Thanks for the update Mandy. >From my perspective I don't think we need to pause too long. Most of my comments are really about making sure we are making conscious choices rather then rushing to the first thing proposed (which still might be the correct way of moving forward).
-Micah P.S. this was on my spam folder so hopefully this will bump it for others to see On Friday, August 28, 2026, Mandukhai Alimaa <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Regarding the `arrow.big_decimal` extension proposal, we initially > started this effort to introduce a canonical type capable of > representing arbitrary precision and scale. However, based on the > feedback received so far, it's clear that standardizing this across > Arrow requires a broader scope of work, especially around compute > kernel support and alignment with how different tools in the ecosystem > handle arbitrary-precision numerics. > > We think it makes sense to pause active work on the current proposal > for now. Rather than pushing forward as-is, we want to take a step > back to gather more information and look more closely at the various > decimal types and patterns currently used across the community. > > Once we have a clearer picture of existing ecosystem practices and > specific user requirements, we can re-evaluate how best to approach > this. In the meantime, we’d love to hear your thoughts, use cases, or > details on how your projects currently handle arbitrary-precision > decimals! > > Finally, a huge thanks to Micah, David, Matt, Curt, and others for > their valuable insights and contributions to the discussion so far. > > Best, > Mandy >
