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# pandas.arrays.ArrowExtensionArray

class pandas.arrays.ArrowExtensionArray(values)

  Pandas ExtensionArray backed by a PyArrow ChunkedArray.

  Warning

  ArrowExtensionArray is considered experimental. The implementation and parts of the API may change without warning.

  Parameters:
    valuespyarrow.Array or pyarrow.ChunkedArray

  Attributes

  None |

  Methods

  None |

  Returns:
    ArrowExtensionArray

  Notes

  Most methods are implemented using pyarrow compute functions. Some methods may either raise an exception or raise a `PerformanceWarning` if an associated compute function is not available based on the installed version of PyArrow.

  Please install the latest version of PyArrow to enable the best functionality and avoid potential bugs in prior versions of PyArrow.

  Examples

  Create an ArrowExtensionArray with `pandas.array()`:

      >>> pd.array([1, 1, None], dtype="int64[pyarrow]")
      <ArrowExtensionArray>
      [1, 1, <NA>]
      Length: 3, dtype: int64[pyarrow]