deferred_read_parquet

xorq.api.deferred_read_parquet(
    path,
    con=None,
    table_name=None,
    schema=None,
    normalize_method=normalize_read_path_stat,
    **kwargs,
)

Create a deferred read operation for Parquet files that will execute only when needed.

This function creates a representation of a read operation that doesn’t immediately load data into memory. Instead, it registers the operation to be performed when the resulting expression is executed.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
con	Backend	The connection object representing the backend where the Parquet data will be read.	None
path	str or Path	The path to the Parquet file or directory to be read.	required
table_name	str	The name to give to the resulting table in the backend. If not provided, a unique name will be generated automatically.	None
normalize_method	Callable	The method that returns the values to be used in the hashing of the Read operation.	normalize_read_path_stat
**kwargs	dict	Additional keyword arguments passed to the backend’s read_parquet method. Returns ——- Expr An expression representing the deferred read operation.	{}