input_table_aliases order os lables

[mjdias]

What happens?

Apparently, the Linker object's input_table_aliases parameter does not respect the provided order of the list used as alias input. It seems that some logic that is not transparent to the user places the aliases in alphabetical order, and may change the order placed by the user. This may assign a wrong alias to the tables inserted in the input_table_or_tables field.

To Reproduce

linker = Linker(
input_table_or_tables=[tab1,tab2 ],
input_table_aliases=['z_tab1','a_tab2'],
settings=basic_settings,
db_api=DuckDBAPI(),
)

OS:

Windows 11

Splink version:

4.0.0

Have you tried this on the latest master branch?

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Have you tried the steps to reproduce? Do they include all relevant data and configuration? Does the issue you report still appear there?

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