[ARROW-14620] [Python] Missing bindings for existing_data_behavior makes it impossible to maintain old behavior

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 6.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 6.0.1, 7.0.0
• Component/s: Python
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/30165
• Assignee: Weston Pace
• Reporter: Weston Pace
• Created: 05/Nov/21 23:34
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 08:41
• Resolved: 08/Nov/21 22:36

Description

6.0.0 added support for existing_data_behavior but not bindings for it (see ARROW-13703). Since the default behavior changed to error if there is existing data there is no way to override this new default behavior.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #11631
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #11632