jalpan-randeri commented on a change in pull request #26585:
[WIP][SPARK-25351][SQL][Python] Handle Pandas category type when converting
from Python with Arrow
URL: https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/26585#discussion_r366772889
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File path: python/pyspark/serializers.py
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@@ -298,7 +298,10 @@ def create_array(s, t):
if t is not None and pa.types.is_timestamp(t):
s = _check_series_convert_timestamps_internal(s,
self._timezone)
try:
- array = pa.Array.from_pandas(s, mask=mask, type=t,
safe=self._safecheck)
+ if str(s.dtype) == 'category':
+ array = pa.array(s.get_values())
Review comment:
@BryanCutler
Hi bryan,
I need help here, since you identified this, looping you in.
this change has been blocked for a long time
can you provide some insight/guidance here?
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