blahblah.py

import pandas as pd
import numpy as np

def create_empty_dataframe(new_column_list, num_rows):

       """
       Creates a new dataframe filled with zeroes from a specified
       list and number of rows.
        Args:
            new_col_list (object): List of column names.
            num_rows (int): Number of rows you want the new table to have.
        Returns:
            df: returns a pandas dataframe with specific column
                names and number of rows.
       """
    col_list = new_column_list
    num_cols = len(new_column_list)
    fill_with_zeroes = np.zeros(shape=(num_rows, num_cols))
    new_df = pd.DataFrame(fill_with_zeroes, columns=[col_list])

    return new_df