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layout: overview
slug: nemo-curator/nemo\_curator/utils/column\_utils
title: nemo\_curator.utils.column\_utils
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## Module Contents

### Functions

| Name                                                                                  | Description                                                    |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [`resolve_filename_column`](#nemo_curator-utils-column_utils-resolve_filename_column) | Resolve the filename column name based on the input parameter. |

### API

<Anchor id="nemo_curator-utils-column_utils-resolve_filename_column">
  <CodeBlock showLineNumbers={false} wordWrap={true}>
    ```python
    nemo_curator.utils.column_utils.resolve_filename_column(
        add_filename_column: bool | str
    ) -> str | None
    ```
  </CodeBlock>
</Anchor>

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  Resolve the filename column name based on the input parameter.

  **Parameters:**

  <ParamField path="add_filename_column" type="bool | str">
    Can be:

    * True: Use default filename column name
    * False: No filename column
    * str: Use the provided string as column name
  </ParamField>

  **Returns:** `str | None`

  str | None: The filename column name or None if not needed
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