[ARROW-13696] [Python] Support for MapType with Fields

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 5.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 6.0.0
• Component/s: Python
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/29331

Language

Python

• Assignee: Jason Reid
• Reporter: Jason Reid
• Created: 23/Aug/21 15:22
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 08:34
• Resolved: 26/Aug/21 14:03

Description

Ability to create a MapType object passing Field types instead of DataTypes for the key_type and item_type arguments.  Something similar to what is possible for ListType in python or what seems to be possible from the cpp implementation of MapType (untested).

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #10981