python padas rename column 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: name columns pandas

>gapminder.columns = ['country','year','population',
                     'continent','life_exp','gdp_per_cap']