BUG: improve error message for duplicate columns in pd.melt (GH61475)#65189
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Closes #61475
Problem Description
When calling
pd.melt()on a DataFrame with duplicate column names,the previous error message was generic and didn't identify which column
caused the problem:
Changes
pandas/core/reshape/melt.py: replaced the generic check with onethat identifies and names the specific duplicate column(s)
pandas/tests/reshape/test_melt.py: updated existing test to matchnew message; added a second test to verify the column name appears
in the error