def drop_column(df, columns_to_drop):
    """ Removes columns from a DataFrame

    del df[name]

    Args:
        df (`pandas.DataFrame`): The dataframe to drop columns on
        columns_to_drop (:type:`list` of :type:`str`): A list of the columns
            to remove

    Returns:
        `pandas.DataFrame`: `df` with the provided columns removed
    """

    for ctd in columns_to_drop:
        del df[ctd]

    return df