[ARROW-13897] [Python] TimestampScalar.as_py() and DurationScalar.as_py() docs inaccurately describe return types

• Type: Task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 6.0.0
• Component/s: Documentation, Python
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/29512

Language

Python

• Assignee: Tim Swast
• Reporter: Tim Swast
• Created: 03/Sep/21 21:12
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 08:36
• Resolved: 16/Sep/21 09:09

Description

If I'm reading the code correctly, Pandas data types are only used if units are nanoseconds. Also, TimestampScalar returns a Python datetime.datetime, not datetime.timedelta.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #11081