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Creates a named column expression.

This command requires a plugin

The polars col command resides in the polars plugin. To use this command, you must install and register nu_plugin_polars. See the Plugins chapter in the book for more information.

Signature

> polars col {flags} (column name)

Parameters

• column name: Name of column to be used

Input/output types:

input	output
any	any

Examples

Creates a named column expression and converts it to a nu object

> polars col a | polars into-nu
╭───────┬────────╮
│ expr  │ column │
│ value │ a      │
╰───────┴────────╯