I have an existing out with columns name:
out = ["nodeBLocalCellId_42", "configuredMaxTxPower_3G_43", "latitude_44", "nodeBLocalCellId_46", "configuredMaxTxPower_3G_47", "latitude_48", .....] 
out_values: [A3, 4000, 5278843, A0, 4000, 5278843]
now I want to create a new df out2 with columns name:
out2 = ["nodeBLocalCellId_1", "configuredMaxTxPower_3G_1", "latitude_1", "nodeBLocalCellId_2", "configuredMaxTxPower_3G_2", "latitude_2", ...]  
Now I want to copy the columns data from out to out2 by using for loop and if condition as below: I am not getting the proper output, I am exporting out2_to_excel, my excel sheet is empty
    import pandas as pd
    df = pd.DataFrame({'nodeBLocalCellId_42': ['A3', 'A0', 'B3'], 
                   'configuredMaxTxPower_3G_43': [40000, 50000, 42000],
                   'latitude_44': [40000, 50000, 42000],
                   'nodeBLocalCellId_46': [40000, 50000, 42000],
                   'configuredMaxTxPower_3G_47': [40000, 50000, 42000],
                   'latitude_48': [40000, 50000, 42000]
                  
                  
                  })
                  
    out2 = ["nodeBLocalCellId_1", "configuredMaxTxPower_3G_1", "latitude_1", "nodeBLocalCellId_2", "configuredMaxTxPower_3G_2", "latitude_2"]
    out = pd.DataFrame(columns=column_names)
    out2 = pd.DataFrame(columns=column_names_out2
    mappings = {
        "configuredMaxTxPower_3G": {
            "i": "1",
            "j": "2"
        },
        "latitude": {
            "i": "1",
            "j": "2"
        "nodeBLocalCellId": {
            "i": "1",
            "j": "2"
        },
    }
                    
                    
    for column in out.columns:
        for mapping_key, mapping_values in mappings.items():
            if f"{mapping_key}{mapping_values['i']}" in column:
                i = mapping_values["i"]
                j = mapping_values["j"]
                out2[column.replace(f"{mapping_key}{i}", f"{mapping_key}{j}")] = out[column]           
    out2.to_excel('/path.xlsx')        
 
    