Add collect_column to dataframe#1302
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Ran through a couple usages I hit often and looks much nicer! Extracting a scalar as a python type is still a little verbose but dramatically better than before. import datafusion as dfn
from datafusion import col
import pyarrow as pa
def main():
ctx = dfn.SessionContext()
df = ctx.from_pydict({
"a": [3, 1, 2],
"b": [4, 6, 5]
})
before_result = pa.table(df.select("a"))["a"].to_numpy()
result = df.collect_column("a").to_numpy()
print(f" {before_result=}\n\t{result=}")
# Without as_py
df_of_interest = df.filter(col("b") > 5)
before_result = pa.table(df_of_interest.select("b"))["b"][0]
result = df_of_interest.collect_column("b")[0]
print(f" {before_result=}\n\t{result=}")
# With as_py
df_of_interest = df.filter(col("b") > 5)
before_result = pa.table(df_of_interest.select("b"))["b"][0].as_py()
result = df_of_interest.collect_column("b")[0].as_py()
print(f" {before_result=}\n\t{result=}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main() before_result=array([3, 1, 2])
result=array([3, 1, 2])
before_result=<pyarrow.Int64Scalar: 6>
result=<pyarrow.Int64Scalar: 6>
before_result=6
result=6 |
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Which issue does this PR close?
Closes #1288
Rationale for this change
This PR adds a function to extract a single column of data from a dataframe and return it as a pyarrow array. It is based on user feedback that they must go through complicated lengths to get access to this data.
What changes are included in this PR?
collect_columnfunction to DataFrameAre there any user-facing changes?
This is a new API. No existing APIs have been modified.