Source code for astropy.table.operations

"""
High-level table operations:

- join()
- setdiff()
- hstack()
- vstack()
"""
# Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license - see LICENSE.rst

from copy import deepcopy
import collections
import itertools
from collections import OrderedDict, Counter
from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence

import numpy as np

from astropy.utils import metadata
from .table import Table, QTable, Row, Column
from astropy.units import Quantity

from . import _np_utils
from .np_utils import fix_column_name, TableMergeError

__all__ = ['join', 'setdiff', 'hstack', 'vstack', 'unique']


def _merge_table_meta(out, tables, metadata_conflicts='warn'):
    out_meta = deepcopy(tables[0].meta)
    for table in tables[1:]:
        out_meta = metadata.merge(out_meta, table.meta, metadata_conflicts=metadata_conflicts)
    out.meta.update(out_meta)


def _get_list_of_tables(tables):
    """
    Check that tables is a Table or sequence of Tables.  Returns the
    corresponding list of Tables.
    """

    # Make sure we have a list of things
    if not isinstance(tables, Sequence):
        tables = [tables]

    # Make sure there is something to stack
    if len(tables) == 0:
        raise ValueError('no values provided to stack.')

    # Convert inputs (Table, Row, or anything column-like) to Tables.
    # Special case that Quantity converts to a QTable.
    for ii, val in enumerate(tables):
        if isinstance(val, Table):
            pass
        elif isinstance(val, Row):
            tables[ii] = Table(val)
        elif isinstance(val, Quantity):
            tables[ii] = QTable([val])
        else:
            try:
                tables[ii] = Table([val])
            except (ValueError, TypeError):
                raise TypeError('cannot convert {} to table column.'
                                .format(val))

    return tables


def _get_out_class(objs):
    """
    From a list of input objects ``objs`` get merged output object class.

    This is just taken as the deepest subclass. This doesn't handle complicated
    inheritance schemes.
    """
    out_class = objs[0].__class__
    for obj in objs[1:]:
        if issubclass(obj.__class__, out_class):
            out_class = obj.__class__

    if any(not issubclass(out_class, obj.__class__) for obj in objs):
        raise ValueError('unmergeable object classes {}'
                         .format([obj.__class__.__name__ for obj in objs]))

    return out_class


[docs]def join(left, right, keys=None, join_type='inner', uniq_col_name='{col_name}_{table_name}', table_names=['1', '2'], metadata_conflicts='warn'): """ Perform a join of the left table with the right table on specified keys. Parameters ---------- left : Table object or a value that will initialize a Table object Left side table in the join right : Table object or a value that will initialize a Table object Right side table in the join keys : str or list of str Name(s) of column(s) used to match rows of left and right tables. Default is to use all columns which are common to both tables. join_type : str Join type ('inner' | 'outer' | 'left' | 'right'), default is 'inner' uniq_col_name : str or None String generate a unique output column name in case of a conflict. The default is '{col_name}_{table_name}'. table_names : list of str or None Two-element list of table names used when generating unique output column names. The default is ['1', '2']. metadata_conflicts : str How to proceed with metadata conflicts. This should be one of: * ``'silent'``: silently pick the last conflicting meta-data value * ``'warn'``: pick the last conflicting meta-data value, but emit a warning (default) * ``'error'``: raise an exception. Returns ------- joined_table : `~astropy.table.Table` object New table containing the result of the join operation. """ # Try converting inputs to Table as needed if not isinstance(left, Table): left = Table(left) if not isinstance(right, Table): right = Table(right) col_name_map = OrderedDict() out = _join(left, right, keys, join_type, uniq_col_name, table_names, col_name_map, metadata_conflicts) # Merge the column and table meta data. Table subclasses might override # these methods for custom merge behavior. _merge_table_meta(out, [left, right], metadata_conflicts=metadata_conflicts) return out
[docs]def setdiff(table1, table2, keys=None): """ Take a set difference of table rows. The row set difference will contain all rows in ``table1`` that are not present in ``table2``. If the keys parameter is not defined, all columns in ``table1`` will be included in the output table. Parameters ---------- table1 : `~astropy.table.Table` ``table1`` is on the left side of the set difference. table2 : `~astropy.table.Table` ``table2`` is on the right side of the set difference. keys : str or list of str Name(s) of column(s) used to match rows of left and right tables. Default is to use all columns in ``table1``. Returns ------- diff_table : `~astropy.table.Table` New table containing the set difference between tables. If the set difference is none, an empty table will be returned. Examples -------- To get a set difference between two tables:: >>> from astropy.table import setdiff, Table >>> t1 = Table({'a': [1, 4, 9], 'b': ['c', 'd', 'f']}, names=('a', 'b')) >>> t2 = Table({'a': [1, 5, 9], 'b': ['c', 'b', 'f']}, names=('a', 'b')) >>> print(t1) a b --- --- 1 c 4 d 9 f >>> print(t2) a b --- --- 1 c 5 b 9 f >>> print(setdiff(t1, t2)) a b --- --- 4 d >>> print(setdiff(t2, t1)) a b --- --- 5 b """ if keys is None: keys = table1.colnames #Check that all keys are in table1 and table2 for tbl, tbl_str in ((table1,'table1'), (table2,'table2')): diff_keys = np.setdiff1d(keys, tbl.colnames) if len(diff_keys) != 0: raise ValueError("The {} columns are missing from {}, cannot take " "a set difference.".format(diff_keys, tbl_str)) # Make a light internal copy of both tables t1 = table1.copy(copy_data=False) t1.meta = {} t1.keep_columns(keys) t1['__index1__'] = np.arange(len(table1)) # Keep track of rows indices # Make a light internal copy to avoid touching table2 t2 = table2.copy(copy_data=False) t2.meta = {} t2.keep_columns(keys) # Dummy column to recover rows after join t2['__index2__'] = np.zeros(len(t2), dtype=np.uint8) # dummy column t12 = _join(t1, t2, join_type='left', keys=keys, metadata_conflicts='silent') # If t12 is masked then that means some rows were in table1 but not table2. if t12.masked: # Define bool mask of table1 rows not in table2 diff = t12['__index2__'].mask # Get the row indices of table1 for those rows idx = t12['__index1__'][diff] # Select corresponding table1 rows straight from table1 to ensure # correct table and column types. t12_diff = table1[idx] else: t12_diff = table1[[]] return t12_diff
[docs]def vstack(tables, join_type='outer', metadata_conflicts='warn'): """ Stack tables vertically (along rows) A ``join_type`` of 'exact' means that the tables must all have exactly the same column names (though the order can vary). If ``join_type`` is 'inner' then the intersection of common columns will be the output. A value of 'outer' (default) means the output will have the union of all columns, with table values being masked where no common values are available. Parameters ---------- tables : Table or list of Table objects Table(s) to stack along rows (vertically) with the current table join_type : str Join type ('inner' | 'exact' | 'outer'), default is 'outer' metadata_conflicts : str How to proceed with metadata conflicts. This should be one of: * ``'silent'``: silently pick the last conflicting meta-data value * ``'warn'``: pick the last conflicting meta-data value, but emit a warning (default) * ``'error'``: raise an exception. Returns ------- stacked_table : `~astropy.table.Table` object New table containing the stacked data from the input tables. Examples -------- To stack two tables along rows do:: >>> from astropy.table import vstack, Table >>> t1 = Table({'a': [1, 2], 'b': [3, 4]}, names=('a', 'b')) >>> t2 = Table({'a': [5, 6], 'b': [7, 8]}, names=('a', 'b')) >>> print(t1) a b --- --- 1 3 2 4 >>> print(t2) a b --- --- 5 7 6 8 >>> print(vstack([t1, t2])) a b --- --- 1 3 2 4 5 7 6 8 """ tables = _get_list_of_tables(tables) # validates input if len(tables) == 1: return tables[0] # no point in stacking a single table col_name_map = OrderedDict() out = _vstack(tables, join_type, col_name_map, metadata_conflicts) # Merge table metadata _merge_table_meta(out, tables, metadata_conflicts=metadata_conflicts) return out
[docs]def hstack(tables, join_type='outer', uniq_col_name='{col_name}_{table_name}', table_names=None, metadata_conflicts='warn'): """ Stack tables along columns (horizontally) A ``join_type`` of 'exact' means that the tables must all have exactly the same number of rows. If ``join_type`` is 'inner' then the intersection of rows will be the output. A value of 'outer' (default) means the output will have the union of all rows, with table values being masked where no common values are available. Parameters ---------- tables : List of Table objects Tables to stack along columns (horizontally) with the current table join_type : str Join type ('inner' | 'exact' | 'outer'), default is 'outer' uniq_col_name : str or None String generate a unique output column name in case of a conflict. The default is '{col_name}_{table_name}'. table_names : list of str or None Two-element list of table names used when generating unique output column names. The default is ['1', '2', ..]. metadata_conflicts : str How to proceed with metadata conflicts. This should be one of: * ``'silent'``: silently pick the last conflicting meta-data value * ``'warn'``: pick the last conflicting meta-data value, but emit a warning (default) * ``'error'``: raise an exception. Returns ------- stacked_table : `~astropy.table.Table` object New table containing the stacked data from the input tables. Examples -------- To stack two tables horizontally (along columns) do:: >>> from astropy.table import Table, hstack >>> t1 = Table({'a': [1, 2], 'b': [3, 4]}, names=('a', 'b')) >>> t2 = Table({'c': [5, 6], 'd': [7, 8]}, names=('c', 'd')) >>> print(t1) a b --- --- 1 3 2 4 >>> print(t2) c d --- --- 5 7 6 8 >>> print(hstack([t1, t2])) a b c d --- --- --- --- 1 3 5 7 2 4 6 8 """ tables = _get_list_of_tables(tables) # validates input if len(tables) == 1: return tables[0] # no point in stacking a single table col_name_map = OrderedDict() out = _hstack(tables, join_type, uniq_col_name, table_names, col_name_map) _merge_table_meta(out, tables, metadata_conflicts=metadata_conflicts) return out
[docs]def unique(input_table, keys=None, silent=False, keep='first'): """ Returns the unique rows of a table. Parameters ---------- input_table : `~astropy.table.Table` object or a value that will initialize a `~astropy.table.Table` object keys : str or list of str Name(s) of column(s) used to create unique rows. Default is to use all columns. keep : one of 'first', 'last' or 'none' Whether to keep the first or last row for each set of duplicates. If 'none', all rows that are duplicate are removed, leaving only rows that are already unique in the input. Default is 'first'. silent : boolean If `True`, masked value column(s) are silently removed from ``keys``. If `False`, an exception is raised when ``keys`` contains masked value column(s). Default is `False`. Returns ------- unique_table : `~astropy.table.Table` object New table containing only the unique rows of ``input_table``. Examples -------- >>> from astropy.table import unique, Table >>> import numpy as np >>> table = Table(data=[[1,2,3,2,3,3], ... [2,3,4,5,4,6], ... [3,4,5,6,7,8]], ... names=['col1', 'col2', 'col3'], ... dtype=[np.int32, np.int32, np.int32]) >>> table <Table length=6> col1 col2 col3 int32 int32 int32 ----- ----- ----- 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 5 2 5 6 3 4 7 3 6 8 >>> unique(table, keys='col1') <Table length=3> col1 col2 col3 int32 int32 int32 ----- ----- ----- 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 5 >>> unique(table, keys=['col1'], keep='last') <Table length=3> col1 col2 col3 int32 int32 int32 ----- ----- ----- 1 2 3 2 5 6 3 6 8 >>> unique(table, keys=['col1', 'col2']) <Table length=5> col1 col2 col3 int32 int32 int32 ----- ----- ----- 1 2 3 2 3 4 2 5 6 3 4 5 3 6 8 >>> unique(table, keys=['col1', 'col2'], keep='none') <Table length=4> col1 col2 col3 int32 int32 int32 ----- ----- ----- 1 2 3 2 3 4 2 5 6 3 6 8 >>> unique(table, keys=['col1'], keep='none') <Table length=1> col1 col2 col3 int32 int32 int32 ----- ----- ----- 1 2 3 """ if keep not in ('first', 'last', 'none'): raise ValueError("'keep' should be one of 'first', 'last', 'none'") if isinstance(keys, str): keys = [keys] if keys is None: keys = input_table.colnames else: if len(set(keys)) != len(keys): raise ValueError("duplicate key names") if input_table.masked: nkeys = 0 for key in keys[:]: if np.any(input_table[key].mask): if not silent: raise ValueError( "cannot use columns with masked values as keys; " "remove column '{0}' from keys and rerun " "unique()".format(key)) del keys[keys.index(key)] if len(keys) == 0: raise ValueError("no column remained in ``keys``; " "unique() cannot work with masked value " "key columns") grouped_table = input_table.group_by(keys) indices = grouped_table.groups.indices if keep == 'first': indices = indices[:-1] elif keep == 'last': indices = indices[1:] - 1 else: indices = indices[:-1][np.diff(indices) == 1] return grouped_table[indices]
def get_col_name_map(arrays, common_names, uniq_col_name='{col_name}_{table_name}', table_names=None): """ Find the column names mapping when merging the list of tables ``arrays``. It is assumed that col names in ``common_names`` are to be merged into a single column while the rest will be uniquely represented in the output. The args ``uniq_col_name`` and ``table_names`` specify how to rename columns in case of conflicts. Returns a dict mapping each output column name to the input(s). This takes the form {outname : (col_name_0, col_name_1, ...), ... }. For key columns all of input names will be present, while for the other non-key columns the value will be (col_name_0, None, ..) or (None, col_name_1, ..) etc. """ col_name_map = collections.defaultdict(lambda: [None] * len(arrays)) col_name_list = [] if table_names is None: table_names = [str(ii + 1) for ii in range(len(arrays))] for idx, array in enumerate(arrays): table_name = table_names[idx] for name in array.colnames: out_name = name if name in common_names: # If name is in the list of common_names then insert into # the column name list, but just once. if name not in col_name_list: col_name_list.append(name) else: # If name is not one of the common column outputs, and it collides # with the names in one of the other arrays, then rename others = list(arrays) others.pop(idx) if any(name in other.colnames for other in others): out_name = uniq_col_name.format(table_name=table_name, col_name=name) col_name_list.append(out_name) col_name_map[out_name][idx] = name # Check for duplicate output column names col_name_count = Counter(col_name_list) repeated_names = [name for name, count in col_name_count.items() if count > 1] if repeated_names: raise TableMergeError('Merging column names resulted in duplicates: {0}. ' 'Change uniq_col_name or table_names args to fix this.' .format(repeated_names)) # Convert col_name_map to a regular dict with tuple (immutable) values col_name_map = OrderedDict((name, col_name_map[name]) for name in col_name_list) return col_name_map def get_descrs(arrays, col_name_map): """ Find the dtypes descrs resulting from merging the list of arrays' dtypes, using the column name mapping ``col_name_map``. Return a list of descrs for the output. """ out_descrs = [] for out_name, in_names in col_name_map.items(): # List of input arrays that contribute to this output column in_cols = [arr[name] for arr, name in zip(arrays, in_names) if name is not None] # List of names of the columns that contribute to this output column. names = [name for name in in_names if name is not None] # Output dtype is the superset of all dtypes in in_arrays try: dtype = common_dtype(in_cols) except TableMergeError as tme: # Beautify the error message when we are trying to merge columns with incompatible # types by including the name of the columns that originated the error. raise TableMergeError("The '{0}' columns have incompatible types: {1}" .format(names[0], tme._incompat_types)) # Make sure all input shapes are the same uniq_shapes = set(col.shape[1:] for col in in_cols) if len(uniq_shapes) != 1: raise TableMergeError('Key columns {0!r} have different shape'.format(names)) shape = uniq_shapes.pop() out_descrs.append((fix_column_name(out_name), dtype, shape)) return out_descrs def common_dtype(cols): """ Use numpy to find the common dtype for a list of columns. Only allow columns within the following fundamental numpy data types: np.bool_, np.object_, np.number, np.character, np.void """ try: return metadata.common_dtype(cols) except metadata.MergeConflictError as err: tme = TableMergeError('Columns have incompatible types {0}' .format(err._incompat_types)) tme._incompat_types = err._incompat_types raise tme def _join(left, right, keys=None, join_type='inner', uniq_col_name='{col_name}_{table_name}', table_names=['1', '2'], col_name_map=None, metadata_conflicts='warn'): """ Perform a join of the left and right Tables on specified keys. Parameters ---------- left : Table Left side table in the join right : Table Right side table in the join keys : str or list of str Name(s) of column(s) used to match rows of left and right tables. Default is to use all columns which are common to both tables. join_type : str Join type ('inner' | 'outer' | 'left' | 'right'), default is 'inner' uniq_col_name : str or None String generate a unique output column name in case of a conflict. The default is '{col_name}_{table_name}'. table_names : list of str or None Two-element list of table names used when generating unique output column names. The default is ['1', '2']. col_name_map : empty dict or None If passed as a dict then it will be updated in-place with the mapping of output to input column names. Returns ------- joined_table : `~astropy.table.Table` object New table containing the result of the join operation. """ # Store user-provided col_name_map until the end _col_name_map = col_name_map if join_type not in ('inner', 'outer', 'left', 'right'): raise ValueError("The 'join_type' argument should be in 'inner', " "'outer', 'left' or 'right' (got '{0}' instead)". format(join_type)) # If we have a single key, put it in a tuple if keys is None: keys = tuple(name for name in left.colnames if name in right.colnames) if len(keys) == 0: raise TableMergeError('No keys in common between left and right tables') elif isinstance(keys, str): keys = (keys,) # Check the key columns for arr, arr_label in ((left, 'Left'), (right, 'Right')): for name in keys: if name not in arr.colnames: raise TableMergeError('{0} table does not have key column {1!r}' .format(arr_label, name)) if hasattr(arr[name], 'mask') and np.any(arr[name].mask): raise TableMergeError('{0} key column {1!r} has missing values' .format(arr_label, name)) if not isinstance(arr[name], np.ndarray): raise ValueError("non-ndarray column '{}' not allowed as a key column" .format(name)) len_left, len_right = len(left), len(right) if len_left == 0 or len_right == 0: raise ValueError('input tables for join must both have at least one row') # Joined array dtype as a list of descr (name, type_str, shape) tuples col_name_map = get_col_name_map([left, right], keys, uniq_col_name, table_names) out_descrs = get_descrs([left, right], col_name_map) # Make an array with just the key columns. This uses a temporary # structured array for efficiency. out_keys_dtype = [descr for descr in out_descrs if descr[0] in keys] out_keys = np.empty(len_left + len_right, dtype=out_keys_dtype) for key in keys: out_keys[key][:len_left] = left[key] out_keys[key][len_left:] = right[key] idx_sort = out_keys.argsort(order=keys) out_keys = out_keys[idx_sort] # Get all keys diffs = np.concatenate(([True], out_keys[1:] != out_keys[:-1], [True])) idxs = np.flatnonzero(diffs) # Main inner loop in Cython to compute the cartesian product # indices for the given join type int_join_type = {'inner': 0, 'outer': 1, 'left': 2, 'right': 3}[join_type] masked, n_out, left_out, left_mask, right_out, right_mask = \ _np_utils.join_inner(idxs, idx_sort, len_left, int_join_type) # If either of the inputs are masked then the output is masked if left.masked or right.masked: masked = True masked = bool(masked) out = _get_out_class([left, right])(masked=masked) for out_name, dtype, shape in out_descrs: left_name, right_name = col_name_map[out_name] if left_name and right_name: # this is a key which comes from left and right cols = [left[left_name], right[right_name]] col_cls = _get_out_class(cols) if not hasattr(col_cls.info, 'new_like'): raise NotImplementedError('join unavailable for mixin column type(s): {}' .format(col_cls.__name__)) out[out_name] = col_cls.info.new_like(cols, n_out, metadata_conflicts, out_name) if issubclass(col_cls, Column): out[out_name][:] = np.where(right_mask, left[left_name].take(left_out), right[right_name].take(right_out)) else: # np.where does not work for mixin columns (e.g. Quantity) so # use a slower workaround. left_mask = ~right_mask if np.any(left_mask): out[out_name][left_mask] = left[left_name].take(left_out) if np.any(right_mask): out[out_name][right_mask] = right[right_name].take(right_out) continue elif left_name: # out_name came from the left table name, array, array_out, array_mask = left_name, left, left_out, left_mask elif right_name: name, array, array_out, array_mask = right_name, right, right_out, right_mask else: raise TableMergeError('Unexpected column names (maybe one is ""?)') # Finally add the joined column to the output table. out[out_name] = array[name][array_out] # If the output table is masked then set the output column masking # accordingly. Check for columns that don't support a mask attribute. if masked and np.any(array_mask): # array_mask is 1-d corresponding to length of output column. We need # make it have the correct shape for broadcasting, i.e. (length, 1, 1, ..). # Mixin columns might not have ndim attribute so use len(col.shape). array_mask.shape = (out[out_name].shape[0],) + (1,) * (len(out[out_name].shape) - 1) # Now broadcast to the correct final shape array_mask = np.broadcast_to(array_mask, out[out_name].shape) if array.masked: array_mask = array_mask | array[name].mask[array_out] try: out[out_name][array_mask] = out[out_name].info.mask_val except Exception: # Not clear how different classes will fail here raise NotImplementedError( "join requires masking column '{}' but column" " type {} does not support masking" .format(out_name, out[out_name].__class__.__name__)) # If col_name_map supplied as a dict input, then update. if isinstance(_col_name_map, Mapping): _col_name_map.update(col_name_map) return out def _vstack(arrays, join_type='outer', col_name_map=None, metadata_conflicts='warn'): """ Stack Tables vertically (by rows) A ``join_type`` of 'exact' (default) means that the arrays must all have exactly the same column names (though the order can vary). If ``join_type`` is 'inner' then the intersection of common columns will be the output. A value of 'outer' means the output will have the union of all columns, with array values being masked where no common values are available. Parameters ---------- arrays : list of Tables Tables to stack by rows (vertically) join_type : str Join type ('inner' | 'exact' | 'outer'), default is 'outer' col_name_map : empty dict or None If passed as a dict then it will be updated in-place with the mapping of output to input column names. Returns ------- stacked_table : `~astropy.table.Table` object New table containing the stacked data from the input tables. """ # Store user-provided col_name_map until the end _col_name_map = col_name_map # Input validation if join_type not in ('inner', 'exact', 'outer'): raise ValueError("`join_type` arg must be one of 'inner', 'exact' or 'outer'") # Trivial case of one input array if len(arrays) == 1: return arrays[0] # Start by assuming an outer match where all names go to output names = set(itertools.chain(*[arr.colnames for arr in arrays])) col_name_map = get_col_name_map(arrays, names) # If require_match is True then the output must have exactly the same # number of columns as each input array if join_type == 'exact': for names in col_name_map.values(): if any(x is None for x in names): raise TableMergeError('Inconsistent columns in input arrays ' "(use 'inner' or 'outer' join_type to " "allow non-matching columns)") join_type = 'outer' # For an inner join, keep only columns where all input arrays have that column if join_type == 'inner': col_name_map = OrderedDict((name, in_names) for name, in_names in col_name_map.items() if all(x is not None for x in in_names)) if len(col_name_map) == 0: raise TableMergeError('Input arrays have no columns in common') # If there are any output columns where one or more input arrays are missing # then the output must be masked. If any input arrays are masked then # output is masked. masked = any(getattr(arr, 'masked', False) for arr in arrays) for names in col_name_map.values(): if any(x is None for x in names): masked = True break lens = [len(arr) for arr in arrays] n_rows = sum(lens) out = _get_out_class(arrays)(masked=masked) for out_name, in_names in col_name_map.items(): # List of input arrays that contribute to this output column cols = [arr[name] for arr, name in zip(arrays, in_names) if name is not None] col_cls = _get_out_class(cols) if not hasattr(col_cls.info, 'new_like'): raise NotImplementedError('vstack unavailable for mixin column type(s): {}' .format(col_cls.__name__)) try: out[out_name] = col_cls.info.new_like(cols, n_rows, metadata_conflicts, out_name) except metadata.MergeConflictError as err: # Beautify the error message when we are trying to merge columns with incompatible # types by including the name of the columns that originated the error. raise TableMergeError("The '{0}' columns have incompatible types: {1}" .format(out_name, err._incompat_types)) idx0 = 0 for name, array in zip(in_names, arrays): idx1 = idx0 + len(array) if name in array.colnames: out[out_name][idx0:idx1] = array[name] else: try: out[out_name][idx0:idx1] = out[out_name].info.mask_val except Exception: raise NotImplementedError( "vstack requires masking column '{}' but column" " type {} does not support masking" .format(out_name, out[out_name].__class__.__name__)) idx0 = idx1 # If col_name_map supplied as a dict input, then update. if isinstance(_col_name_map, Mapping): _col_name_map.update(col_name_map) return out def _hstack(arrays, join_type='outer', uniq_col_name='{col_name}_{table_name}', table_names=None, col_name_map=None): """ Stack tables horizontally (by columns) A ``join_type`` of 'exact' (default) means that the arrays must all have exactly the same number of rows. If ``join_type`` is 'inner' then the intersection of rows will be the output. A value of 'outer' means the output will have the union of all rows, with array values being masked where no common values are available. Parameters ---------- arrays : List of tables Tables to stack by columns (horizontally) join_type : str Join type ('inner' | 'exact' | 'outer'), default is 'outer' uniq_col_name : str or None String generate a unique output column name in case of a conflict. The default is '{col_name}_{table_name}'. table_names : list of str or None Two-element list of table names used when generating unique output column names. The default is ['1', '2', ..]. Returns ------- stacked_table : `~astropy.table.Table` object New table containing the stacked data from the input tables. """ # Store user-provided col_name_map until the end _col_name_map = col_name_map # Input validation if join_type not in ('inner', 'exact', 'outer'): raise ValueError("join_type arg must be either 'inner', 'exact' or 'outer'") if table_names is None: table_names = ['{0}'.format(ii + 1) for ii in range(len(arrays))] if len(arrays) != len(table_names): raise ValueError('Number of arrays must match number of table_names') # Trivial case of one input arrays if len(arrays) == 1: return arrays[0] col_name_map = get_col_name_map(arrays, [], uniq_col_name, table_names) # If require_match is True then all input arrays must have the same length arr_lens = [len(arr) for arr in arrays] if join_type == 'exact': if len(set(arr_lens)) > 1: raise TableMergeError("Inconsistent number of rows in input arrays " "(use 'inner' or 'outer' join_type to allow " "non-matching rows)") join_type = 'outer' # For an inner join, keep only the common rows if join_type == 'inner': min_arr_len = min(arr_lens) if len(set(arr_lens)) > 1: arrays = [arr[:min_arr_len] for arr in arrays] arr_lens = [min_arr_len for arr in arrays] # If there are any output rows where one or more input arrays are missing # then the output must be masked. If any input arrays are masked then # output is masked. masked = any(getattr(arr, 'masked', False) for arr in arrays) or len(set(arr_lens)) > 1 n_rows = max(arr_lens) out = _get_out_class(arrays)(masked=masked) for out_name, in_names in col_name_map.items(): for name, array, arr_len in zip(in_names, arrays, arr_lens): if name is None: continue if n_rows > arr_len: indices = np.arange(n_rows) indices[arr_len:] = 0 out[out_name] = array[name][indices] try: out[out_name][arr_len:] = out[out_name].info.mask_val except Exception: raise NotImplementedError( "hstack requires masking column '{}' but column" " type {} does not support masking" .format(out_name, out[out_name].__class__.__name__)) else: out[out_name] = array[name][:n_rows] # If col_name_map supplied as a dict input, then update. if isinstance(_col_name_map, Mapping): _col_name_map.update(col_name_map) return out