convert array into DataFrame in Python

Question

import pandas as pd    
import numpy as np   
e = np.random.normal(size=100)  
e_dataframe = pd.DataFrame(e)     

When I input the code above, I get this answer:

But how do I change the column name?

Answer 1

You can add parameter columns or use dict with key which is converted to column name:

np.random.seed(123)
e = np.random.normal(size=10)  
dataframe=pd.DataFrame(e, columns=['a']) 
print (dataframe)
          a
0 -1.085631
1  0.997345
2  0.282978
3 -1.506295
4 -0.578600
5  1.651437
6 -2.426679
7 -0.428913
8  1.265936
9 -0.866740

e_dataframe=pd.DataFrame({'a':e}) 
print (e_dataframe)
          a
0 -1.085631
1  0.997345
2  0.282978
3 -1.506295
4 -0.578600
5  1.651437
6 -2.426679
7 -0.428913
8  1.265936
9 -0.866740

Answer 2

In general you can use pandas rename function here. Given your dataframe you could change to a new name like this. If you had more columns you could also rename those in the dictionary. The 0 is the current name of your column

import pandas as pd    
import numpy as np   
e = np.random.normal(size=100)  
e_dataframe = pd.DataFrame(e)      

e_dataframe.rename(index=str, columns={0:'new_column_name'})