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DropColumnsProcessorDrops specified columns from the dataset after each batch.

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1logger = getLogger(...)
 
1class data_designer.engine.processing.processors.drop_columns.DropColumnsProcessor(
2    config: data_designer.engine.configurable_task.TaskConfigT,
3    resource_provider: data_designer.engine.resources.resource_provider.ResourceProvider
4)

Bases: data_designer.engine.processing.processors.base.Processor[data_designer.config.processors.DropColumnsProcessorConfig]

Drops specified columns from the dataset after each batch.

1_resolve_columns(available: pandas.Index) -> list[str]

Expand column_names entries (including glob patterns) against available columns.

1process_after_batch(
2    data: pandas.DataFrame,
3    *,
4    current_batch_number: int | None
5) -> pandas.DataFrame
1_save_dropped_columns(
2    data: pandas.DataFrame,
3    resolved: list[str],
4    current_batch_number: int
5) -> None