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rename get_columns_by_name to select #245

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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions spec/API_specification/dataframe_api/dataframe_object.py
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Expand Up @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def get_column_by_name(self, name: str, /) -> Column[Any]:
"""
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def get_columns_by_name(self, names: Sequence[str], /) -> DataFrame:
def select(self, names: Sequence[str], /) -> DataFrame:
"""
Select multiple columns by name.

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -194,14 +194,14 @@ def insert_column(self, column: Column[Any]) -> DataFrame:
df = df.insert_column(new_column.rename('a_plus_1'))

If you need to insert the column at a different location, combine with
:meth:`get_columns_by_name`, e.g.:
:meth:`select`, e.g.:

.. code-block:: python

new_column = df.get_column_by_name('a') + 1
new_columns_names = ['a_plus_1'] + df.get_column_names()
df = df.insert_column(new_column.rename('a_plus_1'))
df = df.get_columns_by_name(new_column_names)
df = df.select(new_column_names)

Parameters
----------
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