def append(self, other):
        """
        Add the rows of an SFrame to the end of this SFrame.

        Both SFrames must have the same set of columns with the same column
        names and column types.

        Parameters
        ----------
        other : SFrame
            Another SFrame whose rows are appended to the current SFrame.

        Returns
        -------
        out : SFrame
            The result SFrame from the append operation.

        Examples
        --------
        >>> sf = turicreate.SFrame({'id': [4, 6, 8], 'val': ['D', 'F', 'H']})
        >>> sf2 = turicreate.SFrame({'id': [1, 2, 3], 'val': ['A', 'B', 'C']})
        >>> sf = sf.append(sf2)
        >>> sf
        +----+-----+
        | id | val |
        +----+-----+
        | 4  |  D  |
        | 6  |  F  |
        | 8  |  H  |
        | 1  |  A  |
        | 2  |  B  |
        | 3  |  C  |
        +----+-----+
        [6 rows x 2 columns]
        """
        if type(other) is not SFrame:
            raise RuntimeError("SFrame append can only work with SFrame")

        left_empty = len(self.column_names()) == 0
        right_empty = len(other.column_names()) == 0

        if (left_empty and right_empty):
            return SFrame()

        if (left_empty or right_empty):
            non_empty_sframe = self if right_empty else other
            return non_empty_sframe.__copy__()

        my_column_names = self.column_names()
        my_column_types = self.column_types()
        other_column_names = other.column_names()
        if (len(my_column_names) != len(other_column_names)):
            raise RuntimeError("Two SFrames have to have the same number of columns")

        # check if the order of column name is the same
        column_name_order_match = True
        for i in range(len(my_column_names)):
            if other_column_names[i] != my_column_names[i]:
                column_name_order_match = False
                break

        processed_other_frame = other
        if not column_name_order_match:
            # we allow name order of two sframes to be different, so we create a new sframe from
            # "other" sframe to make it has exactly the same shape
            processed_other_frame = SFrame()
            for i in range(len(my_column_names)):
                col_name = my_column_names[i]
                if(col_name not in other_column_names):
                    raise RuntimeError("Column " + my_column_names[i] + " does not exist in second SFrame")

                other_column = other.select_column(col_name)
                processed_other_frame.add_column(other_column, col_name, inplace=True)

                # check column type
                if my_column_types[i] != other_column.dtype:
                    raise RuntimeError("Column " + my_column_names[i] + " type is not the same in two SFrames, one is " + str(my_column_types[i]) + ", the other is " + str(other_column.dtype))

        with cython_context():
            return SFrame(_proxy=self.__proxy__.append(processed_other_frame.__proxy__))
Add the rows of an SFrame to the end of this SFrame.

        Both SFrames must have the same set of columns with the same column
        names and column types.

        Parameters
        ----------
        other : SFrame
            Another SFrame whose rows are appended to the current SFrame.

        Returns
        -------
        out : SFrame
            The result SFrame from the append operation.

        Examples
        --------
        >>> sf = turicreate.SFrame({'id': [4, 6, 8], 'val': ['D', 'F', 'H']})
        >>> sf2 = turicreate.SFrame({'id': [1, 2, 3], 'val': ['A', 'B', 'C']})
        >>> sf = sf.append(sf2)
        >>> sf
        +----+-----+
        | id | val |
        +----+-----+
        | 4  |  D  |
        | 6  |  F  |
        | 8  |  H  |
        | 1  |  A  |
        | 2  |  B  |
        | 3  |  C  |
        +----+-----+
        [6 rows x 2 columns]