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    "import pandas as pd\n",
    "import numpy as np\n",
    "df = pd.DataFrame(np.random.randint(0,10,size=(5, 5)), columns=list('ABCDF'))\n",
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    "## Step 1: Rename all column names in Pandas DataFrame"
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    "df.columns = ['First', 'Second', '3rd', '4th', '5th']"
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    "## Step 2: Rename specific column names in Pandas"
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    "column_map = {'A': 'First', 'B': 'Second'}\n",
    "df = df.rename(columns=column_map)"
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    "## Step 3: Rename column names in Pandas with lambda"
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    "df.columns = ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'F']\n",
    "df = df.rename(columns=lambda x: x.lower())"
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    "df.columns = ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'F']"
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    "## Step 4: Rename column names in Pandas with str methods"
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    "df.columns = df.columns.str.replace(r'(.*)', r'Column \\1')"
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    "## Step 5: Rename multi-level column names in DataFrame"
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