[ARROW-2073] [Python] Create StructArray from sequence of tuples given a known data type

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.9.0
• Component/s: Python
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/18050
• Assignee: Antoine Pitrou
• Reporter: Antoine Pitrou
• Created: 01/Feb/18 15:37
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:18
• Resolved: 08/Feb/18 12:23

Description

Following ARROW-1705, we should support calling pa.array with a sequence of tuples, presuming a struct type is passed for the type parameter.

We also probably want to disallow mixed inputs, e.g. a sequence of both dicts and tuples. The user should use only one idiom at a time.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1572