# Drop Columns

Drop columns by passing either an include\_cols list of columns to include or an exclude\_cols list of columns to exclude.

Passing both include\_cols and exclude\_cols will result in an error.

## Parameters

| Name          | Type         | Description                                                                                                      | Is Optional |
| ------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| include\_cols | column\_list | A list of the columns from the dataset you want to keep.                                                         | True        |
| exclude\_cols | column\_list | A list of the columns from the dataset you want to drop. Any columns not in the exclude\_cols list will be kept. | True        |

## Example

```python
ds = rasgo.get.dataset(id)

ds2a = ds.drop_columns(include_cols=["DS_WEATHER_ICON", "DS_DAILY_HIGH_TEMP"])
ds2a.preview()

ds2b = ds.drop_columns(exclude_cols=["DS_CLOUD_COVER", "DS_TOTAL_RAINFALL"])
ds2b.preview()

```

## Source Code

{% embed url="<https://github.com/rasgointelligence/RasgoTransforms/blob/main/rasgotransforms/rasgotransforms/transforms/drop_columns/drop_columns.sql>" %}


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