pandas.Series.name#

property Series.name[source]#

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'