kjgilder opened a new pull request, #46003: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/46003
### Rationale for this change This PR fixes a behavioral inconsistency when creating arrays using `pa.array(..., safe=False)` with values that exceed the exact representable range of the target type. Previously, this would raise an error, even though the `safe=False` flag should have allowed lossy rounding—just like `Array.cast(..., safe=False)` does. Closes #45875 ### What changes are included in this PR? This patch modifies the `array()` function so that the `safe` argument is properly propagated through the internal `_sequence_to_array()` conversion logic. Now, both direct array creation and casting behave consistently when `safe=False` is passed. ### Are these changes tested? The change has been manually tested in a development build of PyArrow to confirm that: ```python pa.array([99999999]).cast(pa.float32(), safe=False) # Works pa.array([99999999], pa.float32(), safe=False) # Now also works (previously errored) ### Are there any user-facing changes? Yes — this bugfix allows pa.array(..., safe=False) to behave consistently with .cast(..., safe=False) in lossy float conversions. This fixes unexpected errors and better aligns with the documented behavior of the safe parameter. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: github-unsubscr...@arrow.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org
