[ARROW-10104] [Python] Separate tests into its own conda package

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.0
• Component/s: Packaging, Python
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/26118
• Assignee: Uwe Korn
• Reporter: Uwe Korn
• Created: 26/Sep/20 06:39
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 08:11
• Resolved: 29/Sep/20 10:56

Description

We currently ship the tests with the source code. This is nice to test the integrity of the installation, it is not needed for runtime though. In the case of conda, the overhead to turn them into a separate package is small.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #8282