The goal is that the python library will provide a functional, performant subset of the java library. The initial focus has been on reading table metadata as well as providing the capability to both plan and execute a scan.
| Operation | Java | Python |
|---|---|---|
| Get Schema | X | X |
| Get Snapshots | X | X |
| Plan Scan | X | X |
| Plan Scan for Snapshot | X | X |
| Update Current Snapshot | X | |
| Set Table Properties | X | |
| Create Table | X | X |
| Drop Table | X | X |
| Alter Table | X |
Pyarrow is used for reading parquet files, so read support is limited to what is currently supported in the pyarrow.parquet package.
| Data Type | Java | Python |
|---|---|---|
| BooleanType | X | X |
| DateType | X | X |
| DecimalType | X | X |
| FloatType | X | X |
| IntegerType | X | X |
| LongType | X | X |
| TimeType | X | X |
| TimestampType | X | X |
| Data Type | Java | Python |
|---|---|---|
| ListType of primitives | X | X |
| MapType of primitives | X | X |
| StructType of primitives | X | X |
| ListType of Nested Types | X | |
| MapType of Nested Types | X |
The python client does not currently support write capability