daft.col

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daft.col#

col(name: str) Expression[source]#

Creates an Expression referring to the column with the provided name.

See Selecting Columns Using Wildcards for details on wildcards.

Example

>>> import daft
>>> df = daft.from_pydict({"x": [1, 2, 3], "y": [4, 5, 6]})
>>> df = df.select(daft.col("x"))
>>> df.show()
╭───────╮
│ x     │
│ ---   │
│ Int64 │
╞═══════╡
│ 1     │
├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
│ 2     │
├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
│ 3     │
╰───────╯

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Parameters:

name – Name of column

Returns:

Expression representing the selected column

Return type:

Expression