[SPARK-43440] Support registration of an Arrow Python UDF

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.5.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.5.0
• Component/s: Connect, PySpark
• Assignee: Xinrong Meng
• Reporter: Xinrong Meng
• Created: 10/May/23 21:09
• Updated: 14/Jun/23 21:53
• Resolved: 15/May/23 03:36

Description

Currently, when users register an Arrow-optimized Python UDF, it will be registered as a pickled Python UDF and thus, executed without Arrow optimization. 
We should support Arrow-optimized Python UDFs registration and execute them with Arrow optimization.

Issue Links

• links to: [Github] Pull Request #41125 (xinrong-meng)