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# Apache DataFusion Python 44.0.0 Changelog

This release consists of 12 commits from 5 contributors. See credits at the end of this changelog for more information.

**Implemented enhancements:**

- feat: support enable_url_table config [#980](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/980) (chenkovsky)
- feat: remove DataFusion pyarrow feat [#1000](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1000) (timsaucer)

**Fixed bugs:**

- fix: correct LZ0 to LZO in compression options [#995](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/995) (kosiew)

**Other:**

- Add arrow cast [#962](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/962) (kosiew)
- Fix small issues in pyproject.toml [#976](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/976) (kylebarron)
- chore: set validation and type hint for ffi tableprovider [#983](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/983) (ion-elgreco)
- Support async iteration of RecordBatchStream [#975](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/975) (kylebarron)
- Chore/upgrade datafusion 44 [#973](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/973) (timsaucer)
- Default to ZSTD compression when writing Parquet  [#981](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/981) (kosiew)
- Feat/use uv python management [#994](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/994) (timsaucer)
- minor: Update dependencies prior to release [#999](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/999) (timsaucer)
- Apply import ordering in ruff check [#1001](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1001) (timsaucer)

## Credits

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

```
     5	Tim Saucer
     3	kosiew
     2	Kyle Barron
     1	Chongchen Chen
     1	Ion Koutsouris
```

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