ydb-platform / ydb-platform/ydb-python-sdk

dev: ability to get column by index instead of name

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enhancement
Dominant language
Python
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Description

it is possible to have same name on different columns - we should have an ability to get by index

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating the SDK's column access API and inspect how name-based lookup handles duplicate column names; done means callers can retrieve a column by positional index as well as by name, with coverage for duplicate names.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
database
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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