datascience.tables.Table.move_to_start

Table.move_to_start(column_label)

Move a column to be the first column.

The following example moves column C to be the first column. Note, move_to_start not only returns the original table with the column moved but, it also moves the column in the original. This is what’s known as an inplace operation.

>>> table = Table().with_columns(
...    "A", make_array(1, 2, 3, 4),
...    "B", make_array("foo", "bar", "baz", "bat"),
...    "C", make_array('a', 'b', 'c', 'd'))
>>> table
A    | B    | C
1    | foo  | a
2    | bar  | b
3    | baz  | c
4    | bat  | d
>>> table.move_to_start("C")
C    | A    | B
a    | 1    | foo
b    | 2    | bar
c    | 3    | baz
d    | 4    | bat
>>> table
C    | A    | B
a    | 1    | foo
b    | 2    | bar
c    | 3    | baz
d    | 4    | bat