I am in the process of swapping out columns and I cannot remove that cable on the top left side of the column I think it is the park neutral saftey switch, do I just pry it out or is there a clip

 

You could pry at it,...... There's a black plastic clip holding the cable in place in the white plastic housing.

If you have good access to the column end of the cable - you could also remove the tiny philips head screws and remove the plastic and the cable from the column without prying !