[ARROW-2936] [Python] Implement Table.cast for casting from one schema to another (if possible)

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.11.0
• Component/s: Python
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Assignee: Krisztian Szucs
• Reporter: Wes McKinney
• Created: 29/Jul/18 23:24
• Updated: 12/Sep/18 14:34
• Resolved: 12/Sep/18 14:33

Description

This is an API convenience that would be very useful. See example use case in ARROW-2926

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #2530