N
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
N
>>> 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
N
df.rename(columns={"old_col1": "new_col1", "old_col2": "new_col2"})
N
df_new = df.rename(columns={'A': 'a'}, index={'ONE': 'one'})
print(df_new)
# a B C
# one 11 12 13
# TWO 21 22 23
# THREE 31 32 33
print(df)
# A B C
# ONE 11 12 13
# TWO 21 22 23
# THREE 31 32 33
N
df = df.rename(columns = {'myvar':'myvar_new'})
N
>>> df.rename(index={0: "x", 1: "y", 2: "z"})
A B
x 1 4
y 2 5
z 3 6