import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
df=pd.DataFrame(np.random.randn(4,3),columns=["A","B","C"])
data=df.drop(["A"],axis=1,inplace=True)
print(df)
print(data)

 
     B     C
0 0.472730 -0.626685
1 0.065358 0.031326
2 -0.318582 1.123308
3 -0.097687 0.018820
None

df=pd.DataFrame(np.random.randn(4,3),columns=["A","B","C"])
data=df.drop(["A"],axis=1,inplace=False)
print(df)
print(data)


     A     B     C
0 -0.731578 0.226483 0.986656
1 0.075936 1.622889 1.767967
2 -1.477780 -0.164374 -1.025555
3 -0.645208 -0.847264 -0.744622
     B     C
0 0.226483 0.986656
1 1.622889 1.767967
2 -0.164374 -1.025555
3 -0.847264 -0.744622