+1 > (or perhaps we can just retire the writer and keep the reader > for a bit longer).
I like this. Some users may not be able to convert existing data format easily. In <9bc25eb0-6c82-445d-992c-7295b67e0...@python.org> "[Discuss][C++] Deprecate Feather V1 reader and writer" on Tue, 3 Jun 2025 15:09:19 +0200, Antoine Pitrou <anto...@python.org> wrote: > > Hello > > Arrow C++ still supports the very old file format "Feather V1" which > was designed in 2016 and is superseded by the Arrow IPC file > format. (*) > > (note: "Feather V2" is a synonym for Arrow IPC to encourage users of > "Feather V1" to migrate to IPC) > > I propose that we deprecate reading and writing legacy "Feather V1" > files in Arrow C++. We could then retire the functionality in one year > or so (or perhaps we can just retire the writer and keep the reader > for a bit longer). What do you think? > > Regards > > Antoine. > > > (*) https://github.com/wesm/feather/graphs/contributors >
