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DOC: updating the indicator wording in merge doc #34485

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GH34480 DOC: update for param
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15 changes: 7 additions & 8 deletions pandas/core/frame.py
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copy : bool, default True
If False, avoid copy if possible.
indicator : bool or str, default False
If True, adds a column to output DataFrame called "_merge" with
information on the source of each row.
If string, column with information on source of each row will be added to
output DataFrame, and column will be named value of string.
Information column is Categorical-type and takes on a value of "left_only"
for observations whose merge key only appears in 'left' DataFrame,
"right_only" for observations whose merge key only appears in 'right'
DataFrame, and "both" if the observation's merge key is found in both.
If True, adds a column to the output DataFrame called "_merge" with
information on the source of each row. The column can be given a different
name by providing a string argument. The column will have a Categorical
type with the value of "left_only" for observations whose merge key only
appears in the left DataFrame, "right_only" for observations
whose merge key only appears in the right DataFrame, and "both"
if the observation's merge key is found in both DataFrames.

validate : str, optional
If specified, checks if merge is of specified type.
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