rename columns by index pandas 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: rename dataframe index column pandas

df.index.names = ['new_name']

Example 3: python rename columns

Rename columns