duckdb 1.5.0.dev86__cp314-cp314-macosx_10_15_universal2.whl

duckdb/_dbapi_type_object.py

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+"""DuckDB DB API 2.0 Type Objects Module.
+
+This module provides DB API 2.0 compliant type objects for DuckDB, allowing applications
+to check column types returned by queries against standard database API categories.
+
+Example:
+    >>> import duckdb
+    >>>
+    >>> conn = duckdb.connect()
+    >>> cursor = conn.cursor()
+    >>> cursor.execute("SELECT 'hello' as text_col, 42 as num_col, CURRENT_DATE as date_col")
+    >>>
+    >>> # Check column types using DB API type objects
+    >>> for i, desc in enumerate(cursor.description):
+    >>>     col_name, col_type = desc[0], desc[1]
+    >>>     if col_type == duckdb.STRING:
+    >>>         print(f"{col_name} is a string type")
+    >>>     elif col_type == duckdb.NUMBER:
+    >>>         print(f"{col_name} is a numeric type")
+    >>>     elif col_type == duckdb.DATETIME:
+    >>>         print(f"{col_name} is a date/time type")
+
+See Also:
+    - PEP 249: https://peps.python.org/pep-0249/
+    - DuckDB Type System: https://duckdb.org/docs/sql/data_types/overview
+"""
+
+from duckdb import sqltypes
+
+
+class DBAPITypeObject:
+    """DB API 2.0 type object for categorizing database column types.
+
+    This class implements the type objects defined in PEP 249 (DB API 2.0).
+    It allows checking whether a specific DuckDB type belongs to a broader
+    category like STRING, NUMBER, DATETIME, etc.
+
+    The type object supports equality comparison with DuckDBPyType instances,
+    returning True if the type belongs to this category.
+
+    Args:
+        types: A list of DuckDBPyType instances that belong to this type category.
+
+    Example:
+        >>> string_types = DBAPITypeObject([sqltypes.VARCHAR, sqltypes.CHAR])
+        >>> result = sqltypes.VARCHAR == string_types  # True
+        >>> result = sqltypes.INTEGER == string_types  # False
+
+    Note:
+        This follows the DB API 2.0 specification where type objects are compared
+        using equality operators rather than isinstance() checks.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, types: list[sqltypes.DuckDBPyType]) -> None:
+        """Initialize a DB API type object.
+
+        Args:
+            types: List of DuckDB types that belong to this category.
+        """
+        self.types = types
+
+    def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
+        """Check if a DuckDB type belongs to this type category.
+
+        This method implements the DB API 2.0 type checking mechanism.
+        It returns True if the other object is a DuckDBPyType that
+        is contained in this type category.
+
+        Args:
+            other: The object to compare, typically a DuckDBPyType instance.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if other is a DuckDBPyType in this category, False otherwise.
+
+        Example:
+            >>> NUMBER == sqltypes.INTEGER  # True
+            >>> NUMBER == sqltypes.VARCHAR  # False
+        """
+        if isinstance(other, sqltypes.DuckDBPyType):
+            return other in self.types
+        return False
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        """Return a string representation of this type object.
+
+        Returns:
+            A string showing the type object and its contained DuckDB types.
+
+        Example:
+            >>> repr(STRING)
+            '<DBAPITypeObject [VARCHAR]>'
+        """
+        return f"<DBAPITypeObject [{','.join(str(x) for x in self.types)}]>"
+
+
+# Define the standard DB API 2.0 type objects for DuckDB
+
+STRING = DBAPITypeObject([sqltypes.VARCHAR])
+"""
+STRING type object for text-based database columns.
+
+This type object represents all string/text types in DuckDB. Currently includes:
+- VARCHAR: Variable-length character strings
+
+Use this to check if a column contains textual data that should be handled
+as Python strings.
+
+DB API 2.0 Reference:
+    https://peps.python.org/pep-0249/#string
+
+Example:
+    >>> cursor.description[0][1] == STRING  # Check if first column is text
+"""
+
+NUMBER = DBAPITypeObject(
+    [
+        sqltypes.TINYINT,
+        sqltypes.UTINYINT,
+        sqltypes.SMALLINT,
+        sqltypes.USMALLINT,
+        sqltypes.INTEGER,
+        sqltypes.UINTEGER,
+        sqltypes.BIGINT,
+        sqltypes.UBIGINT,
+        sqltypes.HUGEINT,
+        sqltypes.UHUGEINT,
+        sqltypes.DuckDBPyType("BIGNUM"),
+        sqltypes.DuckDBPyType("DECIMAL"),
+        sqltypes.FLOAT,
+        sqltypes.DOUBLE,
+    ]
+)
+"""
+NUMBER type object for numeric database columns.
+
+This type object represents all numeric types in DuckDB, including:
+
+Integer Types:
+- TINYINT, UTINYINT: 8-bit signed/unsigned integers
+- SMALLINT, USMALLINT: 16-bit signed/unsigned integers
+- INTEGER, UINTEGER: 32-bit signed/unsigned integers
+- BIGINT, UBIGINT: 64-bit signed/unsigned integers
+- HUGEINT, UHUGEINT: 128-bit signed/unsigned integers
+
+Decimal Types:
+- BIGNUM: Arbitrary precision integers
+- DECIMAL: Fixed-point decimal numbers
+
+Floating Point Types:
+- FLOAT: 32-bit floating point
+- DOUBLE: 64-bit floating point
+
+Use this to check if a column contains numeric data that should be handled
+as Python int, float, or Decimal objects.
+
+DB API 2.0 Reference:
+    https://peps.python.org/pep-0249/#number
+
+Example:
+    >>> cursor.description[1][1] == NUMBER  # Check if second column is numeric
+"""
+
+DATETIME = DBAPITypeObject(
+    [
+        sqltypes.DATE,
+        sqltypes.TIME,
+        sqltypes.TIME_TZ,
+        sqltypes.TIMESTAMP,
+        sqltypes.TIMESTAMP_TZ,
+        sqltypes.TIMESTAMP_NS,
+        sqltypes.TIMESTAMP_MS,
+        sqltypes.TIMESTAMP_S,
+    ]
+)
+"""
+DATETIME type object for date and time database columns.
+
+This type object represents all date/time types in DuckDB, including:
+
+Date Types:
+- DATE: Calendar dates (year, month, day)
+
+Time Types:
+- TIME: Time of day without timezone
+- TIME_TZ: Time of day with timezone
+
+Timestamp Types:
+- TIMESTAMP: Date and time without timezone (microsecond precision)
+- TIMESTAMP_TZ: Date and time with timezone
+- TIMESTAMP_NS: Nanosecond precision timestamps
+- TIMESTAMP_MS: Millisecond precision timestamps
+- TIMESTAMP_S: Second precision timestamps
+
+Use this to check if a column contains temporal data that should be handled
+as Python datetime, date, or time objects.
+
+DB API 2.0 Reference:
+    https://peps.python.org/pep-0249/#datetime
+
+Example:
+    >>> cursor.description[2][1] == DATETIME  # Check if third column is date/time
+"""
+
+BINARY = DBAPITypeObject([sqltypes.BLOB])
+"""
+BINARY type object for binary data database columns.
+
+This type object represents binary data types in DuckDB:
+- BLOB: Binary Large Objects for storing arbitrary binary data
+
+Use this to check if a column contains binary data that should be handled
+as Python bytes objects.
+
+DB API 2.0 Reference:
+    https://peps.python.org/pep-0249/#binary
+
+Example:
+    >>> cursor.description[3][1] == BINARY  # Check if fourth column is binary
+"""
+
+ROWID = None
+"""
+ROWID type object for row identifier columns.
+
+DB API 2.0 Reference:
+    https://peps.python.org/pep-0249/#rowid
+
+Note:
+    This will always be None for DuckDB connections. Applications should not
+    rely on ROWID functionality when using DuckDB.
+"""

duckdb/_version.py

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+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Version API
+#
+# We provide three symbols:
+# - duckdb.__version__: The version of this package
+# - duckdb.__duckdb_version__: The version of duckdb that is bundled
+# - duckdb.version(): A human-readable version string containing both of the above
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+from importlib.metadata import version as _dist_version
+
+import _duckdb
+
+__version__: str = _dist_version("duckdb")
+"""Version of the DuckDB Python Package."""
+
+__duckdb_version__: str = _duckdb.__version__
+"""Version of DuckDB that is bundled."""
+
+
+def version() -> str:
+    """Human-friendly formatted version string of both the distribution package and the bundled DuckDB engine."""
+    return f"{__version__} (with duckdb {_duckdb.__version__})"

duckdb/bytes_io_wrapper.py

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+"""StringIO buffer wrapper.
+
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+
+from io import StringIO, TextIOBase
+from typing import Any, Union
+
+
+class BytesIOWrapper:
+    """Wrapper that wraps a StringIO buffer and reads bytes from it.
+
+    Created for compat with pyarrow read_csv.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, buffer: Union[StringIO, TextIOBase], encoding: str = "utf-8") -> None:  # noqa: D107
+        self.buffer = buffer
+        self.encoding = encoding
+        # Because a character can be represented by more than 1 byte,
+        # it is possible that reading will produce more bytes than n
+        # We store the extra bytes in this overflow variable, and append the
+        # overflow to the front of the bytestring the next time reading is performed
+        self.overflow = b""
+
+    def __getattr__(self, attr: str) -> Any:  # noqa: D105, ANN401
+        return getattr(self.buffer, attr)
+
+    def read(self, n: Union[int, None] = -1) -> bytes:  # noqa: D102
+        assert self.buffer is not None
+        bytestring = self.buffer.read(n).encode(self.encoding)
+        # When n=-1/n greater than remaining bytes: Read entire file/rest of file
+        combined_bytestring = self.overflow + bytestring
+        if n is None or n < 0 or n >= len(combined_bytestring):
+            self.overflow = b""
+            return combined_bytestring
+        else:
+            to_return = combined_bytestring[:n]
+            self.overflow = combined_bytestring[n:]
+            return to_return

duckdb/experimental/__init__.py

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+from . import spark  # noqa: D104
+
+__all__ = spark.__all__

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duckdb/experimental/spark/__init__.py

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+from .conf import SparkConf  # noqa: D104
+from .context import SparkContext
+from .exception import ContributionsAcceptedError
+from .sql import DataFrame, SparkSession
+
+__all__ = ["ContributionsAcceptedError", "DataFrame", "SparkConf", "SparkContext", "SparkSession"]

duckdb/experimental/spark/_globals.py

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+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
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+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
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+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+"""Module defining global singleton classes.
+
+This module raises a RuntimeError if an attempt to reload it is made. In that
+way the identities of the classes defined here are fixed and will remain so
+even if duckdb spark itself is reloaded. In particular, a function like the following
+will still work correctly after duckdb spark is reloaded:
+
+    def foo(arg=pyducdkb.spark._NoValue):
+        if arg is pyducdkb.spark._NoValue:
+            ...
+
+See gh-7844 for a discussion of the reload problem that motivated this module.
+
+Note that this approach is taken after from NumPy.
+"""
+
+__ALL__ = ["_NoValue"]
+
+
+# Disallow reloading this module so as to preserve the identities of the
+# classes defined here.
+if "_is_loaded" in globals():
+    msg = "Reloading duckdb.experimental.spark._globals is not allowed"
+    raise RuntimeError(msg)
+_is_loaded = True
+
+
+class _NoValueType:
+    """Special keyword value.
+
+    The instance of this class may be used as the default value assigned to a
+    deprecated keyword in order to check if it has been given a user defined
+    value.
+
+    This class was copied from NumPy.
+    """
+
+    __instance = None
+
+    def __new__(cls) -> "_NoValueType":
+        # ensure that only one instance exists
+        if not cls.__instance:
+            cls.__instance = super().__new__(cls)
+        return cls.__instance
+
+    # Make the _NoValue instance falsey
+    def __nonzero__(self) -> bool:
+        return False
+
+    __bool__ = __nonzero__
+
+    # needed for python 2 to preserve identity through a pickle
+    def __reduce__(self) -> tuple[type, tuple]:
+        return (self.__class__, ())
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return "<no value>"
+
+
+_NoValue = _NoValueType()