ENH: add suffixes argument to DataFrame.compare #44354
Description
Is your feature request related to a problem?
It would be convenient to choose other suffixes in DataFrame.compare than self, other
Describe the solution you'd like
Add argument suffixes so users can specify them.
API breaking implications
None
Additional context
df = pd.DataFrame( {"col1": ["a", "b", "c"], "col2": [1.0, 2.0, np.nan], "col3": [1.0, 2.0, 3.0]}, columns=["col1", "col2", "col3"], ) df2 = df.copy() df2.loc[0, "col1"] = "c" df2.loc[2, "col3"] = np.nan diff = df.compare(df2, suffixes=["left", "right"]) print(diff) col1 col3 left right left right 0 a c NaN NaN 2 NaN NaN 3.0 NaN