[ARROW-17131] [Python] add a field() method to StructType that returns the user a field

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 10.0.0
• Component/s: Python
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/32433
• Assignee: Anja Boskovic
• Reporter: Anja Boskovic
• Created: 19/Jul/22 18:11
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 11:48
• Resolved: 22/Aug/22 13:31

Description

Joris suggested here "we could also add a field() method that returns you a field? (that is more discoverable than [], and would be consistent with a Schema and with StructArray (to get the child array for that field)".

 

Completion of this issue would also mean updating the example in the API docs for StructType to mention `.field()`.

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: ARROW-17139 [Python] Add field() method to get field from StructType
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #13652