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# pandas.DataFrame.rename

`DataFrame.``rename`(index=None, columns=None, **kwargs)

  Alter axes input function or functions. Function / dict values must be unique (1-to-1). Labels not contained in a dict / Series will be left as-is.

  Parameters : | index, columns : dict-like or function, optional Transformation to apply to that axis values copy : boolean, default True Also copy underlying data inplace : boolean, default False Whether to return a new DataFrame. If True then value of copy is ignored.
  Returns : | renamed : DataFrame (new object)

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