polars.DataFrame.drop_in_place

DataFrame.drop_in_place(
    name: str,
) → Series

Drop a single column in-place and return the dropped column.

Parameters:

name

Name of the column to drop.

Returns:

Series

The dropped column.

Examples

>>> df = pl.DataFrame(
...     {
...         "foo": [1, 2, 3],
...         "bar": [6, 7, 8],
...         "ham": ["a", "b", "c"],
...     }
... )
>>> df.drop_in_place("ham")
shape: (3,)
Series: 'ham' [str]
[
    "a"
    "b"
    "c"
]