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# Profile Column

## Analyze the distinct values in a column

### Required Inputs

* Column: the column you want to profile

### Notes

* Only supports profiling one column at a time

## Parameters

| Name         | Type   | Description                    | Is Optional |
| ------------ | ------ | ------------------------------ | ----------- |
| column\_name | column | The column you want to profile |             |

## Example

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

ds.profile_column(column_name = 'IMPORTANTCOLUMN')
```

## Source Code

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