polars-df 0.8.0 → 0.10.0

data/lib/polars/lazy_frame.rb

@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ module Polars
       row_count_name: nil,
       row_count_offset: 0,
       parse_dates: false,
-      eol_char: "\n"
+      eol_char: "\n",
+      truncate_ragged_lines: true
     )
       dtype_list = nil
       if !dtypes.nil?
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ module Polars
           encoding,
           Utils._prepare_row_count_args(row_count_name, row_count_offset),
           parse_dates,
-          eol_char
+          eol_char,
+          truncate_ragged_lines
         )
       )
     end
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ module Polars
       _from_rbldf(
         RbLazyFrame.new_from_parquet(
           file,
+          [],
           n_rows,
           cache,
           parallel,
@@ -110,7 +113,8 @@ module Polars
           Utils._prepare_row_count_args(row_count_name, row_count_offset),
           low_memory,
           use_statistics,
-          hive_partitioning
+          hive_partitioning,
+          nil
         )
       )
     end
@@ -308,7 +312,7 @@ module Polars
     #   end
     #
     #   df = Polars::DataFrame.new({"a" => [1, 2, 3, 4], "b" => ["10", "20", "30", "40"]}).lazy
-    #   df.pipe(cast_str_to_int, col_name: "b").collect()
+    #   df.pipe(cast_str_to_int, col_name: "b").collect
     #   # =>
     #   # shape: (4, 2)
     #   # ┌─────┬─────┐
@@ -342,6 +346,7 @@ module Polars
       simplify_expression: true,
       slice_pushdown: true,
       common_subplan_elimination: true,
+      comm_subexpr_elim: true,
       allow_streaming: false
     )
       ldf = _ldf.optimization_toggle(
@@ -351,6 +356,7 @@ module Polars
         simplify_expression,
         slice_pushdown,
         common_subplan_elimination,
+        comm_subexpr_elim,
         allow_streaming,
         false
       )
@@ -398,16 +404,16 @@ module Polars
     #   # │ 2   ┆ 7.0 ┆ b   │
     #   # │ 1   ┆ 6.0 ┆ a   │
     #   # └─────┴─────┴─────┘
-    def sort(by, reverse: false, nulls_last: false, maintain_order: false)
+    def sort(by, reverse: false, nulls_last: false, maintain_order: false, multithreaded: true)
       if by.is_a?(::String)
-        return _from_rbldf(_ldf.sort(by, reverse, nulls_last, maintain_order))
+        return _from_rbldf(_ldf.sort(by, reverse, nulls_last, maintain_order, multithreaded))
       end
       if Utils.bool?(reverse)
         reverse = [reverse]
       end
 
       by = Utils.selection_to_rbexpr_list(by)
-      _from_rbldf(_ldf.sort_by_exprs(by, reverse, nulls_last, maintain_order))
+      _from_rbldf(_ldf.sort_by_exprs(by, reverse, nulls_last, maintain_order, multithreaded))
     end
 
     # def profile
@@ -469,6 +475,7 @@ module Polars
       no_optimization: false,
       slice_pushdown: true,
       common_subplan_elimination: true,
+      comm_subexpr_elim: true,
       allow_streaming: false,
       _eager: false
     )
@@ -477,6 +484,7 @@ module Polars
         projection_pushdown = false
         slice_pushdown = false
         common_subplan_elimination = false
+        comm_subexpr_elim = false
       end
 
       if allow_streaming
@@ -490,6 +498,7 @@ module Polars
         simplify_expression,
         slice_pushdown,
         common_subplan_elimination,
+        comm_subexpr_elim,
         allow_streaming,
         _eager
       )
@@ -559,6 +568,268 @@ module Polars
       simplify_expression: true,
       no_optimization: false,
       slice_pushdown: true
+    )
+      lf = _set_sink_optimizations(
+        type_coercion: type_coercion,
+        predicate_pushdown: predicate_pushdown,
+        projection_pushdown: projection_pushdown,
+        simplify_expression: simplify_expression,
+        slice_pushdown: slice_pushdown,
+        no_optimization: no_optimization
+      )
+
+      lf.sink_parquet(
+        path,
+        compression,
+        compression_level,
+        statistics,
+        row_group_size,
+        data_pagesize_limit,
+        maintain_order
+      )
+    end
+
+    # Evaluate the query in streaming mode and write to an IPC file.
+    #
+    # This allows streaming results that are larger than RAM to be written to disk.
+    #
+    # @param path [String]
+    #   File path to which the file should be written.
+    # @param compression ["lz4", "zstd"]
+    #   Choose "zstd" for good compression performance.
+    #   Choose "lz4" for fast compression/decompression.
+    # @param maintain_order [Boolean]
+    #   Maintain the order in which data is processed.
+    #   Setting this to `false` will  be slightly faster.
+    # @param type_coercion [Boolean]
+    #   Do type coercion optimization.
+    # @param predicate_pushdown [Boolean]
+    #   Do predicate pushdown optimization.
+    # @param projection_pushdown [Boolean]
+    #   Do projection pushdown optimization.
+    # @param simplify_expression [Boolean]
+    #   Run simplify expressions optimization.
+    # @param slice_pushdown [Boolean]
+    #   Slice pushdown optimization.
+    # @param no_optimization [Boolean]
+    #   Turn off (certain) optimizations.
+    #
+    # @return [DataFrame]
+    #
+    # @example
+    #   lf = Polars.scan_csv("/path/to/my_larger_than_ram_file.csv")
+    #   lf.sink_ipc("out.arrow")
+    def sink_ipc(
+      path,
+      compression: "zstd",
+      maintain_order: true,
+      type_coercion: true,
+      predicate_pushdown: true,
+      projection_pushdown: true,
+      simplify_expression: true,
+      slice_pushdown: true,
+      no_optimization: false
+    )
+      lf = _set_sink_optimizations(
+        type_coercion: type_coercion,
+        predicate_pushdown: predicate_pushdown,
+        projection_pushdown: projection_pushdown,
+        simplify_expression: simplify_expression,
+        slice_pushdown: slice_pushdown,
+        no_optimization: no_optimization
+      )
+
+      lf.sink_ipc(
+        path,
+        compression,
+        maintain_order
+      )
+    end
+
+    # Evaluate the query in streaming mode and write to a CSV file.
+    #
+    # This allows streaming results that are larger than RAM to be written to disk.
+    #
+    # @param path [String]
+    #   File path to which the file should be written.
+    # @param include_bom [Boolean]
+    #   Whether to include UTF-8 BOM in the CSV output.
+    # @param include_header [Boolean]
+    #   Whether to include header in the CSV output.
+    # @param separator [String]
+    #   Separate CSV fields with this symbol.
+    # @param line_terminator [String]
+    #   String used to end each row.
+    # @param quote_char [String]
+    #   Byte to use as quoting character.
+    # @param batch_size [Integer]
+    #   Number of rows that will be processed per thread.
+    # @param datetime_format [String]
+    #   A format string, with the specifiers defined by the
+    #   `chrono <https://docs.rs/chrono/latest/chrono/format/strftime/index.html>`_
+    #   Rust crate. If no format specified, the default fractional-second
+    #   precision is inferred from the maximum timeunit found in the frame's
+    #   Datetime cols (if any).
+    # @param date_format [String]
+    #   A format string, with the specifiers defined by the
+    #   `chrono <https://docs.rs/chrono/latest/chrono/format/strftime/index.html>`_
+    #   Rust crate.
+    # @param time_format [String]
+    #   A format string, with the specifiers defined by the
+    #   `chrono <https://docs.rs/chrono/latest/chrono/format/strftime/index.html>`_
+    #   Rust crate.
+    # @param float_precision [Integer]
+    #   Number of decimal places to write, applied to both `Float32` and
+    #   `Float64` datatypes.
+    # @param null_value [String]
+    #   A string representing null values (defaulting to the empty string).
+    # @param quote_style ["necessary", "always", "non_numeric", "never"]
+    #   Determines the quoting strategy used.
+    #
+    #   - necessary (default): This puts quotes around fields only when necessary.
+    #     They are necessary when fields contain a quote,
+    #     delimiter or record terminator.
+    #     Quotes are also necessary when writing an empty record
+    #     (which is indistinguishable from a record with one empty field).
+    #     This is the default.
+    #   - always: This puts quotes around every field. Always.
+    #   - never: This never puts quotes around fields, even if that results in
+    #     invalid CSV data (e.g.: by not quoting strings containing the
+    #     separator).
+    #   - non_numeric: This puts quotes around all fields that are non-numeric.
+    #     Namely, when writing a field that does not parse as a valid float
+    #     or integer, then quotes will be used even if they aren`t strictly
+    #     necessary.
+    # @param maintain_order [Boolean]
+    #   Maintain the order in which data is processed.
+    #   Setting this to `false` will  be slightly faster.
+    # @param type_coercion [Boolean]
+    #   Do type coercion optimization.
+    # @param predicate_pushdown [Boolean]
+    #   Do predicate pushdown optimization.
+    # @param projection_pushdown [Boolean]
+    #   Do projection pushdown optimization.
+    # @param simplify_expression [Boolean]
+    #   Run simplify expressions optimization.
+    # @param slice_pushdown [Boolean]
+    #   Slice pushdown optimization.
+    # @param no_optimization [Boolean]
+    #   Turn off (certain) optimizations.
+    #
+    # @return [DataFrame]
+    #
+    # @example
+    #   lf = Polars.scan_csv("/path/to/my_larger_than_ram_file.csv")
+    #   lf.sink_csv("out.csv")
+    def sink_csv(
+      path,
+      include_bom: false,
+      include_header: true,
+      separator: ",",
+      line_terminator: "\n",
+      quote_char: '"',
+      batch_size: 1024,
+      datetime_format: nil,
+      date_format: nil,
+      time_format: nil,
+      float_precision: nil,
+      null_value: nil,
+      quote_style: nil,
+      maintain_order: true,
+      type_coercion: true,
+      predicate_pushdown: true,
+      projection_pushdown: true,
+      simplify_expression: true,
+      slice_pushdown: true,
+      no_optimization: false
+    )
+      Utils._check_arg_is_1byte("separator", separator, false)
+      Utils._check_arg_is_1byte("quote_char", quote_char, false)
+
+      lf = _set_sink_optimizations(
+        type_coercion: type_coercion,
+        predicate_pushdown: predicate_pushdown,
+        projection_pushdown: projection_pushdown,
+        simplify_expression: simplify_expression,
+        slice_pushdown: slice_pushdown,
+        no_optimization: no_optimization
+      )
+
+      lf.sink_csv(
+        path,
+        include_bom,
+        include_header,
+        separator.ord,
+        line_terminator,
+        quote_char.ord,
+        batch_size,
+        datetime_format,
+        date_format,
+        time_format,
+        float_precision,
+        null_value,
+        quote_style,
+        maintain_order
+      )
+    end
+
+    # Evaluate the query in streaming mode and write to an NDJSON file.
+    #
+    # This allows streaming results that are larger than RAM to be written to disk.
+    #
+    # @param path [String]
+    #   File path to which the file should be written.
+    # @param maintain_order [Boolean]
+    #   Maintain the order in which data is processed.
+    #   Setting this to `false` will be slightly faster.
+    # @param type_coercion [Boolean]
+    #   Do type coercion optimization.
+    # @param predicate_pushdown [Boolean]
+    #   Do predicate pushdown optimization.
+    # @param projection_pushdown [Boolean]
+    #   Do projection pushdown optimization.
+    # @param simplify_expression [Boolean]
+    #   Run simplify expressions optimization.
+    # @param slice_pushdown [Boolean]
+    #   Slice pushdown optimization.
+    # @param no_optimization [Boolean]
+    #   Turn off (certain) optimizations.
+    #
+    # @return [DataFrame]
+    #
+    # @example
+    #   lf = Polars.scan_csv("/path/to/my_larger_than_ram_file.csv")
+    #   lf.sink_ndjson("out.ndjson")
+    def sink_ndjson(
+      path,
+      maintain_order: true,
+      type_coercion: true,
+      predicate_pushdown: true,
+      projection_pushdown: true,
+      simplify_expression: true,
+      slice_pushdown: true,
+      no_optimization: false
+    )
+      lf = _set_sink_optimizations(
+        type_coercion: type_coercion,
+        predicate_pushdown: predicate_pushdown,
+        projection_pushdown: projection_pushdown,
+        simplify_expression: simplify_expression,
+        slice_pushdown: slice_pushdown,
+        no_optimization: no_optimization
+      )
+
+      lf.sink_json(path, maintain_order)
+    end
+
+    # @private
+    def _set_sink_optimizations(
+      type_coercion: true,
+      predicate_pushdown: true,
+      projection_pushdown: true,
+      simplify_expression: true,
+      slice_pushdown: true,
+      no_optimization: false
     )
       if no_optimization
         predicate_pushdown = false
@@ -566,25 +837,17 @@ module Polars
         slice_pushdown = false
       end
 
-      lf = _ldf.optimization_toggle(
+      _ldf.optimization_toggle(
         type_coercion,
         predicate_pushdown,
         projection_pushdown,
         simplify_expression,
         slice_pushdown,
         false,
+        false,
         true,
         false
       )
-      lf.sink_parquet(
-        path,
-        compression,
-        compression_level,
-        statistics,
-        row_group_size,
-        data_pagesize_limit,
-        maintain_order
-      )
     end
 
     # Collect a small number of rows for debugging purposes.
@@ -650,6 +913,7 @@ module Polars
       no_optimization: false,
       slice_pushdown: true,
       common_subplan_elimination: true,
+      comm_subexpr_elim: true,
       allow_streaming: false
     )
       if no_optimization
@@ -666,6 +930,7 @@ module Polars
         simplify_expression,
         slice_pushdown,
         common_subplan_elimination,
+        comm_subexpr_elim,
         allow_streaming,
         false
       )
@@ -699,6 +964,10 @@ module Polars
       _from_rbldf(_ldf.cache)
     end
 
+    # TODO
+    # def cast
+    # end
+
     # Create an empty copy of the current LazyFrame.
     #
     # The copy has an identical schema but no data.
@@ -706,14 +975,14 @@ module Polars
     # @return [LazyFrame]
     #
     # @example
-    #   df = Polars::DataFrame.new(
+    #   lf = Polars::LazyFrame.new(
     #     {
     #       "a" => [nil, 2, 3, 4],
     #       "b" => [0.5, nil, 2.5, 13],
     #       "c" => [true, true, false, nil],
     #     }
     #   ).lazy
-    #   df.cleared.fetch
+    #   lf.clear.fetch
     #   # =>
     #   # shape: (0, 3)
     #   # ┌─────┬─────┬──────┐
@@ -722,9 +991,23 @@ module Polars
     #   # │ i64 ┆ f64 ┆ bool │
     #   # ╞═════╪═════╪══════╡
     #   # └─────┴─────┴──────┘
-    def cleared
-      DataFrame.new(columns: schema).lazy
-    end
+    #
+    # @example
+    #   lf.clear(2).fetch
+    #   # =>
+    #   # shape: (2, 3)
+    #   # ┌──────┬──────┬──────┐
+    #   # │ a    ┆ b    ┆ c    │
+    #   # │ ---  ┆ ---  ┆ ---  │
+    #   # │ i64  ┆ f64  ┆ bool │
+    #   # ╞══════╪══════╪══════╡
+    #   # │ null ┆ null ┆ null │
+    #   # │ null ┆ null ┆ null │
+    #   # └──────┴──────┴──────┘
+    def clear(n = 0)
+      DataFrame.new(columns: schema).clear(n).lazy
+    end
+    alias_method :cleared, :clear
 
     # Filter the rows in the DataFrame based on a predicate expression.
     #
@@ -774,8 +1057,13 @@ module Polars
 
     # Select columns from this DataFrame.
     #
-    # @param exprs [Object]
-    #   Column or columns to select.
+    # @param exprs [Array]
+    #   Column(s) to select, specified as positional arguments.
+    #   Accepts expression input. Strings are parsed as column names,
+    #   other non-expression inputs are parsed as literals.
+    # @param named_exprs [Hash]
+    #   Additional columns to select, specified as keyword arguments.
+    #   The columns will be renamed to the keyword used.
     #
     # @return [LazyFrame]
     #
@@ -855,9 +1143,13 @@ module Polars
     #   # │ 0       │
     #   # │ 10      │
     #   # └─────────┘
-    def select(exprs)
-      exprs = Utils.selection_to_rbexpr_list(exprs)
-      _from_rbldf(_ldf.select(exprs))
+    def select(*exprs, **named_exprs)
+      structify = ENV.fetch("POLARS_AUTO_STRUCTIFY", "0") != "0"
+
+      rbexprs = Utils.parse_as_list_of_expressions(
+        *exprs, **named_exprs, __structify: structify
+      )
+      _from_rbldf(_ldf.select(rbexprs))
     end
 
     # Start a group by operation.
@@ -967,7 +1259,7 @@ module Polars
     #   df = Polars::LazyFrame.new({"dt" => dates, "a" => [3, 7, 5, 9, 2, 1]}).with_column(
     #     Polars.col("dt").str.strptime(Polars::Datetime).set_sorted
     #   )
-    #   df.group_by_rolling(index_column: "dt", period: "2d").agg(
+    #   df.rolling(index_column: "dt", period: "2d").agg(
     #     [
     #       Polars.sum("a").alias("sum_a"),
     #       Polars.min("a").alias("min_a"),
@@ -988,7 +1280,7 @@ module Polars
     #   # │ 2020-01-03 19:45:32 ┆ 11    ┆ 2     ┆ 9     │
     #   # │ 2020-01-08 23:16:43 ┆ 1     ┆ 1     ┆ 1     │
     #   # └─────────────────────┴───────┴───────┴───────┘
-    def group_by_rolling(
+    def rolling(
       index_column:,
       period:,
       offset: nil,
@@ -1005,12 +1297,13 @@ module Polars
       period = Utils._timedelta_to_pl_duration(period)
       offset = Utils._timedelta_to_pl_duration(offset)
 
-      lgb = _ldf.group_by_rolling(
+      lgb = _ldf.rolling(
         index_column, period, offset, closed, rbexprs_by, check_sorted
       )
       LazyGroupBy.new(lgb)
     end
-    alias_method :groupby_rolling, :group_by_rolling
+    alias_method :group_by_rolling, :rolling
+    alias_method :groupby_rolling, :rolling
 
     # Group based on a time value (or index value of type `:i32`, `:i64`).
     #
@@ -1234,12 +1527,13 @@ module Polars
     #     closed: "right"
     #   ).agg(Polars.col("A").alias("A_agg_list"))
     #   # =>
-    #   # shape: (3, 4)
+    #   # shape: (4, 4)
     #   # ┌─────────────────┬─────────────────┬─────┬─────────────────┐
     #   # │ _lower_boundary ┆ _upper_boundary ┆ idx ┆ A_agg_list      │
     #   # │ ---             ┆ ---             ┆ --- ┆ ---             │
     #   # │ i64             ┆ i64             ┆ i64 ┆ list[str]       │
     #   # ╞═════════════════╪═════════════════╪═════╪═════════════════╡
+    #   # │ -2              ┆ 1               ┆ -2  ┆ ["A", "A"]      │
     #   # │ 0               ┆ 3               ┆ 0   ┆ ["A", "B", "B"] │
     #   # │ 2               ┆ 5               ┆ 2   ┆ ["B", "B", "C"] │
     #   # │ 4               ┆ 7               ┆ 4   ┆ ["C"]           │
@@ -1440,6 +1734,8 @@ module Polars
     #   Join strategy.
     # @param suffix [String]
     #   Suffix to append to columns with a duplicate name.
+    # @param join_nulls [Boolean]
+    #   Join on null values. By default null values will never produce matches.
     # @param allow_parallel [Boolean]
     #   Allow the physical plan to optionally evaluate the computation of both
     #   DataFrames up to the join in parallel.
@@ -1535,6 +1831,7 @@ module Polars
       on: nil,
       how: "inner",
       suffix: "_right",
+      join_nulls: false,
       allow_parallel: true,
       force_parallel: false
     )
@@ -1545,7 +1842,7 @@ module Polars
       if how == "cross"
         return _from_rbldf(
           _ldf.join(
-            other._ldf, [], [], allow_parallel, force_parallel, how, suffix
+            other._ldf, [], [], allow_parallel, join_nulls, force_parallel, how, suffix
           )
         )
       end
@@ -1568,6 +1865,7 @@ module Polars
           rbexprs_right,
           allow_parallel,
           force_parallel,
+          join_nulls,
           how,
           suffix,
         )
@@ -1598,37 +1896,19 @@ module Polars
     #   ).collect
     #   # =>
     #   # shape: (4, 6)
-    #   # ┌─────┬──────┬───────┬──────┬──────┬───────┐
-    #   # │ a   ┆ b    ┆ c     ┆ a^2  ┆ b/2  ┆ not c │
-    #   # │ --- ┆ ---  ┆ ---   ┆ ---  ┆ ---  ┆ ---   │
-    #   # │ i64 ┆ f64  ┆ bool  ┆ f64  ┆ f64  ┆ bool  │
-    #   # ╞═════╪══════╪═══════╪══════╪══════╪═══════╡
-    #   # │ 1   ┆ 0.5  ┆ true  ┆ 1.0  ┆ 0.25 ┆ false │
-    #   # │ 2   ┆ 4.0  ┆ true  ┆ 4.0  ┆ 2.0  ┆ false │
-    #   # │ 3   ┆ 10.0 ┆ false ┆ 9.0  ┆ 5.0  ┆ true  │
-    #   # │ 4   ┆ 13.0 ┆ true  ┆ 16.0 ┆ 6.5  ┆ false │
-    #   # └─────┴──────┴───────┴──────┴──────┴───────┘
-    def with_columns(exprs)
-      exprs =
-        if exprs.nil?
-          []
-        elsif exprs.is_a?(Expr)
-          [exprs]
-        else
-          exprs.to_a
-        end
-
-      rbexprs = []
-      exprs.each do |e|
-        case e
-        when Expr
-          rbexprs << e._rbexpr
-        when Series
-          rbexprs << Utils.lit(e)._rbexpr
-        else
-          raise ArgumentError, "Expected an expression, got #{e}"
-        end
-      end
+    #   # ┌─────┬──────┬───────┬─────┬──────┬───────┐
+    #   # │ a   ┆ b    ┆ c     ┆ a^2 ┆ b/2  ┆ not c │
+    #   # │ --- ┆ ---  ┆ ---   ┆ --- ┆ ---  ┆ ---   │
+    #   # │ i64 ┆ f64  ┆ bool  ┆ i64 ┆ f64  ┆ bool  │
+    #   # ╞═════╪══════╪═══════╪═════╪══════╪═══════╡
+    #   # │ 1   ┆ 0.5  ┆ true  ┆ 1   ┆ 0.25 ┆ false │
+    #   # │ 2   ┆ 4.0  ┆ true  ┆ 4   ┆ 2.0  ┆ false │
+    #   # │ 3   ┆ 10.0 ┆ false ┆ 9   ┆ 5.0  ┆ true  │
+    #   # │ 4   ┆ 13.0 ┆ true  ┆ 16  ┆ 6.5  ┆ false │
+    #   # └─────┴──────┴───────┴─────┴──────┴───────┘
+    def with_columns(*exprs, **named_exprs)
+      structify = ENV.fetch("POLARS_AUTO_STRUCTIFY", "0") != "0"
+      rbexprs = Utils.parse_as_list_of_expressions(*exprs, **named_exprs, __structify: structify)
 
       _from_rbldf(_ldf.with_columns(rbexprs))
     end
@@ -1690,26 +1970,26 @@ module Polars
     #   # ┌─────┬─────┬───────────┐
     #   # │ a   ┆ b   ┆ b_squared │
     #   # │ --- ┆ --- ┆ ---       │
-    #   # │ i64 ┆ i64 ┆ f64       │
+    #   # │ i64 ┆ i64 ┆ i64       │
     #   # ╞═════╪═════╪═══════════╡
-    #   # │ 1   ┆ 2   ┆ 4.0       │
-    #   # │ 3   ┆ 4   ┆ 16.0      │
-    #   # │ 5   ┆ 6   ┆ 36.0      │
+    #   # │ 1   ┆ 2   ┆ 4         │
+    #   # │ 3   ┆ 4   ┆ 16        │
+    #   # │ 5   ┆ 6   ┆ 36        │
     #   # └─────┴─────┴───────────┘
     #
     # @example
     #   df.with_column(Polars.col("a") ** 2).collect
     #   # =>
     #   # shape: (3, 2)
-    #   # ┌──────┬─────┐
-    #   # │ a    ┆ b   │
-    #   # │ ---  ┆ --- │
-    #   # │ f64  ┆ i64 │
-    #   # ╞══════╪═════╡
-    #   # │ 1.0  ┆ 2   │
-    #   # │ 9.0  ┆ 4   │
-    #   # │ 25.0 ┆ 6   │
-    #   # └──────┴─────┘
+    #   # ┌─────┬─────┐
+    #   # │ a   ┆ b   │
+    #   # │ --- ┆ --- │
+    #   # │ i64 ┆ i64 │
+    #   # ╞═════╪═════╡
+    #   # │ 1   ┆ 2   │
+    #   # │ 9   ┆ 4   │
+    #   # │ 25  ┆ 6   │
+    #   # └─────┴─────┘
     def with_column(column)
       with_columns([column])
     end
@@ -1721,11 +2001,9 @@ module Polars
     #   - List of column names.
     #
     # @return [LazyFrame]
-    def drop(columns)
-      if columns.is_a?(::String)
-        columns = [columns]
-      end
-      _from_rbldf(_ldf.drop_columns(columns))
+    def drop(*columns)
+      drop_cols = Utils._expand_selectors(self, *columns)
+      _from_rbldf(_ldf.drop(drop_cols))
     end
 
     # Rename column names.
@@ -1955,7 +2233,7 @@ module Polars
     #       "b" => [2, 4, 6]
     #     }
     #   ).lazy
-    #   df.with_row_count.collect
+    #   df.with_row_index.collect
     #   # =>
     #   # shape: (3, 3)
     #   # ┌────────┬─────┬─────┐
@@ -1967,9 +2245,10 @@ module Polars
     #   # │ 1      ┆ 3   ┆ 4   │
     #   # │ 2      ┆ 5   ┆ 6   │
     #   # └────────┴─────┴─────┘
-    def with_row_count(name: "row_nr", offset: 0)
-      _from_rbldf(_ldf.with_row_count(name, offset))
+    def with_row_index(name: "row_nr", offset: 0)
+      _from_rbldf(_ldf.with_row_index(name, offset))
     end
+    alias_method :with_row_count, :with_row_index
 
     # Take every nth row in the LazyFrame and return as a new LazyFrame.
     #
@@ -2470,9 +2749,47 @@ module Polars
       _from_rbldf(_ldf.unnest(names))
     end
 
-    # TODO
-    # def merge_sorted
-    # end
+    # Take two sorted DataFrames and merge them by the sorted key.
+    #
+    # The output of this operation will also be sorted.
+    # It is the callers responsibility that the frames are sorted
+    # by that key otherwise the output will not make sense.
+    #
+    # The schemas of both LazyFrames must be equal.
+    #
+    # @param other [DataFrame]
+    #   Other DataFrame that must be merged
+    # @param key [String]
+    #   Key that is sorted.
+    #
+    # @return [LazyFrame]
+    #
+    # @example
+    #   df0 = Polars::LazyFrame.new(
+    #     {"name" => ["steve", "elise", "bob"], "age" => [42, 44, 18]}
+    #   ).sort("age")
+    #   df1 = Polars::LazyFrame.new(
+    #     {"name" => ["anna", "megan", "steve", "thomas"], "age" => [21, 33, 42, 20]}
+    #   ).sort("age")
+    #   df0.merge_sorted(df1, "age").collect
+    #   # =>
+    #   # shape: (7, 2)
+    #   # ┌────────┬─────┐
+    #   # │ name   ┆ age │
+    #   # │ ---    ┆ --- │
+    #   # │ str    ┆ i64 │
+    #   # ╞════════╪═════╡
+    #   # │ bob    ┆ 18  │
+    #   # │ thomas ┆ 20  │
+    #   # │ anna   ┆ 21  │
+    #   # │ megan  ┆ 33  │
+    #   # │ steve  ┆ 42  │
+    #   # │ steve  ┆ 42  │
+    #   # │ elise  ┆ 44  │
+    #   # └────────┴─────┘
+    def merge_sorted(other, key)
+      _from_rbldf(_ldf.merge_sorted(other._ldf, key))
+    end
 
     # Indicate that one or multiple columns are sorted.
     #