BUG: options.column_space doesn't behave at expected

[clham]

The column_space option doesn't seem to work.

In [28]: df=pd.DataFrame(np.array([np.random.randn(6), np.random.randint(1,9,6)*.1, 
                         np.zeros(6)]).T, columns=['A', 'B', 'C'], dtype='float')

In [29]: pd.set_option('column_space', 12)

In [30]: df
Out[30]: 
          A    B  C
0  0.865356  0.1  0
1 -0.968568  0.2  0
2 -0.584314  0.8  0
3  0.347676  0.6  0
4  0.296440  0.8  0
5 -0.129957  0.2  0

In [31]: pd.set_option('column_space', 2)

In [32]: df
Out[32]: 
          A    B  C
0  0.865356  0.1  0
1 -0.968568  0.2  0
2 -0.584314  0.8  0
3  0.347676  0.6  0
4  0.296440  0.8  0
5 -0.129957  0.2  0

In frame.py, the option seems to be named col_space but the doc string wasn't updated in config_init.py. Happy to PR this, but, what is the agreed upon name/behavior? I like col_space? Does anyone have any background/history?

[jreback]

I think this should be removed entirely: #2422

(col_space seems to be the option)

[jreback]

related: #2328

[jreback]

not really sure if this even works, we don't test this explicity at all. contributions welcome.

so should prob just deprecate this.