apache / apache/iceberg-python

Support optional Parquet page index writes

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Description

## Feature Request / Improvement

PyIceberg doesn't expose Parquet page index writing, even though PyArrow supports it with `ParquetWriter(write_page_index=True)`.

### Use case / motivation

Page indexes let readers such as ClickHouse skip non-matching pages during predicate evaluation, avoiding decoding work for selective queries. Tables written by PyIceberg currently lack these indexes, so page-level pruning is not possible regardless of reader support.

### Proposed change

Add an opt-in `write.parquet.page-index-enabled` table property, default false, to preserve current output and file sizes. When enabled, PyIceberg passes `write_page_index=True` to PyArrow's ParquetWriter.

### Implementation

PR #3829 adds the table property, threads it through `_get_parquet_writer_kwargs`, documents it in mkdocs/docs/configuration.md, and includes unit and integration test coverage.

### Tooling note

I developed this with assistance from DS v4 Pro and reviewed the changes myself.

### References

- #3829

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Research direction

Start by reviewing PR #3829, then inspect _get_parquet_writer_kwargs, mkdocs/docs/configuration.md, and the referenced unit and integration tests. Done means the opt-in property remains false by default, enables PyArrow page-index writing when true, and the documented tests pass.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
data-engineering
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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