feat(table): add data cleaning utilities (drop_na, fill_na, drop_duplicates, convert_types) #659
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Summary
This PR adds commonly requested data cleaning utilities to
datascience.Table, addressing #656.Changes
Table.drop_na: drop rows/columns with missing values (any/all)Table.fill_na: fill missing values with a scalar or a strategy (mean/median/mode)Table.drop_duplicates: remove duplicate rows with subset/keep optionsTable.convert_types: convert via mapping (per-column callable or type) or simple inference for numeric stringstests/test_cleaning.pyMotivation
Many workflows require basic cleaning before analysis. Providing first-class APIs in Table avoids round-tripping through pandas and keeps parity with typical data wrangling tasks for students.
Usage Examples
Notes
pandas.isnullconsistent with existing code; no hard pandas dependency at call sites.Checklist