'''
An example of merge between two dfs where left_df's keys are used
by setting how='left'.
You can also use "left_on" and "right_on" instead of "on" if the two dfs are to
be merged on different columns.
'''
pd.merge(left_df, right_df, on='column_to_merge_on', how='left')
In [41]: result = pd.merge(left, right, on="key")
df1.merge(df2, left_on='lkey', right_on='rkey',
... suffixes=('_left', '_right'))
df1.merge(df2, left_on='lkey', right_on='rkey')