Python string swap formatting

Question

I need to swap the list of names which is in the format of FirstName and LastName which in a dataframe one column, using python.

Below is the sample format: ~Adam Smith

The above need to change into ~Smith Adam

Is there any single line function available in python?

Could anyone help on this!!

This is a trivial task. What did you try? Please include your code. — DYZ, Jul 19 '18 at 06:56

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 19 '18 at 07:03

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Using apply

import pandas as pd
df = pd.DataFrame({"names": ["Adam Smith", "Greg Rogers"]})
df["names"] = df["names"].apply(lambda x: " ".join(reversed(x.split()))) 
print(df)

Output:

         names
0   Smith Adam
1  Rogers Greg

answered Jul 19 '18 at 07:03

Rakesh

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Thanks a lot. It works – Darshanaa M Jul 19 '18 at 07:08
You are welcome – Rakesh Jul 19 '18 at 07:09
I need a help on string manipulation on dataframes – Darshanaa M Jul 19 '18 at 18:19

Python string swap formatting

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