My df contains columns m 1 and n. I was trying to create a duplicate of column m 1 as m 2 using eval. Came across this thread which suggested to use backticks (`). So I used df2.eval('`m 2` = `m 1`') Now this is creating the duplicate column, but the column name is BACKTICK_QUOTED_STRING_m_2 instead of m 2. Backticks for the source m 1 worked fine and it took the correct column; But did not properly work for the target column. I did a bit of googling, didn't get anything. Then I asked copilot, it suggested to use assign instead of eval. So my query is, is it possible to use eval for the above case? Continue reading...
