Append New Variable to pandas DataFrame in Python (Example Code)

This tutorial shows how to append an additional variable to a pandas DataFrame in Python.

Preparing the Example

import pandas as pd                             # Load pandas library
my_df = pd.DataFrame({"col1":range(10, 15),    # Constructing pandas DataFrame in Python
                      "col2":["e", "f", "g", "h", "i"],
                      "col3":[5, 1, 7, 2, 1],
                      "col4":range(25, 30)})
print(my_df)                                   # Displaying pandas DataFrame
#    col1 col2  col3  col4
# 0    10    e     5    25
# 1    11    f     1    26
# 2    12    g     7    27
# 3    13    h     2    28
# 4    14    i     1    29
col5 = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"]               # Constructing list
print(col5)                                    # Displaying list
# ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']

Example: Applying assign Function to Concatenate Additional Column to pandas DataFrame

my_df = my_df.assign(col5 = col5)              # Adding new column
print(my_df)                                   # Displaying updated DataFrame
#    col1 col2  col3  col4 col5
# 0    10    e     5    25    a
# 1    11    f     1    26    b
# 2    12    g     7    27    c
# 3    13    h     2    28    d
# 4    14    i     1    29    e

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