[ARROW-7032] [Release] Run the python unit tests in the release verification script

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.16.0
• Component/s: Packaging
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/23343
• Assignee: Krisztian Szucs
• Reporter: Krisztian Szucs
• Created: 30/Oct/19 16:17
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:51
• Resolved: 12/Jan/20 22:10

Description

For linux wheels use docker, otherwise setup a virtualenv and install the wheel supported on the host's platform.
Testing should include the imports for the optional modules and perhaps running the unit tests, but the import testing should catch most of the wheel issues.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #6170