pyarrow.PyExtensionType

class pyarrow.PyExtensionType(DataType storage_type)

Bases: ExtensionType

Concrete base class for Python-defined extension types based on pickle for (de)serialization.

Parameters:
storage_typeDataType

The storage type for which the extension is built.

__init__(*args, **kwargs)

Methods

__init__(*args, **kwargs)

equals(self, other, *[, check_metadata])

Return true if type is equivalent to passed value.

field(self, i)

to_pandas_dtype(self)

Return the equivalent NumPy / Pandas dtype.

wrap_array(self, storage)

Wrap the given storage array as an extension array.

Attributes

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extension_name

The extension type name.

id

num_buffers

Number of data buffers required to construct Array type excluding children.

num_fields

The number of child fields.

storage_type

The underlying storage type.

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equals(self, other, *, check_metadata=False)

Return true if type is equivalent to passed value.

Parameters:
otherDataType or str convertible to DataType
check_metadatabool

Whether nested Field metadata equality should be checked as well.

Returns:
is_equalbool
extension_name

The extension type name.

field(self, i) Field
id
num_buffers

Number of data buffers required to construct Array type excluding children.

num_fields

The number of child fields.

storage_type

The underlying storage type.

to_pandas_dtype(self)

Return the equivalent NumPy / Pandas dtype.

wrap_array(self, storage)

Wrap the given storage array as an extension array.

Parameters:
storageArray or ChunkedArray
Returns:
arrayArray or ChunkedArray

Extension array wrapping the storage array