0  1  2
2  0  1  2