ENH: Styler apply_index and format_index applicable to index names

[DanielGoncalves47264]

Feature Type

• Adding new functionality to pandas

• Changing existing functionality in pandas

• Removing existing functionality in pandas

Problem Description

I would love to be able to format both column names and index names when trying to export to excel.

Feature Description

Format both column names and index names when trying to export to excel.

df=pd.DataFrame()
df.style.apply_map_index_names(func:, axis,)

Alternative Solutions

There are a few modules regarding Python and Excel that I believe have this feature like StyleSheet

Additional Context

No response

[attack68]

this has been raised elsewhere, i cant, off the top of my head, remember where.

Since Styler methods are designed to be chained it might be worth sketching out a solution where we could re-use existing methods to extend this functionality rather than add new api methods.

Something like Styler.format_index(names=True) or Styler.apply_index(names=True) makes this function applicable only to the index names rather than to the index values themselves

[tehunter]

Something like Styler.format_index(names=True) or Styler.apply_index(names=True) makes this function applicable only to the index names rather than to the index values themselves

This is the solution I've come up with as well.

1. Add a ctx_index_names and ctx_column_names which follow the existing ctx_* patterns.
2. Add a axis_names bool parameter to Styler._apply_index. If True, set to the ctx_*_names dictionary.
3. In ExcelFormatter, modify the current index_labels and columns.names sections to yield a CssExcelCell. (I've only implemented this in Excel as that's my use case, but it's probably straightforward to add it to the HTML in the _generate_col_header_row and _generate_index_names_row functions)

[attack68]

the general approach i have adopted in the past PR wise has been first get it working for html with tests.

then a separate pr for latex woth tests and finally a pr for excel with tests.

all come in the same release, probably aiming at 1.6 now if someone has the time to do a pr.

it is probably worth it since the names are the last outstanding element that cant be formatted or styled

[tehunter]

take

[tehunter]

Will probably need some assistance with the HTML and LaTeX tests, but I'll get the ball rolling

[attack68]

#47489

[Delengowski]

@tehunter You've lost interested in finishing? I would like to take this up if so.