Change Name of pandas DataFrame Column by Index in Python (Example Code)

In this post you’ll learn how to change the names of pandas DataFrame columns by index positions in Python programming.

Setting up the Example

import pandas as pd                                            # Import pandas library in Python
my_df = pd.DataFrame({'A':range(1, 6),                         # Construct pandas DataFrame
                      'B':['y', 'w', 'r', 't', 'f'],
                      'C':range(11, 16),
                      'D':range(10, 15)})
print(my_df)
#    A  B   C   D
# 0  1  y  11  10
# 1  2  w  12  11
# 2  3  r  13  12
# 3  4  t  14  13
# 4  5  f  15  14

Example: How to Modify the Name of pandas DataFrame Column by Index

df_rename = my_df.rename(columns = {my_df.columns[1]: 'XXX'})  # Change column name
print(df_rename)
#    A XXX   C   D
# 0  1   y  11  10
# 1  2   w  12  11
# 2  3   r  13  12
# 3  4   t  14  13
# 4  5   f  15  14

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