[ARROW-1738] [Python] Wrong datetime conversion when pa.array with unit

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.7.1
• Fix Version/s: 0.8.0
• Component/s: Python
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/17743
• Assignee: Licht Takeuchi
• Reporter: Licht Takeuchi
• Created: 26/Oct/17 14:59
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:16
• Resolved: 27/Oct/17 02:45

Description

import pyarrow as pa
import datetime

pa.array([datetime.datetime.now()], type=pa.timestamp('s')) # OverflowError 
pa.array([datetime.datetime.now()], type=pa.timestamp('ms')) # OverflowError 
pa.array([datetime.datetime.now()], type=pa.timestamp('us')) # correct 
pa.array([datetime.datetime.now()], type=pa.timestamp('ns')) # 1970-01-18 11:11:02.181293587

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1256