def METHOD_NAME(self, count='', **kwargs):
    """Deprecated. Use 'namespace unique' instead"""
    # backward compatibility
    self._print_depracation_command_warning('namespace', 'unique')
    now = time.time()
    df = self._invoke_sqobj(self.sqobj.METHOD_NAME,
                            hostname=self.hostname,
                            namespace=self.namespace,
                            query_str=self.query_str,
                            count=count,
                            ignore_warning=True,
                            **self.lvars,
                            **kwargs,
                            )
    self.ctxt.exec_time = "{:5.4f}s".format(time.time() - now)
    if 'error' in df.columns:
        return self._gen_output(df)
    if df.empty:
        return df
    if not count:
        return self._gen_output(df.sort_values(by=[df.columns[0]]),
                                dont_strip_cols=True)
    else:
        return self._gen_output(
            df.sort_values(by=['numRows', df.columns[0]]),
            dont_strip_cols=True)