I have a data file from columns A-G like below but when I am reading it with pd.read_csv('data.csv') it prints an extra unnamed column at the end for no reason.

colA    ColB    colC    colD    colE    colF    colG    Unnamed: 7
44      45      26      26      40      26      46        NaN
47      16      38      47      48      22      37        NaN
19      28      36      18      40      18      46        NaN
50      14      12      33      12      44      23        NaN
39      47      16      42      33      48      38        NaN

I have seen my data file various times but I have no extra data in any other column. How I should remove this extra column while reading ? Thanks

df = df.loc[:, ~df.columns.str.contains('^Unnamed')]

In [162]: df
Out[162]:
   colA  ColB  colC  colD  colE  colF  colG
0    44    45    26    26    40    26    46
1    47    16    38    47    48    22    37
2    19    28    36    18    40    18    46
3    50    14    12    33    12    44    23
4    39    47    16    42    33    48    38

if the first column in the CSV file has index values, then you can do this instead:

df = pd.read_csv('data.csv', index_col=0)