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<div class="section" id="using-pyarrow-from-c-and-cython-code">
<span id="extending"></span><h1>Using pyarrow from C++ and Cython Code<a class="headerlink" href="#using-pyarrow-from-c-and-cython-code" title="Permalink to this headline">ΒΆ</a></h1>
<p>pyarrow features both a Cython and C++ API.</p>
<div class="section" id="c-api">
<h2>C++ API<a class="headerlink" href="#c-api" title="Permalink to this headline">ΒΆ</a></h2>
<p>The Arrow C++ header files are bundled with a pyarrow installation.
To get the absolute path to this directory (like <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">numpy.get_include()</span></code>), use:</p>
<div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="nn">pyarrow</span> <span class="kn">as</span> <span class="nn">pa</span>
<span class="n">pa</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_include</span><span class="p">()</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
<p>Assuming the path above is on your compiler’s include path, the pyarrow API
can be included using the following directive:</p>
<div class="highlight-cpp notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="cp">#include</span> <span class="cpf">&lt;arrow/python/pyarrow.h&gt;</span><span class="cp"></span>
</pre></div>
</div>
<p>This will not include other parts of the Arrow API, which you will need
to include yourself (for example <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">arrow/api.h</span></code>).</p>
<p>When building C extensions that use the Arrow C++ libraries, you must add
appropriate linker flags. We have provided functions <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.get_libraries</span></code>
and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.get_library_dirs</span></code> which return a list of library names and
likely library install locations (if you installed pyarrow with pip or
conda). These must be included when declaring your C extensions with distutils
(see below).</p>
<div class="section" id="initializing-the-api">
<h3>Initializing the API<a class="headerlink" href="#initializing-the-api" title="Permalink to this headline">ΒΆ</a></h3>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv414import_pyarrowv">
<span id="_CPPv314import_pyarrowv"></span><span id="_CPPv214import_pyarrowv"></span><span id="import_pyarrow"></span>int <code class="sig-name descname">import_pyarrow</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv414import_pyarrowv" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Initialize inner pointers of the pyarrow API. On success, 0 is
returned. Otherwise, -1 is returned and a Python exception is set.</p>
<p>It is mandatory to call this function before calling any other function
in the pyarrow C++ API. Failing to do so will likely lead to crashes.</p>
</dd></dl>
</div>
<div class="section" id="wrapping-and-unwrapping">
<h3>Wrapping and Unwrapping<a class="headerlink" href="#wrapping-and-unwrapping" title="Permalink to this headline">ΒΆ</a></h3>
<p>pyarrow provides the following functions to go back and forth between
Python wrappers (as exposed by the pyarrow Python API) and the underlying
C++ objects.</p>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv48is_arrayP8PyObject">
<span id="_CPPv38is_arrayP8PyObject"></span><span id="_CPPv28is_arrayP8PyObject"></span><span id="is_array__PyObjectP"></span>bool <code class="sig-name descname">is_array</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv48is_arrayP8PyObject" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Return whether <em>obj</em> wraps an Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Array</span></code> pointer;
in other words, whether <em>obj</em> is a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Array.html#pyarrow.Array" title="pyarrow.Array"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Array</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv49is_bufferP8PyObject">
<span id="_CPPv39is_bufferP8PyObject"></span><span id="_CPPv29is_bufferP8PyObject"></span><span id="is_buffer__PyObjectP"></span>bool <code class="sig-name descname">is_buffer</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv49is_bufferP8PyObject" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Return whether <em>obj</em> wraps an Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Buffer</span></code> pointer;
in other words, whether <em>obj</em> is a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Buffer.html#pyarrow.Buffer" title="pyarrow.Buffer"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Buffer</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv412is_data_typeP8PyObject">
<span id="_CPPv312is_data_typeP8PyObject"></span><span id="_CPPv212is_data_typeP8PyObject"></span><span id="is_data_type__PyObjectP"></span>bool <code class="sig-name descname">is_data_type</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv412is_data_typeP8PyObject" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Return whether <em>obj</em> wraps an Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">DataType</span></code> pointer;
in other words, whether <em>obj</em> is a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.DataType.html#pyarrow.DataType" title="pyarrow.DataType"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.DataType</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv48is_fieldP8PyObject">
<span id="_CPPv38is_fieldP8PyObject"></span><span id="_CPPv28is_fieldP8PyObject"></span><span id="is_field__PyObjectP"></span>bool <code class="sig-name descname">is_field</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv48is_fieldP8PyObject" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Return whether <em>obj</em> wraps an Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Field</span></code> pointer;
in other words, whether <em>obj</em> is a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Field.html#pyarrow.Field" title="pyarrow.Field"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Field</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv415is_record_batchP8PyObject">
<span id="_CPPv315is_record_batchP8PyObject"></span><span id="_CPPv215is_record_batchP8PyObject"></span><span id="is_record_batch__PyObjectP"></span>bool <code class="sig-name descname">is_record_batch</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv415is_record_batchP8PyObject" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Return whether <em>obj</em> wraps an Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">RecordBatch</span></code> pointer;
in other words, whether <em>obj</em> is a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.RecordBatch.html#pyarrow.RecordBatch" title="pyarrow.RecordBatch"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.RecordBatch</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv49is_schemaP8PyObject">
<span id="_CPPv39is_schemaP8PyObject"></span><span id="_CPPv29is_schemaP8PyObject"></span><span id="is_schema__PyObjectP"></span>bool <code class="sig-name descname">is_schema</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv49is_schemaP8PyObject" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Return whether <em>obj</em> wraps an Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Schema</span></code> pointer;
in other words, whether <em>obj</em> is a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Schema.html#pyarrow.Schema" title="pyarrow.Schema"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Schema</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv48is_tableP8PyObject">
<span id="_CPPv38is_tableP8PyObject"></span><span id="_CPPv28is_tableP8PyObject"></span><span id="is_table__PyObjectP"></span>bool <code class="sig-name descname">is_table</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv48is_tableP8PyObject" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Return whether <em>obj</em> wraps an Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Table</span></code> pointer;
in other words, whether <em>obj</em> is a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Table.html#pyarrow.Table" title="pyarrow.Table"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Table</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv49is_tensorP8PyObject">
<span id="_CPPv39is_tensorP8PyObject"></span><span id="_CPPv29is_tensorP8PyObject"></span><span id="is_tensor__PyObjectP"></span>bool <code class="sig-name descname">is_tensor</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv49is_tensorP8PyObject" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Return whether <em>obj</em> wraps an Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Tensor</span></code> pointer;
in other words, whether <em>obj</em> is a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Tensor.html#pyarrow.Tensor" title="pyarrow.Tensor"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Tensor</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv420is_sparse_coo_tensorP8PyObject">
<span id="_CPPv320is_sparse_coo_tensorP8PyObject"></span><span id="_CPPv220is_sparse_coo_tensorP8PyObject"></span><span id="is_sparse_coo_tensor__PyObjectP"></span>bool <code class="sig-name descname">is_sparse_coo_tensor</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv420is_sparse_coo_tensorP8PyObject" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Return whether <em>obj</em> wraps an Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SparseCOOTensor</span></code> pointer;
in other words, whether <em>obj</em> is a <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.SparseCOOTensor</span></code> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv420is_sparse_csr_matrixP8PyObject">
<span id="_CPPv320is_sparse_csr_matrixP8PyObject"></span><span id="_CPPv220is_sparse_csr_matrixP8PyObject"></span><span id="is_sparse_csr_matrix__PyObjectP"></span>bool <code class="sig-name descname">is_sparse_csr_matrix</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv420is_sparse_csr_matrixP8PyObject" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Return whether <em>obj</em> wraps an Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SparseCSRMatrix</span></code> pointer;
in other words, whether <em>obj</em> is a <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.SparseCSRMatrix</span></code> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv420is_sparse_csc_matrixP8PyObject">
<span id="_CPPv320is_sparse_csc_matrixP8PyObject"></span><span id="_CPPv220is_sparse_csc_matrixP8PyObject"></span><span id="is_sparse_csc_matrix__PyObjectP"></span>bool <code class="sig-name descname">is_sparse_csc_matrix</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv420is_sparse_csc_matrixP8PyObject" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Return whether <em>obj</em> wraps an Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SparseCSCMatrix</span></code> pointer;
in other words, whether <em>obj</em> is a <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.SparseCSCMatrix</span></code> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<p>The following functions expect a pyarrow object, unwrap the underlying
Arrow C++ API pointer, and put it in the <em>out</em> parameter. The returned
<code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Status</span></code> object must be inspected first to know whether any error
occurred. If successful, <em>out</em> is guaranteed to be non-NULL.</p>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv412unwrap_arrayP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI5ArrayEE">
<span id="_CPPv312unwrap_arrayP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI5ArrayEE"></span><span id="_CPPv212unwrap_arrayP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI5ArrayEE"></span><span id="unwrap_array__PyObjectP.std::shared_ptr:Array:P"></span>Status <code class="sig-name descname">unwrap_array</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em>, std::shared_ptr&lt;Array&gt; *<em>out</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv412unwrap_arrayP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI5ArrayEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Array</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em> and put it in <em>out</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv413unwrap_bufferP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI6BufferEE">
<span id="_CPPv313unwrap_bufferP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI6BufferEE"></span><span id="_CPPv213unwrap_bufferP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI6BufferEE"></span><span id="unwrap_buffer__PyObjectP.std::shared_ptr:Buffer:P"></span>Status <code class="sig-name descname">unwrap_buffer</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em>, std::shared_ptr&lt;Buffer&gt; *<em>out</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv413unwrap_bufferP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI6BufferEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Buffer</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em> and put it in <em>out</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv416unwrap_data_typeP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI8DataTypeEE">
<span id="_CPPv316unwrap_data_typeP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI8DataTypeEE"></span><span id="_CPPv216unwrap_data_typeP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI8DataTypeEE"></span><span id="unwrap_data_type__PyObjectP.std::shared_ptr:DataType:P"></span>Status <code class="sig-name descname">unwrap_data_type</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em>, std::shared_ptr&lt;DataType&gt; *<em>out</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv416unwrap_data_typeP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI8DataTypeEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">DataType</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em> and put it in <em>out</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv412unwrap_fieldP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI5FieldEE">
<span id="_CPPv312unwrap_fieldP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI5FieldEE"></span><span id="_CPPv212unwrap_fieldP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI5FieldEE"></span><span id="unwrap_field__PyObjectP.std::shared_ptr:Field:P"></span>Status <code class="sig-name descname">unwrap_field</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em>, std::shared_ptr&lt;Field&gt; *<em>out</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv412unwrap_fieldP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI5FieldEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Field</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em> and put it in <em>out</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv419unwrap_record_batchP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI11RecordBatchEE">
<span id="_CPPv319unwrap_record_batchP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI11RecordBatchEE"></span><span id="_CPPv219unwrap_record_batchP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI11RecordBatchEE"></span><span id="unwrap_record_batch__PyObjectP.std::shared_ptr:RecordBatch:P"></span>Status <code class="sig-name descname">unwrap_record_batch</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em>, std::shared_ptr&lt;RecordBatch&gt; *<em>out</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv419unwrap_record_batchP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI11RecordBatchEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">RecordBatch</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em> and put it in <em>out</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv413unwrap_schemaP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI6SchemaEE">
<span id="_CPPv313unwrap_schemaP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI6SchemaEE"></span><span id="_CPPv213unwrap_schemaP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI6SchemaEE"></span><span id="unwrap_schema__PyObjectP.std::shared_ptr:Schema:P"></span>Status <code class="sig-name descname">unwrap_schema</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em>, std::shared_ptr&lt;Schema&gt; *<em>out</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv413unwrap_schemaP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI6SchemaEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Schema</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em> and put it in <em>out</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv412unwrap_tableP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI5TableEE">
<span id="_CPPv312unwrap_tableP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI5TableEE"></span><span id="_CPPv212unwrap_tableP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI5TableEE"></span><span id="unwrap_table__PyObjectP.std::shared_ptr:Table:P"></span>Status <code class="sig-name descname">unwrap_table</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em>, std::shared_ptr&lt;Table&gt; *<em>out</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv412unwrap_tableP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI5TableEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Table</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em> and put it in <em>out</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv413unwrap_tensorP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI6TensorEE">
<span id="_CPPv313unwrap_tensorP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI6TensorEE"></span><span id="_CPPv213unwrap_tensorP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI6TensorEE"></span><span id="unwrap_tensor__PyObjectP.std::shared_ptr:Tensor:P"></span>Status <code class="sig-name descname">unwrap_tensor</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em>, std::shared_ptr&lt;Tensor&gt; *<em>out</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv413unwrap_tensorP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI6TensorEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Tensor</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em> and put it in <em>out</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv424unwrap_sparse_coo_tensorP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCOOTensorEE">
<span id="_CPPv324unwrap_sparse_coo_tensorP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCOOTensorEE"></span><span id="_CPPv224unwrap_sparse_coo_tensorP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCOOTensorEE"></span><span id="unwrap_sparse_coo_tensor__PyObjectP.std::shared_ptr:SparseCOOTensor:P"></span>Status <code class="sig-name descname">unwrap_sparse_coo_tensor</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em>, std::shared_ptr&lt;SparseCOOTensor&gt; *<em>out</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv424unwrap_sparse_coo_tensorP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCOOTensorEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SparseCOOTensor</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em> and put it in <em>out</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv424unwrap_sparse_csr_matrixP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSRMatrixEE">
<span id="_CPPv324unwrap_sparse_csr_matrixP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSRMatrixEE"></span><span id="_CPPv224unwrap_sparse_csr_matrixP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSRMatrixEE"></span><span id="unwrap_sparse_csr_matrix__PyObjectP.std::shared_ptr:SparseCSRMatrix:P"></span>Status <code class="sig-name descname">unwrap_sparse_csr_matrix</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em>, std::shared_ptr&lt;SparseCSRMatrix&gt; *<em>out</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv424unwrap_sparse_csr_matrixP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSRMatrixEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SparseCSRMatrix</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em> and put it in <em>out</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv424unwrap_sparse_csc_matrixP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSCMatrixEE">
<span id="_CPPv324unwrap_sparse_csc_matrixP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSCMatrixEE"></span><span id="_CPPv224unwrap_sparse_csc_matrixP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSCMatrixEE"></span><span id="unwrap_sparse_csc_matrix__PyObjectP.std::shared_ptr:SparseCSCMatrix:P"></span>Status <code class="sig-name descname">unwrap_sparse_csc_matrix</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span>PyObject *<em>obj</em>, std::shared_ptr&lt;SparseCSCMatrix&gt; *<em>out</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv424unwrap_sparse_csc_matrixP8PyObjectPNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSCMatrixEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SparseCSCMatrix</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em> and put it in <em>out</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<p>The following functions take an Arrow C++ API pointer and wrap it in a
pyarray object of the corresponding type. A new reference is returned.
On error, NULL is returned and a Python exception is set.</p>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv410wrap_arrayRKNSt10shared_ptrI5ArrayEE">
<span id="_CPPv310wrap_arrayRKNSt10shared_ptrI5ArrayEE"></span><span id="_CPPv210wrap_arrayRKNSt10shared_ptrI5ArrayEE"></span><span id="wrap_array__std::shared_ptr:Array:CR"></span>PyObject *<code class="sig-name descname">wrap_array</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="property">const</em> std::shared_ptr&lt;Array&gt; &amp;<em>array</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv410wrap_arrayRKNSt10shared_ptrI5ArrayEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>array</em> in a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Array.html#pyarrow.Array" title="pyarrow.Array"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Array</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv411wrap_bufferRKNSt10shared_ptrI6BufferEE">
<span id="_CPPv311wrap_bufferRKNSt10shared_ptrI6BufferEE"></span><span id="_CPPv211wrap_bufferRKNSt10shared_ptrI6BufferEE"></span><span id="wrap_buffer__std::shared_ptr:Buffer:CR"></span>PyObject *<code class="sig-name descname">wrap_buffer</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="property">const</em> std::shared_ptr&lt;Buffer&gt; &amp;<em>buffer</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv411wrap_bufferRKNSt10shared_ptrI6BufferEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>buffer</em> in a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Buffer.html#pyarrow.Buffer" title="pyarrow.Buffer"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Buffer</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv414wrap_data_typeRKNSt10shared_ptrI8DataTypeEE">
<span id="_CPPv314wrap_data_typeRKNSt10shared_ptrI8DataTypeEE"></span><span id="_CPPv214wrap_data_typeRKNSt10shared_ptrI8DataTypeEE"></span><span id="wrap_data_type__std::shared_ptr:DataType:CR"></span>PyObject *<code class="sig-name descname">wrap_data_type</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="property">const</em> std::shared_ptr&lt;DataType&gt; &amp;<em>data_type</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv414wrap_data_typeRKNSt10shared_ptrI8DataTypeEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>data_type</em> in a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.DataType.html#pyarrow.DataType" title="pyarrow.DataType"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.DataType</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv410wrap_fieldRKNSt10shared_ptrI5FieldEE">
<span id="_CPPv310wrap_fieldRKNSt10shared_ptrI5FieldEE"></span><span id="_CPPv210wrap_fieldRKNSt10shared_ptrI5FieldEE"></span><span id="wrap_field__std::shared_ptr:Field:CR"></span>PyObject *<code class="sig-name descname">wrap_field</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="property">const</em> std::shared_ptr&lt;Field&gt; &amp;<em>field</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv410wrap_fieldRKNSt10shared_ptrI5FieldEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>field</em> in a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Field.html#pyarrow.Field" title="pyarrow.Field"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Field</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv417wrap_record_batchRKNSt10shared_ptrI11RecordBatchEE">
<span id="_CPPv317wrap_record_batchRKNSt10shared_ptrI11RecordBatchEE"></span><span id="_CPPv217wrap_record_batchRKNSt10shared_ptrI11RecordBatchEE"></span><span id="wrap_record_batch__std::shared_ptr:RecordBatch:CR"></span>PyObject *<code class="sig-name descname">wrap_record_batch</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="property">const</em> std::shared_ptr&lt;RecordBatch&gt; &amp;<em>batch</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv417wrap_record_batchRKNSt10shared_ptrI11RecordBatchEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ record <em>batch</em> in a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.RecordBatch.html#pyarrow.RecordBatch" title="pyarrow.RecordBatch"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.RecordBatch</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv411wrap_schemaRKNSt10shared_ptrI6SchemaEE">
<span id="_CPPv311wrap_schemaRKNSt10shared_ptrI6SchemaEE"></span><span id="_CPPv211wrap_schemaRKNSt10shared_ptrI6SchemaEE"></span><span id="wrap_schema__std::shared_ptr:Schema:CR"></span>PyObject *<code class="sig-name descname">wrap_schema</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="property">const</em> std::shared_ptr&lt;Schema&gt; &amp;<em>schema</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv411wrap_schemaRKNSt10shared_ptrI6SchemaEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>schema</em> in a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Schema.html#pyarrow.Schema" title="pyarrow.Schema"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Schema</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv410wrap_tableRKNSt10shared_ptrI5TableEE">
<span id="_CPPv310wrap_tableRKNSt10shared_ptrI5TableEE"></span><span id="_CPPv210wrap_tableRKNSt10shared_ptrI5TableEE"></span><span id="wrap_table__std::shared_ptr:Table:CR"></span>PyObject *<code class="sig-name descname">wrap_table</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="property">const</em> std::shared_ptr&lt;Table&gt; &amp;<em>table</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv410wrap_tableRKNSt10shared_ptrI5TableEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>table</em> in a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Table.html#pyarrow.Table" title="pyarrow.Table"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Table</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv411wrap_tensorRKNSt10shared_ptrI6TensorEE">
<span id="_CPPv311wrap_tensorRKNSt10shared_ptrI6TensorEE"></span><span id="_CPPv211wrap_tensorRKNSt10shared_ptrI6TensorEE"></span><span id="wrap_tensor__std::shared_ptr:Tensor:CR"></span>PyObject *<code class="sig-name descname">wrap_tensor</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="property">const</em> std::shared_ptr&lt;Tensor&gt; &amp;<em>tensor</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv411wrap_tensorRKNSt10shared_ptrI6TensorEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>tensor</em> in a <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Tensor.html#pyarrow.Tensor" title="pyarrow.Tensor"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Tensor</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv422wrap_sparse_coo_tensorRKNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCOOTensorEE">
<span id="_CPPv322wrap_sparse_coo_tensorRKNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCOOTensorEE"></span><span id="_CPPv222wrap_sparse_coo_tensorRKNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCOOTensorEE"></span><span id="wrap_sparse_coo_tensor__std::shared_ptr:SparseCOOTensor:CR"></span>PyObject *<code class="sig-name descname">wrap_sparse_coo_tensor</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="property">const</em> std::shared_ptr&lt;SparseCOOTensor&gt; &amp;<em>sparse_tensor</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv422wrap_sparse_coo_tensorRKNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCOOTensorEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>COO sparse tensor</em> in a <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.SparseCOOTensor</span></code> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv422wrap_sparse_csr_matrixRKNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSRMatrixEE">
<span id="_CPPv322wrap_sparse_csr_matrixRKNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSRMatrixEE"></span><span id="_CPPv222wrap_sparse_csr_matrixRKNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSRMatrixEE"></span><span id="wrap_sparse_csr_matrix__std::shared_ptr:SparseCSRMatrix:CR"></span>PyObject *<code class="sig-name descname">wrap_sparse_csr_matrix</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="property">const</em> std::shared_ptr&lt;SparseCSRMatrix&gt; &amp;<em>sparse_tensor</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv422wrap_sparse_csr_matrixRKNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSRMatrixEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>CSR sparse tensor</em> in a <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.SparseCSRMatrix</span></code> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="cpp function">
<dt id="_CPPv422wrap_sparse_csc_matrixRKNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSCMatrixEE">
<span id="_CPPv322wrap_sparse_csc_matrixRKNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSCMatrixEE"></span><span id="_CPPv222wrap_sparse_csc_matrixRKNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSCMatrixEE"></span><span id="wrap_sparse_csc_matrix__std::shared_ptr:SparseCSCMatrix:CR"></span>PyObject *<code class="sig-name descname">wrap_sparse_csc_matrix</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="property">const</em> std::shared_ptr&lt;SparseCSCMatrix&gt; &amp;<em>sparse_tensor</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#_CPPv422wrap_sparse_csc_matrixRKNSt10shared_ptrI15SparseCSCMatrixEE" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a><br /></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>CSC sparse tensor</em> in a <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.SparseCSCMatrix</span></code> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section" id="cython-api">
<h2>Cython API<a class="headerlink" href="#cython-api" title="Permalink to this headline">ΒΆ</a></h2>
<p>The Cython API more or less mirrors the C++ API, but the calling convention
can be different as required by Cython. In Cython, you don’t need to
initialize the API as that will be handled automatically by the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">cimport</span></code>
directive.</p>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>Classes from the Arrow C++ API are renamed when exposed in Cython, to
avoid named clashes with the corresponding Python classes. For example,
C++ Arrow arrays have the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">CArray</span></code> type and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Array</span></code> is the
corresponding Python wrapper class.</p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="id1">
<h3>Wrapping and Unwrapping<a class="headerlink" href="#id1" title="Permalink to this headline">ΒΆ</a></h3>
<p>The following functions expect a pyarrow object, unwrap the underlying
Arrow C++ API pointer, and return it. NULL is returned (without setting
an exception) if the input is not of the right type.</p>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_array">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_unwrap_array</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">obj</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; shared_ptr<span class="p">[</span>CArray<span class="p">]</span><a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_array" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Array</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_batch">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_unwrap_batch</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">obj</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; shared_ptr<span class="p">[</span>CRecordBatch<span class="p">]</span><a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_batch" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">RecordBatch</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_buffer">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_unwrap_buffer</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">obj</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; shared_ptr<span class="p">[</span>CBuffer<span class="p">]</span><a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_buffer" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Buffer</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_data_type">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_unwrap_data_type</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">obj</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; shared_ptr<span class="p">[</span>CDataType<span class="p">]</span><a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_data_type" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">CDataType</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_field">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_unwrap_field</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">obj</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; shared_ptr<span class="p">[</span>CField<span class="p">]</span><a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_field" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Field</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_schema">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_unwrap_schema</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">obj</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; shared_ptr<span class="p">[</span>CSchema<span class="p">]</span><a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_schema" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Schema</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_table">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_unwrap_table</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">obj</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; shared_ptr<span class="p">[</span>CTable<span class="p">]</span><a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_table" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Table</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_tensor">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_unwrap_tensor</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">obj</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; shared_ptr<span class="p">[</span>CTensor<span class="p">]</span><a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_tensor" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Tensor</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_sparse_coo_tensor">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_unwrap_sparse_coo_tensor</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">obj</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; shared_ptr<span class="p">[</span>CSparseCOOTensor<span class="p">]</span><a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_sparse_coo_tensor" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SparseCOOTensor</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_sparse_csr_matrix">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_unwrap_sparse_csr_matrix</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">obj</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; shared_ptr<span class="p">[</span>CSparseCSRMatrix<span class="p">]</span><a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_sparse_csr_matrix" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SparseCSRMatrix</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_sparse_csc_matrix">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_unwrap_sparse_csc_matrix</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">obj</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; shared_ptr<span class="p">[</span>CSparseCSCMatrix<span class="p">]</span><a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_unwrap_sparse_csc_matrix" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Unwrap the Arrow C++ <code class="xref cpp cpp-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SparseCSCMatrix</span></code> pointer from <em>obj</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
<p>The following functions take a Arrow C++ API pointer and wrap it in a
pyarray object of the corresponding type. An exception is raised on error.</p>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_array">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_wrap_array</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param">sp_array: const shared_ptr[CArray]&amp; array</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; object<a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_array" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>array</em> in a Python <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Array.html#pyarrow.Array" title="pyarrow.Array"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Array</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_batch">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_wrap_batch</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param">sp_array: const shared_ptr[CRecordBatch]&amp; batch</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; object<a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_batch" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ record <em>batch</em> in a Python <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.RecordBatch.html#pyarrow.RecordBatch" title="pyarrow.RecordBatch"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.RecordBatch</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_buffer">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_wrap_buffer</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param">sp_array: const shared_ptr[CBuffer]&amp; buffer</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; object<a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_buffer" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>buffer</em> in a Python <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Buffer.html#pyarrow.Buffer" title="pyarrow.Buffer"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Buffer</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_data_type">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_wrap_data_type</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param">sp_array: const shared_ptr[CDataType]&amp; data_type</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; object<a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_data_type" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>data_type</em> in a Python <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.DataType.html#pyarrow.DataType" title="pyarrow.DataType"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.DataType</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_field">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_wrap_field</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param">sp_array: const shared_ptr[CField]&amp; field</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; object<a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_field" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>field</em> in a Python <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Field.html#pyarrow.Field" title="pyarrow.Field"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Field</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_resizable_buffer">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_wrap_resizable_buffer</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param">sp_array: const shared_ptr[CResizableBuffer]&amp; buffer</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; object<a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_resizable_buffer" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ resizable <em>buffer</em> in a Python <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.ResizableBuffer.html#pyarrow.ResizableBuffer" title="pyarrow.ResizableBuffer"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.ResizableBuffer</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_schema">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_wrap_schema</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param">sp_array: const shared_ptr[CSchema]&amp; schema</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; object<a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_schema" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>schema</em> in a Python <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Schema.html#pyarrow.Schema" title="pyarrow.Schema"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Schema</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_table">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_wrap_table</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param">sp_array: const shared_ptr[CTable]&amp; table</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; object<a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_table" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>table</em> in a Python <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Table.html#pyarrow.Table" title="pyarrow.Table"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Table</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_tensor">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_wrap_tensor</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param">sp_array: const shared_ptr[CTensor]&amp; tensor</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; object<a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_tensor" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>tensor</em> in a Python <a class="reference internal" href="generated/pyarrow.Tensor.html#pyarrow.Tensor" title="pyarrow.Tensor"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.Tensor</span></code></a> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_sparse_coo_tensor">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_wrap_sparse_coo_tensor</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param">sp_array: const shared_ptr[CSparseCOOTensor]&amp; sparse_tensor</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; object<a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_sparse_coo_tensor" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>COO sparse tensor</em> in a Python <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.SparseCOOTensor</span></code> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_sparse_csr_matrix">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_wrap_sparse_csr_matrix</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param">sp_array: const shared_ptr[CSparseCSRMatrix]&amp; sparse_tensor</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; object<a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_sparse_csr_matrix" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>CSR sparse tensor</em> in a Python <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.SparseCSRMatrix</span></code> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt id="pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_sparse_csc_matrix">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">pyarrow.</code><code class="sig-name descname">pyarrow_wrap_sparse_csc_matrix</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param">sp_array: const shared_ptr[CSparseCSCMatrix]&amp; sparse_tensor</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; object<a class="headerlink" href="#pyarrow.pyarrow_wrap_sparse_csc_matrix" title="Permalink to this definition">ΒΆ</a></dt>
<dd><p>Wrap the Arrow C++ <em>CSC sparse tensor</em> in a Python <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.SparseCSCMatrix</span></code> instance.</p>
</dd></dl>
</div>
<div class="section" id="example">
<h3>Example<a class="headerlink" href="#example" title="Permalink to this headline">ΒΆ</a></h3>
<p>The following Cython module shows how to unwrap a Python object and call
the underlying C++ object’s API.</p>
<div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="c1"># distutils: language=c++</span>
<span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">pyarrow.lib</span> <span class="nn">cimport</span> <span class="o">*</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">get_array_length</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="p">):</span>
<span class="c1"># Just an example function accessing both the pyarrow Cython API</span>
<span class="c1"># and the Arrow C++ API</span>
<span class="n">cdef</span> <span class="n">shared_ptr</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">CArray</span><span class="p">]</span> <span class="n">arr</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">pyarrow_unwrap_array</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">arr</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="n">NULL</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="k">raise</span> <span class="ne">TypeError</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;not an array&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">return</span> <span class="n">arr</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get</span><span class="p">()</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">length</span><span class="p">()</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
<p>To build this module, you will need a slightly customized <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">setup.py</span></code> file
(this is assuming the file above is named <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">example.pyx</span></code>):</p>
<div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">distutils.core</span> <span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">setup</span>
<span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">Cython.Build</span> <span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">cythonize</span>
<span class="kn">import</span> <span class="nn">os</span>
<span class="kn">import</span> <span class="nn">numpy</span> <span class="kn">as</span> <span class="nn">np</span>
<span class="kn">import</span> <span class="nn">pyarrow</span> <span class="kn">as</span> <span class="nn">pa</span>
<span class="n">ext_modules</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">cythonize</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;example.pyx&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">ext</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">ext_modules</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="c1"># The Numpy C headers are currently required</span>
<span class="n">ext</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">include_dirs</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">append</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">np</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_include</span><span class="p">())</span>
<span class="n">ext</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">include_dirs</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">append</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">pa</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_include</span><span class="p">())</span>
<span class="n">ext</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">libraries</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">extend</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">pa</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_libraries</span><span class="p">())</span>
<span class="n">ext</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">library_dirs</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">extend</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">pa</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_library_dirs</span><span class="p">())</span>
<span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">os</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="s1">&#39;posix&#39;</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">ext</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">extra_compile_args</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">append</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;-std=c++11&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Try uncommenting the following line on Linux</span>
<span class="c1"># if you get weird linker errors or runtime crashes</span>
<span class="c1"># ext.define_macros.append((&quot;_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI&quot;, &quot;0&quot;))</span>
<span class="n">setup</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">ext_modules</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">ext_modules</span><span class="p">)</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
<p>Compile the extension:</p>
<div class="highlight-bash notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>python setup.py build_ext --inplace
</pre></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section" id="building-extensions-against-pypi-wheels">
<h3>Building Extensions against PyPI Wheels<a class="headerlink" href="#building-extensions-against-pypi-wheels" title="Permalink to this headline">ΒΆ</a></h3>
<p>The Python wheels have the Arrow C++ libraries bundled in the top level
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow/</span></code> install directory. On Linux and macOS, these libraries have an ABI
tag like <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">libarrow.so.17</span></code> which means that linking with <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-larrow</span></code> using the
linker path provided by <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.get_library_dirs()</span></code> will not work right out
of the box. To fix this, you must run <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow.create_library_symlinks()</span></code>
once as a user with write access to the directory where pyarrow is
installed. This function will attempt to create symlinks like
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pyarrow/libarrow.so</span></code>. For example:</p>
<div class="highlight-bash notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>pip install pyarrow
python -c <span class="s2">&quot;import pyarrow; pyarrow.create_library_symlinks()&quot;</span>
</pre></div>
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