Expect the specified column to exist.

expect_column_to_exist is a Batch Expectation.

Args:

• column (str): The column name.

Other Parameters:

• column_index (int or None): If not None, checks the order of the columns. The expectation will fail if the column is not in location column_index (zero-indexed).
• result_format (str or None): Which output mode to use: BOOLEAN_ONLY, BASIC, COMPLETE, or SUMMARY. For more detail, see result_format.
• include_config (boolean): If True, then include the expectation config as part of the result object.
• catch_exceptions (boolean or None): If True, then catch exceptions and include them as part of the result object. For more detail, see catch_exceptions.
• meta (dict or None): A JSON-serializable dictionary (nesting allowed) that will be included in the output without modification. For more detail, see meta.

Returns:

• An ExpectationSuiteValidationResult

Exact fields vary depending on the values passed to result_format, include_config, catch_exceptions, and meta.