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Add missing DataFrame methods (set operations and query) #1455

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Several DataFrame methods from upstream DataFusion v53 are not yet exposed in datafusion-python. This issue covers set operations and query-related methods.

Missing Methods

Set operations:

  • distinct_on — deduplicate rows based on specific columns, keeping the first row per group
  • except_distinct — set difference with deduplication (complement to existing except_all)
  • intersect_distinct — set intersection with deduplication (complement to existing intersect)
  • union_by_name — union two DataFrames matching columns by name rather than position
  • union_by_name_distinct — union by name with deduplication

Query/display:

  • explain_with_options — explain plan with configurable detail options
  • show_limit — display results with a custom row limit
  • sort_by — sort by column names (simpler API than sort which requires Expr)
  • with_param_values — bind parameter values for prepared statements

Upstream Reference

Implementation

  • Rust bindings: crates/core/src/dataframe.rs
  • Python wrappers: python/datafusion/dataframe.py

Note: This gap analysis was performed using an AI agent comparing upstream DataFusion v53 documentation against the current datafusion-python codebase.

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