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Table.use_first_row_as_names

use_first_row_as_nameson_problems

Group: Metadata
Aliases: header, rename

Documentation​

Returns a new table with the columns renamed based on entries in the first row, and then the first row is removed.

Arguments​

  • on_problems: Specifies how to handle problems if they occur, reporting them as warnings by default.

Returns​

  • A new table with the columns renamed based on the first row.

Examples​

Rename the column based on the first row​

     table = Table.from_rows ["bar","foo","buzz","bizz"] [["John", "25","abc","123"]]
     output = table.use_first_row_as_names

Returns a Table

barfoobuzzbizz
John25abc123

Errors​

  • If any of the new names are invalid (e.g. Nothing or ``""), an Invalid_Column_Names`.
  • If any of the new names clash either with existing names or each other, a Duplicate_Output_Column_Names.