how to drop a column by name in pandas
>>> midx = pd.MultiIndex(levels=[['lama', 'cow', 'falcon'], ... ['speed', 'weight', 'length']], ... codes=[[0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2], ... [0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2]]) >>> df = pd.DataFrame(index=midx, columns=['big', 'small'], ... data=[[45, 30], [200, 100], [1.5, 1], [30, 20], ... [250, 150], [1.5, 0.8], [320, 250], ... [1, 0.8], [0.3, 0.2]]) >>> df big small lama speed 45.0 30.0 weight 200.0 100.0 length 1.5 1.0 cow speed 30.0 20.0 weight 250.0 150.0 length 1.5 0.8 falcon speed 320.0 250.0 weight 1.0 0.8 length 0.3 0.2
