[AVRO-1217] Calling set_meta on DataFileWriter does not do anything (in python)

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.7.2
• Fix Version/s: 1.7.4
• Component/s: python
• Labels: patch

Environment

Ubuntu 12.04

• Release Note: Calls to DataFileWriter set_meta method will now add metadata to the written file if the call is before any datum is appended to the file.
• Assignee: Miki Tebeka
• Reporter: Philip Gladstone
• Created: 07/Dec/12 21:21
• Updated: 27/Feb/13 00:54
• Resolved: 08/Dec/12 01:08

Description

In the code:

writer = open(FILENAME, 'wb')
with datafile.DataFileWriter(writer, datum_writer, schema_object) as dfw:
dfw.set_meta('test.string', 'foo')

the call to set_meta does not actually cause the metadata to be written to the file.