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Fixes #4390 Lance accepts column alterations with every change field unset, so a path-only Python call could commit a new local version without changing the schema. The Python binding also silently discarded unknown keys such as `nulable`. Validate every alteration in the shared Rust `Table` API before dispatching to either backend, and reject unknown dictionary keys in the Python binding while preserving the legacy `name` alias. Invalid batches leave local schema and version unchanged and send no remote request. Validation: - Reproduced both reported calls on the original extension: versions advanced from 1 to 2 to 3 with an unchanged schema; all 13 new invalid-input Python cases failed before the fix. - Rebuilt the extension with `uv run --extra tests --extra dev maturin develop --extras tests,dev`; all 18 focused Python cases pass across sync/async and local/mocked remote tables. - `cargo test --quiet --features remote -p lancedb --lib alter_column`: all eight tests pass, including both new regressions. - `cargo clippy --quiet --features remote --tests --examples` passes across the workspace. - `cargo fmt --all`, `ruff check .`, and `ruff format .` pass. - `typos` 1.26.0 passes across the repository; intentional misspellings in regression fixtures use the existing line-specific spelling exemptions. <!-- lance-gatekeeper-fix:v1 agent=36a547cd11108898893456042e38628b generation=1 --> --------- Co-authored-by: Gatefixer <313497061+lancedb-gatefixer[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>