python-v0.14.0

New features

• feat: adopt kernel schemas and improve protocol support by @roeap in #1756
• feat: drop python 3.7 and adopt 3.12 by @roeap in #1859
• feat: expose cleanup_metadata in Python by @r3stl355 in #1826
• feat: handle protocol compatibility by @roeap in #1807
• feat(python): expose convert_to_deltalake by @ion-elgreco in #1842
• feat(python): add pyarrow to delta compatible schema conversion in writer/merge by @ion-elgreco in #1820
• feat(python): expose create to DeltaTable class by @ion-elgreco in #1932
• feat(python): expose rust writer as additional engine v2 by @ion-elgreco in #1891
• feat: extend write_deltalake to accept Deltalake schema by @r3stl355 in #1922

Bug Fixes

• fix: prevent writing checkpoints with a version that does not exist in table state by @rtyler in #1863
• fix: checkpoint error with Azure Synapse by @PierreDubrulle in #1848
• fix: improve catalog failure error message, add missing Glue native-tls feature dependency by @r3stl355 in #1883
• fix: use physical name for column name lookup in partitions by @aersam in #1836
• fix(rust/python): optimize.compact not working with tables with mixed large/normal arrow by @ion-elgreco in #1926
• fix: support os.PathLike for table references by @bolkedebruin in #1809
• fix: add buffer flushing to filesystem writes by @r3stl355 in #1911
• fix: fail fast for opening non-existent path by @dimonchik-suvorov in #1917
• fix: compare timestamp partition values as timestamps instead of strings by @sigorbor in #1895
• fix: add high-level checking for append-only tables by @junjunjd in #1887
• fix: prune each merge bin with only 1 file by @haruband in #1902
• fix: get rid of panic in during table by @dimonchik-suvorov in #1928

Other Changes

• docs: add release action by @r3stl355 in #1801
• chore: upgrade to the latest dynamodb-lock crate by @rtyler in #1816
• refactor: default logstore implementation by @dispanser in #1742
• ci: adopt ruff format for formatting by @roeap in #1841
• chore: upgrade datafusion 33 by @Blajda in #1775
• docs: add docs on small file compaction with optimize by @MrPowers in #1850
• refactor: express log schema in delta types by @roeap in #1876
• refactor: merge to use logical plans by @Blajda in #1720
• chore: create benchmarks for merge by @Blajda in #1857
• docs: on append, overwrite, delete and z-ordering by @MrPowers in #1897
• docs: update python docs link in readme.md by @thomasfrederikhoeck in #1899
• docs: update docs home page and add pandas integration by @MrPowers in #1905
• ci: run doctest in CI for Python API examples by @marijncv in #1840
• docs: delta lake arrow integration page by @MrPowers in #1914
• docs: fix all examples and change overall structure by @ion-elgreco in #1931
• refactor: simplify DeltaTableState by @roeap in #1877
• docs: add logo, dark mode, boost search by @ion-elgreco in #1936
• refactor: prefer usage of metadata and protocol fields by @roeap in #1935

New Contributors

• @PierreDubrulle made their first contribution in #1848
• @thomasfrederikhoeck made their first contribution in #1899
• @dimonchik-suvorov made their first contribution in #1917
• @sigorbor made their first contribution in #1895
• @bolkedebruin made their first contribution in #1809

Full Changelog: python-v0.13.0...python-v0.14.0