[ARROW-3267] [Python] Create empty table from schema

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.11.0
• Component/s: Python
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/19607
• Assignee: Uwe Korn
• Reporter: Uwe Korn
• Created: 19/Sep/18 09:30
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:26
• Resolved: 20/Sep/18 11:53

Description

When one knows the expected schema for its input data but has no input data for a data pipeline, it is necessary to construct an empty table as a sentinel value to pass through.

This is a small but often useful convenience function.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #2589