---
title: "drop_columns: Drops columns from the dataset"
description: "Specified columns to drop from the dataset."
author: VanMSFT
ms.author: vanto
ms.date: 07/15/2019
ms.service: sql
ms.subservice: "machine-learning-services"
ms.topic: "reference"
keywords:
  - transform
  - schema
ms.devlang: python
monikerRange: ">=sql-server-2017||>=sql-server-linux-ver15"
---
# *microsoftml.drop_columns*: Drops columns from a dataset





## Usage



```
microsoftml.drop_columns(cols: [list, str], **kargs)
```





## Description

Specified columns to drop from the dataset.


## Arguments


### cols

A character string or list of the names of the variables to drop.


### kargs

Additional arguments sent to compute engine.


## Returns

An object defining the transform.


## See also

[`concat`](concat.md),
[`select_columns`](select-columns.md).