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Description

read_csv's index_col already accepted a single integer column
position (index_col=0) or column label(s) (index_col='a' /
index_col=['a', 'b']), but a list of integer positions
(index_col=[0]) fell into the label-based branch, called
set_index([0]) directly, and raised KeyError: 'None of [0] are in the columns' since 0 isn't a real column label. Closes #15127.

Converts an all-integer list through the same get_labels_by_index()
helper the single-int case already uses, then replicates that case's
index-name handling per column: the raw integer position for a
headerless read (matching pandas, which names a positional index by its
position, not its auto-generated label), or the real column label - or
None for an Unnamed: placeholder - when a real header exists.

Testing

Verified against a real cudf install (cudf-cu12==26.08.01, prebuilt
wheels from pypi.nvidia.com) on a real GPU:

  • Headerless and real-header CSVs, single-element and multi-column
    index_col lists, and the Unnamed: placeholder case (an empty
    header cell) - all compared directly against real pandas output for
    both the data and the resulting index name(s).
  • Confirmed the existing single-int, single-label, and label-list
    index_col paths are unaffected.
  • Added two cases to the existing test_csv_reader_index_col test
    (single-element and multi-column lists). Ran the full existing
    test_csv.py before and after the change: 128 pre-existing failures
    (missing test fixtures/conftest pieces in this standalone environment,
    unrelated to this change) drop to 127 - exactly the one test this PR
    fixes, confirming no new failures.
  • Confirmed the fix is real by reverting it and re-running: the KeyError
    from the original report reproduces exactly, then the test passes
    again after restoring the change.

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  • I am familiar with the Contributing Guidelines.
  • New or existing tests cover these changes.
  • The documentation is up to date with these changes.

Closes NVIDIA#15127. index_col already accepted a single integer position or
column label(s), but a list of integer positions (index_col=[0]) hit
set_index() directly, which expects labels, and raised KeyError.

Converts an all-integer list through the same get_labels_by_index()
helper already used for the single-int case, then replicates that
case's index name handling (int position for a headerless read, the
real label or None for an 'Unnamed:' placeholder when a header exists)
across each column.

Verified against a real cudf install (26.08.01) on a real GPU: headerless
and real-header CSVs, single and multi-column index_col lists, and the
'Unnamed:' placeholder case, all compared directly against real pandas
output for both data and index names. Confirmed the existing single-int,
single-label, and label-list index_col paths are unaffected. Added two
cases to the existing test_csv_reader_index_col test; ran the full
existing test_csv.py file before and after to confirm the change adds
no new failures (128 pre-existing failures from missing test fixtures in
this environment, unrelated to this change, drop to 127 - exactly the
one test this fixes).

Signed-off-by: Mohak Gupta <mohakgupta0981@gmail.com>
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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved CSV imports when selecting index columns by position.
    • Multiple positional index columns now create a correctly configured multi-index with appropriate names.
    • Single-column index selections provided as a list are handled consistently.
    • CSV results now more closely match pandas behavior for these index configurations.
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    • Added coverage validating single and multiple positional index selections against pandas.

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read_csv now accepts sequences of integer positions for index_col, resolves their labels, creates the corresponding index, and assigns index names. Tests compare single- and multi-column cases with pandas.

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CSV index column positions

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Sequence-based index_col handling and validation
python/cudf/cudf/io/csv.py, python/cudf/cudf/tests/input_output/test_csv.py
read_csv resolves integer positions in scalar and sequence-valued index_col, derives names from normalized headers, and normalizes unnamed columns. Tests cover single- and multi-column indices and explicit header=0 cases against pandas.

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CSV reading now supports integer lists for positional index columns and preserves index names across header modes, with regression coverage for single- and multi-column cases. No current merge-blocking risk remains.

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python/cudf/cudf/tests/input_output/test_csv.py (1)

1269-1269: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Compare the complete DataFrame in both new cases.

The current assertions can pass when index values are correct but data columns, column order, or index metadata are wrong. Compare cu_df with pd_df directly.

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-    assert_eq(cu_df.index, pd_df.index)
+    assert_eq(cu_df, pd_df)

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In `@python/cudf/cudf/tests/input_output/test_csv.py` at line 1269, Update the
assertions in both new test cases around the cu_df and pd_df comparisons to
compare the complete DataFrames directly, rather than only their indexes.
Preserve validation of all data columns, column order, and index metadata by
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python/cudf/cudf/io/csv.py (1)

369-371: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document sequence-valued index_col.

read_csv now accepts sequences of integer column positions, but the public documentation lists only int, string, and False. Add list and tuple examples. Document that inferred headers become index names, while explicit names or header values preserve the integer positions as index names.

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In `@python/cudf/cudf/io/csv.py` around lines 369 - 371, Update the public
read_csv documentation for index_col to include list and tuple examples of
integer column positions. Document that inferred headers become index names,
while explicit names or header values preserve integer positions as index names.
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In `@python/cudf/cudf/io/csv.py`:
- Line 377: Update the sequence-valued index_col naming logic near the
label/orig_header check so explicit integer headers such as header=0 use the
parsed column label rather than assigning the integer header value. Preserve the
existing behavior for inferred headers and add a regression test covering
header=0 with index_col=[0], expecting the index name to match the parsed label.

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In `@python/cudf/cudf/io/csv.py`:
- Around line 369-371: Update the public read_csv documentation for index_col to
include list and tuple examples of integer column positions. Document that
inferred headers become index names, while explicit names or header values
preserve integer positions as index names.

In `@python/cudf/cudf/tests/input_output/test_csv.py`:
- Line 1269: Update the assertions in both new test cases around the cu_df and
pd_df comparisons to compare the complete DataFrames directly, rather than only
their indexes. Preserve validation of all data columns, column order, and index
metadata by using the established DataFrame equality helper.

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CodeRabbit found that index_col with an explicit header=0 (not the
default "infer") returned the column position as the index name
instead of the real column label, same as the pre-existing single-int
path already did. Both checked orig_header == "infer" instead of
whether a header row actually exists; switched both to the header
variable already used for that exact check elsewhere in this function.

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Good catch - fixed both this and the pre-existing single-int case, they had the same wrong check for whether a header exists. Added a regression test, pushed.

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elif isinstance(index_col, Sequence) and all(
isinstance(col, int) for col in index_col

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Can index_col be a str here? I don't think this is the correct behavior in that case

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