Hi one of my tasks is failing with this error ``` ufeffID no

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Hi one of my tasks is failing with this error ``` ufeffID not found in axis ``` The original code is ```df drop r ufeffID axis=1 inplace=True ``` So it looks like another escape character is added during execution

Super Bo · Answer

try ```df drop ufeffID axis=1 inplace=True ``` r is used to denote rawstring which will recognize u as two separate character

seunggs · Answer

Sorry that s what I tried the first time actually `df drop ufeffID axis=1 inplace=True ` it changes it errors out with an extra escape char ` ufeffID not found in axis `

Super Bo · Answer

can you try remove the list notation ` ufeffID ` just use ` ufeffID ` instead

seunggs · Answer

OK will try that thanks

Super Bo · Answer

another approach is selecting only valid column instead of dropping I suspect pandas may have problem with UTF 8 column ```cols = df columns drop ufeffID df = df cols ```