[ARROW-11498] [Python] 3.0 linux wheel not installing on Python 3.6

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.0
• Component/s: Python
• Environment: Linux x64
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/18496
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Mandeep Gill
• Created: 04/Feb/21 15:26
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 08:20
• Resolved: 04/Feb/21 19:58

Description

When trying to install pyarrow 3.0.0 for Python 3.6 on Linux, it defaults to pulling down the source tarball and attempting to compile it rather than use either of the manylinux wheels. I've tested this using Python 3.6.2 and 3.6.12 on Fedora 33 x64 machine (however our CI exhibits the same issue) 

 

$ pyenv version
3.6.12 (set by /home/mandeep/.pyenv/version)
$ python --version
Python 3.6.12

$ pip3 install pyarrow
Collecting pyarrow
 Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/62/d3/a482d8a4039bf931ed6388308f0cc0541d0cab46f0bbff7c897a74f1c576/pyarrow-3.0.0.tar.gz
 Installing build dependencies ... done
Collecting numpy>=1.16.6 (from pyarrow)
 Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/45/b2/6c7545bb7a38754d63048c7696804a0d947328125d81bf12beaa692c3ae3/numpy-1.19.5-cp36-cp36m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl
Installing collected packages: numpy, pyarrow
 Running setup.py install for pyarrow ... error

 

I've added a link to our CI that exhibits the same problem and indicates that it only occurs on Python 3.6 on Linux (other Python versions and OSs are fine) - https://github.com/datapane/datapane/runs/1828066893?check_suite_focus=true#step:10:117 .