[ARROW-7720] [C++][Python] Add check_metadata argument to Table.equals

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.17.0
• Component/s: C++, Python
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/23961
• Assignee: Krisztian Szucs
• Reporter: Krisztian Szucs
• Created: 29/Jan/20 12:39
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:55
• Resolved: 06/Feb/20 09:18

Description

Currently we need to use table.replace_schema_metadata().equals(other) which is inconvenient. Pass and forward check_metadata argument to the schema equality check.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #6318