[SPARK-35537][PYTHON] Introduce a util function spark_column_equals #32680
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What changes were proposed in this pull request?
Introduce a util function
spark_column_equals
to check the underlying expressions of columns are the same or not.Why are the changes needed?
In pandas on Spark, there are some places checking the underlying expressions of columns are the same or not, but it's done one-by-one.
We should introduce a util function for it.
Does this PR introduce any user-facing change?
No
How was this patch tested?
The existing tests.