Align `column_names` type check with type hint in `sort`

Fix #5998 

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PyArrow==8.0.0

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### Benchmark: benchmark_array_xd.json

| metric | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_batch_unformated after write_array2d | read_batch_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_batch_unformated after write_nested_sequence | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_col_unformated after write_array2d | read_col_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_col_unformated after write_nested_sequence | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_unformated after write_array2d | read_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_unformated after write_nested_sequence | write_array2d | write_flattened_sequence | write_nested_sequence |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.006038 / 0.011353 (-0.005315) | 0.003797 / 0.011008 (-0.007211) | 0.097686 / 0.038508 (0.059178) | 0.035235 / 0.023109 (0.012126) | 0.317294 / 0.275898 (0.041396) | 0.377682 / 0.323480 (0.054202) | 0.003485 / 0.007986 (-0.004501) | 0.003603 / 0.004328 (-0.000725) | 0.077268 / 0.004250 (0.073017) | 0.054649 / 0.037052 (0.017597) | 0.322293 / 0.258489 (0.063804) | 0.372277 / 0.293841 (0.078436) | 0.027927 / 0.128546 (-0.100619) | 0.008495 / 0.075646 (-0.067151) | 0.313078 / 0.419271 (-0.106193) | 0.046974 / 0.043533 (0.003441) | 0.313848 / 0.255139 (0.058709) | 0.338454 / 0.283200 (0.055255) | 0.020462 / 0.141683 (-0.121221) | 1.473027 / 1.452155 (0.020873) | 1.539468 / 1.492716 (0.046752) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_getitem\_100B.json

| metric | get_batch_of\_1024\_random_rows | get_batch_of\_1024\_rows | get_first_row | get_last_row |
|--------|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.221429 / 0.018006 (0.203423) | 0.412044 / 0.000490 (0.411555) | 0.005866 / 0.000200 (0.005666) | 0.000075 / 0.000054 (0.000021) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.022870 / 0.037411 (-0.014541) | 0.099129 / 0.014526 (0.084603) | 0.103463 / 0.176557 (-0.073094) | 0.164969 / 0.737135 (-0.572166) | 0.110000 / 0.296338 (-0.186339) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_iterating.json

| metric | read 5000 | read 50000 | read_batch 50000 10 | read_batch 50000 100 | read_batch 50000 1000 | read_formatted numpy 5000 | read_formatted pandas 5000 | read_formatted tensorflow 5000 | read_formatted torch 5000 | read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 10 | read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 1000 | shuffled read 5000 | shuffled read 50000 | shuffled read_batch 50000 10 | shuffled read_batch 50000 100 | shuffled read_batch 50000 1000 | shuffled read_formatted numpy 5000 | shuffled read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 10 | shuffled read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 1000 |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.431311 / 0.215209 (0.216102) | 4.293562 / 2.077655 (2.215907) | 1.961209 / 1.504120 (0.457089) | 1.733680 / 1.541195 (0.192485) | 1.793171 / 1.468490 (0.324681) | 0.568566 / 4.584777 (-4.016211) | 3.401794 / 3.745712 (-0.343918) | 1.827949 / 5.269862 (-3.441913) | 1.055963 / 4.565676 (-3.509714) | 0.068459 / 0.424275 (-0.355816) | 0.011586 / 0.007607 (0.003979) | 0.533936 / 0.226044 (0.307891) | 5.347637 / 2.268929 (3.078708) | 2.378056 / 55.444624 (-53.066569) | 2.032159 / 6.876477 (-4.844318) | 2.159064 / 2.142072 (0.016991) | 0.674528 / 4.805227 (-4.130699) | 0.136859 / 6.500664 (-6.363805) | 0.066629 / 0.075469 (-0.008840) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_map_filter.json

| metric | filter | map fast-tokenizer batched | map identity | map identity batched | map no-op batched | map no-op batched numpy | map no-op batched pandas | map no-op batched pytorch | map no-op batched tensorflow |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 1.218084 / 1.841788 (-0.623704) | 14.141710 / 8.074308 (6.067402) | 13.588415 / 10.191392 (3.397023) | 0.155104 / 0.680424 (-0.525320) | 0.017160 / 0.534201 (-0.517041) | 0.375558 / 0.579283 (-0.203725) | 0.386293 / 0.434364 (-0.048071) | 0.459476 / 0.540337 (-0.080862) | 0.548561 / 1.386936 (-0.838375) |

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### Benchmark: benchmark_array_xd.json

| metric | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_batch_unformated after write_array2d | read_batch_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_batch_unformated after write_nested_sequence | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_col_unformated after write_array2d | read_col_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_col_unformated after write_nested_sequence | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_unformated after write_array2d | read_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_unformated after write_nested_sequence | write_array2d | write_flattened_sequence | write_nested_sequence |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.005878 / 0.011353 (-0.005475) | 0.003750 / 0.011008 (-0.007259) | 0.077720 / 0.038508 (0.039212) | 0.034955 / 0.023109 (0.011846) | 0.357480 / 0.275898 (0.081582) | 0.418210 / 0.323480 (0.094730) | 0.004566 / 0.007986 (-0.003419) | 0.002918 / 0.004328 (-0.001410) | 0.076517 / 0.004250 (0.072266) | 0.050202 / 0.037052 (0.013150) | 0.368166 / 0.258489 (0.109677) | 0.415681 / 0.293841 (0.121840) | 0.029496 / 0.128546 (-0.099050) | 0.008547 / 0.075646 (-0.067099) | 0.083037 / 0.419271 (-0.336234) | 0.045001 / 0.043533 (0.001468) | 0.356503 / 0.255139 (0.101364) | 0.383747 / 0.283200 (0.100547) | 0.025071 / 0.141683 (-0.116612) | 1.541985 / 1.452155 (0.089830) | 1.594710 / 1.492716 (0.101994) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_getitem\_100B.json

| metric | get_batch_of\_1024\_random_rows | get_batch_of\_1024\_rows | get_first_row | get_last_row |
|--------|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.204491 / 0.018006 (0.186484) | 0.408686 / 0.000490 (0.408196) | 0.002505 / 0.000200 (0.002305) | 0.000082 / 0.000054 (0.000027) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.024446 / 0.037411 (-0.012965) | 0.101432 / 0.014526 (0.086906) | 0.108105 / 0.176557 (-0.068452) | 0.161195 / 0.737135 (-0.575940) | 0.112671 / 0.296338 (-0.183667) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_iterating.json

| metric | read 5000 | read 50000 | read_batch 50000 10 | read_batch 50000 100 | read_batch 50000 1000 | read_formatted numpy 5000 | read_formatted pandas 5000 | read_formatted tensorflow 5000 | read_formatted torch 5000 | read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 10 | read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 1000 | shuffled read 5000 | shuffled read 50000 | shuffled read_batch 50000 10 | shuffled read_batch 50000 100 | shuffled read_batch 50000 1000 | shuffled read_formatted numpy 5000 | shuffled read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 10 | shuffled read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 1000 |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.459697 / 0.215209 (0.244488) | 4.570071 / 2.077655 (2.492416) | 2.211547 / 1.504120 (0.707427) | 1.996651 / 1.541195 (0.455457) | 2.015621 / 1.468490 (0.547131) | 0.567423 / 4.584777 (-4.017354) | 3.408027 / 3.745712 (-0.337685) | 2.913824 / 5.269862 (-2.356038) | 1.423223 / 4.565676 (-3.142453) | 0.068740 / 0.424275 (-0.355535) | 0.010997 / 0.007607 (0.003390) | 0.567340 / 0.226044 (0.341296) | 5.666280 / 2.268929 (3.397351) | 2.804934 / 55.444624 (-52.639690) | 2.430761 / 6.876477 (-4.445716) | 2.451820 / 2.142072 (0.309748) | 0.681926 / 4.805227 (-4.123301) | 0.137761 / 6.500664 (-6.362903) | 0.067173 / 0.075469 (-0.008296) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_map_filter.json

| metric | filter | map fast-tokenizer batched | map identity | map identity batched | map no-op batched | map no-op batched numpy | map no-op batched pandas | map no-op batched pytorch | map no-op batched tensorflow |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 1.329853 / 1.841788 (-0.511934) | 14.436232 / 8.074308 (6.361924) | 14.398645 / 10.191392 (4.207253) | 0.147421 / 0.680424 (-0.533002) | 0.016743 / 0.534201 (-0.517458) | 0.364964 / 0.579283 (-0.214319) | 0.387072 / 0.434364 (-0.047292) | 0.423892 / 0.540337 (-0.116445) | 0.521304 / 1.386936 (-0.865632) |

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### Benchmark: benchmark_array_xd.json

| metric | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_batch_unformated after write_array2d | read_batch_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_batch_unformated after write_nested_sequence | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_col_unformated after write_array2d | read_col_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_col_unformated after write_nested_sequence | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_unformated after write_array2d | read_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_unformated after write_nested_sequence | write_array2d | write_flattened_sequence | write_nested_sequence |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.006463 / 0.011353 (-0.004889) | 0.003923 / 0.011008 (-0.007086) | 0.102096 / 0.038508 (0.063588) | 0.040230 / 0.023109 (0.017121) | 0.384688 / 0.275898 (0.108789) | 0.445574 / 0.323480 (0.122094) | 0.003590 / 0.007986 (-0.004395) | 0.004023 / 0.004328 (-0.000306) | 0.080125 / 0.004250 (0.075875) | 0.057406 / 0.037052 (0.020354) | 0.395049 / 0.258489 (0.136560) | 0.438065 / 0.293841 (0.144224) | 0.028963 / 0.128546 (-0.099583) | 0.008693 / 0.075646 (-0.066954) | 0.317158 / 0.419271 (-0.102114) | 0.047930 / 0.043533 (0.004397) | 0.382442 / 0.255139 (0.127303) | 0.410665 / 0.283200 (0.127466) | 0.020127 / 0.141683 (-0.121555) | 1.558554 / 1.452155 (0.106400) | 1.590959 / 1.492716 (0.098242) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_getitem\_100B.json

| metric | get_batch_of\_1024\_random_rows | get_batch_of\_1024\_rows | get_first_row | get_last_row |
|--------|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.208826 / 0.018006 (0.190820) | 0.432037 / 0.000490 (0.431547) | 0.006509 / 0.000200 (0.006309) | 0.000285 / 0.000054 (0.000230) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.023460 / 0.037411 (-0.013951) | 0.099070 / 0.014526 (0.084545) | 0.105771 / 0.176557 (-0.070785) | 0.166683 / 0.737135 (-0.570452) | 0.108755 / 0.296338 (-0.187583) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_iterating.json

| metric | read 5000 | read 50000 | read_batch 50000 10 | read_batch 50000 100 | read_batch 50000 1000 | read_formatted numpy 5000 | read_formatted pandas 5000 | read_formatted tensorflow 5000 | read_formatted torch 5000 | read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 10 | read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 1000 | shuffled read 5000 | shuffled read 50000 | shuffled read_batch 50000 10 | shuffled read_batch 50000 100 | shuffled read_batch 50000 1000 | shuffled read_formatted numpy 5000 | shuffled read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 10 | shuffled read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 1000 |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.424324 / 0.215209 (0.209115) | 4.225696 / 2.077655 (2.148042) | 1.910955 / 1.504120 (0.406835) | 1.704493 / 1.541195 (0.163298) | 1.782784 / 1.468490 (0.314293) | 0.562927 / 4.584777 (-4.021850) | 3.380163 / 3.745712 (-0.365550) | 1.779641 / 5.269862 (-3.490221) | 1.029134 / 4.565676 (-3.536543) | 0.068325 / 0.424275 (-0.355950) | 0.011528 / 0.007607 (0.003921) | 0.530141 / 0.226044 (0.304097) | 5.323443 / 2.268929 (3.054514) | 2.346956 / 55.444624 (-53.097668) | 2.013335 / 6.876477 (-4.863142) | 2.118531 / 2.142072 (-0.023541) | 0.675206 / 4.805227 (-4.130021) | 0.135473 / 6.500664 (-6.365191) | 0.064804 / 0.075469 (-0.010665) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_map_filter.json

| metric | filter | map fast-tokenizer batched | map identity | map identity batched | map no-op batched | map no-op batched numpy | map no-op batched pandas | map no-op batched pytorch | map no-op batched tensorflow |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 1.240179 / 1.841788 (-0.601608) | 14.692449 / 8.074308 (6.618141) | 13.672223 / 10.191392 (3.480831) | 0.147748 / 0.680424 (-0.532676) | 0.017119 / 0.534201 (-0.517082) | 0.369481 / 0.579283 (-0.209802) | 0.390133 / 0.434364 (-0.044231) | 0.458768 / 0.540337 (-0.081569) | 0.548989 / 1.386936 (-0.837947) |

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PyArrow==latest

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### Benchmark: benchmark_array_xd.json

| metric | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_batch_unformated after write_array2d | read_batch_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_batch_unformated after write_nested_sequence | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_col_unformated after write_array2d | read_col_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_col_unformated after write_nested_sequence | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_unformated after write_array2d | read_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_unformated after write_nested_sequence | write_array2d | write_flattened_sequence | write_nested_sequence |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.006319 / 0.011353 (-0.005034) | 0.003975 / 0.011008 (-0.007033) | 0.077886 / 0.038508 (0.039378) | 0.038322 / 0.023109 (0.015213) | 0.379851 / 0.275898 (0.103953) | 0.456749 / 0.323480 (0.133269) | 0.005320 / 0.007986 (-0.002665) | 0.003135 / 0.004328 (-0.001194) | 0.078272 / 0.004250 (0.074022) | 0.059919 / 0.037052 (0.022866) | 0.430062 / 0.258489 (0.171573) | 0.477432 / 0.293841 (0.183591) | 0.029713 / 0.128546 (-0.098833) | 0.008704 / 0.075646 (-0.066942) | 0.082488 / 0.419271 (-0.336784) | 0.044667 / 0.043533 (0.001134) | 0.354910 / 0.255139 (0.099771) | 0.434637 / 0.283200 (0.151438) | 0.026402 / 0.141683 (-0.115281) | 1.528825 / 1.452155 (0.076671) | 1.548209 / 1.492716 (0.055493) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_getitem\_100B.json

| metric | get_batch_of\_1024\_random_rows | get_batch_of\_1024\_rows | get_first_row | get_last_row |
|--------|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.237988 / 0.018006 (0.219982) | 0.420402 / 0.000490 (0.419913) | 0.003098 / 0.000200 (0.002898) | 0.000077 / 0.000054 (0.000023) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.026253 / 0.037411 (-0.011159) | 0.106137 / 0.014526 (0.091611) | 0.110273 / 0.176557 (-0.066284) | 0.165316 / 0.737135 (-0.571819) | 0.115720 / 0.296338 (-0.180619) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_iterating.json

| metric | read 5000 | read 50000 | read_batch 50000 10 | read_batch 50000 100 | read_batch 50000 1000 | read_formatted numpy 5000 | read_formatted pandas 5000 | read_formatted tensorflow 5000 | read_formatted torch 5000 | read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 10 | read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 1000 | shuffled read 5000 | shuffled read 50000 | shuffled read_batch 50000 10 | shuffled read_batch 50000 100 | shuffled read_batch 50000 1000 | shuffled read_formatted numpy 5000 | shuffled read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 10 | shuffled read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 1000 |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.454244 / 0.215209 (0.239035) | 4.526018 / 2.077655 (2.448364) | 2.395985 / 1.504120 (0.891865) | 2.234822 / 1.541195 (0.693627) | 2.370235 / 1.468490 (0.901745) | 0.567607 / 4.584777 (-4.017169) | 3.650156 / 3.745712 (-0.095556) | 3.360094 / 5.269862 (-1.909768) | 1.415252 / 4.565676 (-3.150424) | 0.068012 / 0.424275 (-0.356263) | 0.011135 / 0.007607 (0.003528) | 0.561967 / 0.226044 (0.335923) | 5.621819 / 2.268929 (3.352890) | 2.676912 / 55.444624 (-52.767712) | 2.338306 / 6.876477 (-4.538171) | 2.430888 / 2.142072 (0.288815) | 0.684576 / 4.805227 (-4.120651) | 0.138923 / 6.500664 (-6.361741) | 0.069933 / 0.075469 (-0.005536) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_map_filter.json

| metric | filter | map fast-tokenizer batched | map identity | map identity batched | map no-op batched | map no-op batched numpy | map no-op batched pandas | map no-op batched pytorch | map no-op batched tensorflow |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 1.313383 / 1.841788 (-0.528405) | 15.125088 / 8.074308 (7.050780) | 14.801501 / 10.191392 (4.610109) | 0.134235 / 0.680424 (-0.546189) | 0.017058 / 0.534201 (-0.517143) | 0.365166 / 0.579283 (-0.214117) | 0.395415 / 0.434364 (-0.038949) | 0.419355 / 0.540337 (-0.120983) | 0.513411 / 1.386936 (-0.873525) |

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