[Python][Parquet] Improve usability of ParquetDataset
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In e.g. `pd.read_parquet` implementation, we currently wrap `pq.read_table`. However, I would like to use the dataset implementation to get access to some more features (e.g. reading only the first few rows, defining a filter _after_ opening (discovering the schema) the dataset).
That runs into some issues:
- `pq.read_table()` uses ParquetDataset under the hood, but still has a fallback to plain `ParquetFile().read()` when `pyarrow.dataset` module is not available. While this will definitely be uncommon, I have no clue how important it is to keep supporting this (also on the pandas side, since this is currently a "feature" of `pandas.read_parquet` by means of using `pq.read_table`).
- I would prefer using `pq.ParquetDataset` over `pyarrow.dataset`, because the parquet version is compatible with `pq.read_table` and does all the translation to the `pyarrow.dataset` API for us (constructing the file format object, passing the various keywords in the correct place, mapping some naming differences, etc)
- But `ParquetDataset` is also limited, and currently I am essentially using it as a constructor to then access the underlying `._dataset` (the `pyarrow.dataset` dataset object)
Some ideas that I was having:
- Add a new `pq.open_dataset()`-like function that also has the boilerplate to construct the `pyarrow.dataset` object, but returns that instead of the `ParquetDataset` wrapper
- Would it be technically possible to let `pq.ParquetDataset` inherit from `pyarrow.dataset.Dataset`, so you get those methods that way, while keeping it back-compat
- Add new methods to `pq.ParquetDataset` (`to_table()`, `head()`, etc) to make it look more like a `pyarrow.dataset.Dataset`, but without actually inheriting from it
- Simply "officially" expose the underlying dataset, so that I don't have to use the private `_dataset` attribute
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Línea de trabajo
Comienza revisando la integración de pandas.read_parquet y pq.read_table; después inspecciona pq.ParquetDataset y su _dataset subyacente junto con la API de pyarrow.dataset. Compara la función open_dataset propuesta, la herencia, los métodos añadidos y la exposición pública del dataset; el trabajo estará terminado cuando se seleccione y documente una dirección de usabilidad compatible con una cobertura adecuada de la API.
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