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# ColumnMetadata

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# <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>class</span>  pixeltable.ColumnMetadata

Metadata for a column of a Pixeltable table.

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>attr</span>  comment

```
comment: str | None
```

User-provided column comment.

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>attr</span>  computed\_with

```
computed_with: str | None
```

Expression used to compute this column; `None` if this is not a computed column.

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>attr</span>  custom\_metadata

```
custom_metadata: Any
```

User-defined JSON metadata for this column, if any.

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>attr</span>  defined\_in

```
defined_in: str | None
```

Name of the table where this column was originally defined.

If the current table is a view, then `defined_in` may differ from the current table name.

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>attr</span>  depends\_on

```
depends_on: list[tuple[str, str]] | None
```

List of dependencies (table name, column name) if this is a computed column, else `None`.

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>attr</span>  destination

```
destination: str | None
```

An object store reference for computed files, if one is configured.

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>attr</span>  is\_builtin

```
is_builtin: bool | None
```

If False, this computed column makes calls to custom UDFs; `None` if this is not a computed column.

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>attr</span>  is\_computed

```
is_computed: bool
```

`True` if this column is a computed column.

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>attr</span>  is\_iterator\_col

```
is_iterator_col: bool
```

`True` if this column is produced by an iterator (only applicable to views).

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>attr</span>  is\_primary\_key

```
is_primary_key: bool
```

`True` if this column is part of the table's primary key.

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>attr</span>  is\_stored

```
is_stored: bool
```

`True` if this is a stored column; `False` if it is dynamically computed.

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>attr</span>  media\_validation

```
media_validation: Literal['on_read', 'on_write'] | None
```

The media validation policy for this column. `None` if the type of this column is not a media type.

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>attr</span>  name

```
name: str
```

The name of the column.

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>attr</span>  type\_

```
type_: str
```

The type specifier of the column.

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>attr</span>  version\_added

```
version_added: int
```

The table version when this column was added.


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