adonm opened a new issue, #3848: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg-python/issues/3848
## Feature Request / Improvement PyIceberg accepts table sort orders at write time but ignores them. Arrow table writes produce unsorted data files and hard-code `sort_order_id=None`, so manifests are inconsistent with the sort order the user declared. Related umbrella issue: #271 ### Use case / motivation Without a truthful sort_order_id and physically ordered data files, readers can't use sort-order-aware pruning and the manifest disagrees with the table's sort metadata. Users who declare a sort order expect their writes to honor it. ### Proposed change When every sort field uses an identity transform and null placement is consistent, sort materialized Arrow table writes. Unpartitioned tables are sorted before bin packing and each final partition is sorted independently. The table's sort-order ID is recorded on the data files. Unsupported transforms, nested or missing fields, mixed null placement, and streaming RecordBatchReader writes keep the current behavior. Files are marked unsorted and sort_order_id stays null, with a warning explaining why. ### Implementation PR #3830 sorts the writes, carries the sort-order ID through WriteTask, writes the truthful DataFile.sort_order_id, and includes unit and integration coverage. ### Tooling note I developed this with assistance from DS v4 Pro and reviewed the changes myself. ### References - #271 - #3830 -- 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: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
