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# pandas.Series.name

property Series.name

  Return the name of the Series.

  The name of a Series becomes its index or column name if it is used to form a DataFrame. It is also used whenever displaying the Series using 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")
      >>> s
      0    1
      1    2
      2    3
      Name: Numbers, dtype: int64
      >>> s.name = "Integers"
      >>> s
      0    1
      1    2
      2    3
      Name: 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 Numbers
      0            1             2
      1            3             4
      2            5             6
      >>> df["Even Numbers"].name
      'Even Numbers'