pandas.Series.name#

propertySeries.name[source]#

Return the name of the Series.

The name of a Series becomes its index or column name if it is usedto form a DataFrame. It is also used whenever displaying the Seriesusing the interpreter.

Returns:

label (hashable object)

The name of the Series, also the column name if part of a DataFrame.

See also

Series.rename

Sets the Series name when given a scalar input.

Index.name

Corresponding Index property.

Examples

The Series name can be set initially when calling the constructor.

>>>s=pd.Series([1,2,3],dtype=np.int64,name='Numbers')>>>s0    11    22    3Name: Numbers, dtype: int64>>>s.name="Integers">>>s0    11    22    3Name: Integers, dtype: int64

The name of a Series within a DataFrame is its column name.

>>>df=pd.DataFrame([[1,2],[3,4],[5,6]],...columns=["Odd Numbers","Even Numbers"])>>>df   Odd Numbers  Even Numbers0            1             21            3             42            5             6>>>df["Even Numbers"].name'Even Numbers'