[ARROW-13327] [Python] Improve consistency of explicit C++ types in PyArrow files

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 6.0.0
• Component/s: Python
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/29003
• Assignee: Eduardo Ponce
• Reporter: Eduardo Ponce
• Created: 13/Jul/21 16:46
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 08:32
• Resolved: 22/Sep/21 13:43

Description

Cython files (.pyx) in PyArrow make inconsistent use of explicit C++ typing. Some methods/functions use explicit types for their parameters and others do not.

Also, definition files (.pxd) are not consistent in the use of the reference operator (&) and may not be up-to-date w.r.t. to C++ API.

Issue Links

• is related to: ARROW-13288 [Python] Missing default values of kernel options in PyArrow
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #11147