amoeba commented on code in PR #41135:
URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/41135#discussion_r1560131702
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docs/source/python/install.rst:
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@@ -93,3 +100,41 @@ a custom path to the database from Python:
>>> import pyarrow as pa
>>> pa.set_timezone_db_path("custom_path")
+
+
+.. _python-conda-differences:
+
+Differences between conda-forge packages
+----------------------------------------
+
+PyArrow is packaged on `conda-forge <https://conda-forge.org/>`_ as three
+separate packages, each providing varying levels of functionality. This is in
+contrast to PyPi, where only a single PyArrow package is provided.
+
+The purpose of this split is to minimize the size of the installed package for
+most users (``pyarrow``), provide a smaller, minimal package for specialized
use
+cases (``pyarrow-core``), while still providing a complete package for users
who
+require it (``pyarrow-all``).
+
+The table below lists the functionality provided by each package and may be
+useful when deciding to use one package over another:
+
++------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------------------+
+| Component | pyarrow | pyarrow-core |
pyarrow-all |
++============+==============================+==============================+==============================+
+| Core | :fas:`check;sd-text-success` | :fas:`check;sd-text-success` |
:fas:`check;sd-text-success` |
Review Comment:
Note to reviewers: I used "Core" here for lack of a better word. I wasn't
aware of any common way of referring to the functionality libarrow provides to
PyArrow.
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