How to create an empty DataFrame with specific column names?

Pandas – Create an empty DataFrame with specific column names

To create an empty DataFrame in Pandas, call DataFrame() class constructor with the list of column names passed as argument for columns named parameter.

Syntax

The syntax of DataFrame() class with columns parameter is

DataFrame(columns=None)

Examples

1. Create an empty DataFrame

In this example, we create an empty DataFrame with specific column names using DataFrame().

import pandas as pd

df = pd.DataFrame(columns=['name', 'age', 'country'])
print(df)

Output

Empty DataFrame
Columns: [name, age, country]
Index: []

Summary

In this Pandas Tutorial, we learned how to create an empty DataFrame with specific column names.