ENH: Add axis parameter to add_prefix and add_suffix

doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.0.rst

@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ Other enhancements
 - Added ``copy`` keyword to :meth:`Series.set_axis` and :meth:`DataFrame.set_axis` to allow user to set axis on a new object without necessarily copying the underlying data (:issue:`47932`)
 - :meth:`DataFrame.set_index` now supports a ``copy`` keyword. If ``False``, the underlying data is not copied when a new :class:`DataFrame` is returned (:issue:`48043`)
 - The method :meth:`.ExtensionArray.factorize` accepts ``use_na_sentinel=False`` for determining how null values are to be treated (:issue:`46601`)
+- :meth:`Series.add_suffix`, :meth:`DataFrame.add_suffix`, :meth:`Series.add_prefix` and :meth:`DataFrame.add_prefix` support an ``axis`` argument. If ``axis`` is set, the default behaviour of which axis to consider can be overwritten (:issue:`47819`)
 
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 .. _whatsnew_150.notable_bug_fixes:

pandas/core/generic.py

@@ -4619,7 +4619,7 @@ def _update_inplace(self, result, verify_is_copy: bool_t = True) -> None:
         self._maybe_update_cacher(verify_is_copy=verify_is_copy, inplace=True)
 
     @final
-    def add_prefix(self: NDFrameT, prefix: str) -> NDFrameT:
+    def add_prefix(self: NDFrameT, prefix: str, axis: Axis | None = None) -> NDFrameT:
         """
         Prefix labels with string `prefix`.
 
@@ -4630,6 +4630,10 @@ def add_prefix(self: NDFrameT, prefix: str) -> NDFrameT:
         ----------
         prefix : str
             The string to add before each label.
+        axis : {{0 or 'index', 1 or 'columns', None}}, default None
+            Axis to add prefix on
+
+             .. versionadded:: 1.5.0
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -4675,15 +4679,19 @@ def add_prefix(self: NDFrameT, prefix: str) -> NDFrameT:
         """
         f = functools.partial("{prefix}{}".format, prefix=prefix)
 
-        mapper = {self._info_axis_name: f}
+        axis_name = self._info_axis_name
+        if axis is not None:
+            axis_name = self._get_axis_name(axis)
+
+        mapper = {axis_name: f}
         # error: Incompatible return value type (got "Optional[NDFrameT]",
         # expected "NDFrameT")
         # error: Argument 1 to "rename" of "NDFrame" has incompatible type
         # "**Dict[str, partial[str]]"; expected "Union[str, int, None]"
         return self._rename(**mapper)  # type: ignore[return-value, arg-type]
 
     @final
-    def add_suffix(self: NDFrameT, suffix: str) -> NDFrameT:
+    def add_suffix(self: NDFrameT, suffix: str, axis: Axis | None = None) -> NDFrameT:
         """
         Suffix labels with string `suffix`.
 
@@ -4694,6 +4702,10 @@ def add_suffix(self: NDFrameT, suffix: str) -> NDFrameT:
         ----------
         suffix : str
             The string to add after each label.
+        axis : {{0 or 'index', 1 or 'columns', None}}, default None
+            Axis to add suffix on
+
+             .. versionadded:: 1.5.0
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -4739,7 +4751,11 @@ def add_suffix(self: NDFrameT, suffix: str) -> NDFrameT:
         """
         f = functools.partial("{}{suffix}".format, suffix=suffix)
 
-        mapper = {self._info_axis_name: f}
+        axis_name = self._info_axis_name
+        if axis is not None:
+            axis_name = self._get_axis_name(axis)
+
+        mapper = {axis_name: f}
         # error: Incompatible return value type (got "Optional[NDFrameT]",
         # expected "NDFrameT")
         # error: Argument 1 to "rename" of "NDFrame" has incompatible type

pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_add_prefix_suffix.py

@@ -18,3 +18,22 @@ def test_add_prefix_suffix(float_frame):
     with_pct_suffix = float_frame.add_suffix("%")
     expected = Index([f"{c}%" for c in float_frame.columns])
     tm.assert_index_equal(with_pct_suffix.columns, expected)
+
+
+def test_add_prefix_suffix_axis(float_frame):
+    # GH 47819
+    with_prefix = float_frame.add_prefix("foo#", axis=0)
+    expected = Index([f"foo#{c}" for c in float_frame.index])
+    tm.assert_index_equal(with_prefix.index, expected)
+
+    with_prefix = float_frame.add_prefix("foo#", axis=1)
+    expected = Index([f"foo#{c}" for c in float_frame.columns])
+    tm.assert_index_equal(with_prefix.columns, expected)
+
+    with_pct_suffix = float_frame.add_suffix("#foo", axis=0)
+    expected = Index([f"{c}#foo" for c in float_frame.index])
+    tm.assert_index_equal(with_pct_suffix.index, expected)
+
+    with_pct_suffix = float_frame.add_suffix("#foo", axis=1)
+    expected = Index([f"{c}#foo" for c in float_frame.columns])
+    tm.assert_index_equal(with_pct_suffix.columns, expected)