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[Epic] Update transaction follow ups

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Description

Follow ups to #1558

TODO:

  • Expose a Python API that accepts Python values instead of SQL strings.
  • Support updated nested fields
  • Support distributed execution of update query
  • Pass through write parameters
  • Profile and introduce parallelism
  • Auto-compaction
  • Index re-mapping

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading issue #1558, which this epic follows, then review each TODO item to determine its scope and dependencies. No files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue; done would require completing and validating the selected transaction follow-up work, with its boundaries clarified first.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, rust
Domain
data-engineering, databases, distributed-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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