data = np.array([(1, 2, 3), (4, 5, 6), (7, 8, 9)], ... dtype=[("a", "i4"), ("b", "i4"), ("c", "i4")]) >>> df3 = pd.DataFrame(data, columns=['c', 'a']) ... >>> df3 c a 0 3 1 1 6 4 2 9 7