BUG: fix for bug 16493

Author: Christian Prinoth

pandas/io/formats/format.py

@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ def _column_header():
             self.write_tr(col_row, indent, self.indent_delta, header=True,
                           align=align)
 
-        if self.fmt.has_index_names and self.fmt.index:
+        if self.fmt.has_index_names and self.fmt.index and self.show_index_names:
             row = ([x if x is not None else ''
                     for x in self.frame.index.names] +
                    [''] * min(len(self.columns), self.max_cols))