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# Apache DataFusion Python 46.0.0 Changelog

This release consists of 21 commits from 11 contributors. See credits at the end of this changelog for more information.

**Implemented enhancements:**

- feat: reads using global ctx [#982](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/982) (ion-elgreco)
- feat: Implementation of udf and udaf decorator [#1040](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1040) (CrystalZhou0529)
- feat: expose regex_count function [#1066](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1066) (nirnayroy)
- feat: Update DataFusion dependency to 46 [#1079](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1079) (timsaucer)

**Fixed bugs:**

- fix: add to_timestamp_nanos [#1020](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1020) (chenkovsky)
- fix: type checking [#993](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/993) (chenkovsky)

**Other:**

- [infra] Fail Clippy on rust build warnings [#1029](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1029) (kevinjqliu)
- Add user documentation for the FFI approach [#1031](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1031) (timsaucer)
- build(deps): bump arrow from 54.1.0 to 54.2.0 [#1035](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1035) (dependabot[bot])
- Chore: Release datafusion-python 45 [#1024](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1024) (timsaucer)
- Enable Dataframe to be converted into views which can be used in register_table [#1016](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1016) (kosiew)
- Add ruff check for missing futures import [#1052](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1052) (timsaucer)
- Enable take comments to assign issues to users [#1058](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1058) (timsaucer)
- Update python min version to 3.9 [#1043](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1043) (kevinjqliu)
- feat/improve ruff test coverage [#1055](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1055) (timsaucer)
- feat/making global context accessible for users [#1060](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1060) (jsai28)
- Renaming Internal Structs [#1059](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1059) (Spaarsh)
- test: add pytest asyncio tests [#1063](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1063) (jsai28)
- Add decorator for udwf [#1061](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1061) (kosiew)
- Add additional ruff suggestions [#1062](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1062) (Spaarsh)
- Improve collection during repr and repr_html [#1036](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1036) (timsaucer)

## Credits

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release. Here is a breakdown of commits (PRs merged) per contributor.

```
     7	Tim Saucer
     2	Kevin Liu
     2	Spaarsh
     2	jsai28
     2	kosiew
     1	Chen Chongchen
     1	Chongchen Chen
     1	Crystal Zhou
     1	Ion Koutsouris
     1	Nirnay Roy
     1	dependabot[bot]
```

Thank you also to everyone who contributed in other ways such as filing issues, reviewing PRs, and providing feedback on this release.