rename pandas column with list 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 column name pandas dataframe

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

Example 3: rename pandas columns with list of new names

df.columns = list_of_names

Example 4: name columns pandas

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