# skfolio.utils.tools.deduplicate_names ### skfolio.utils.tools.deduplicate_names(names) Rename duplicated names by appending “_{duplicate_nb}” at the end. This function is inspired by the pandas function `_maybe_dedup_names`. * **Parameters:** **names** *array-like of shape (n_names,)* : List of names. * **Returns:** **names** *list[str]* : Deduplicate names.