danepitkin commented on code in PR #40313:
URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/40313#discussion_r1521798063
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docs/source/python/data.rst:
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@@ -230,6 +230,26 @@ like lists:
nested_arr = pa.array([[], None, [1, 2], [None, 1]])
print(nested_arr.type)
+ListView arrays
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+``pyarrow.array`` can create an alternate list type called ListView:
+
+.. ipython:: python
+
+ nested_arr = pa.array([[], None, [1, 2], [None, 1]],
type=pa.list_view(pa.int64()))
+ print(nested_arr.type)
+
+ListView arrays can specify out-of-order offsets when constructed from arrays:
+
+.. ipython:: python
+
+ values = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
+ offsets = [4, 2, 0]
+ sizes = [2, 2, 2]
+ arr = pa.ListViewArray.from_arrays(offsets, sizes, values)
+ print(arr)
Review Comment:
Great suggestion! I will update
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