python-v0.15.2: predicate overwrite, improved table state replay

New features

• feat: allow merge_execute to release the GIL by @emcake in #2091
• feat: arrow backed log replay and table state by @roeap in #2037
• feat: update table config to contain new config keys by @roeap in #2127
• feat: expose stats schema on Snapshot by @roeap in #2128
• feat: implementation for replaceWhere by @r3stl355 in #1996
• feat: implement clone for DeltaTable struct by @mightyshazam in #2160
• feat: introduce schema evolution on RecordBatchWriter by @rtyler in #2024

Bug Fixes

• fix: properly deserialize percent-encoded file paths of Remove actions, to make sure tombstone and file paths match by @sigorbor in #2035
• fix: reinstate copy-if-not-exists passthrough by @emcake in #2083
• refactor: add deltalake-gcp crate by @ion-elgreco in #2061
• fix: schema issue within writebuilder by @universalmind303 in #2106
• fix: temporarily skip s3 roundtrip test by @roeap in #2124
• fix: set partition values for added files when building compaction plan by @alexwilcoxson-rel in #2119
• fix: clean-up paths created during tests by @roeap in #2126
• fix: add missing pandas import by @Tim-Haarman in #2116
• fix: order logical schema to match physical schema by @Blajda in #2129
• fix: do not write empty parquet file/add on writer close; accurately … by @alexwilcoxson-rel in #2123
• fix: prevent empty stats struct during parquet write by @alexwilcoxson-rel in #2125
• fix(#2143): keep specific error type when writing fails by @abaerptc in #2144
• fix(s3): restore working test for DynamoDb log store repair log on read by @dispanser in #2120
• fix: made generalize_filter less permissive, also added more cases by @emcake in #2149
• fix: allow loading of tables with identity columns by @rtyler in #2155
• fix: replace BTreeMap with IndexMap to preserve insertion order by @roeap in #2150

Other Changes

• chore(deps): update serial_test requirement from 2 to 3 by @dependabot in #2052
• chore: update documentation for S3 / DynamoDb log store configuration by @dispanser in #2041
• docs: make an overview tab visible in docs by @r3stl355 in #2080
• docs: update docs for rust print statement by @skariyania in #2077
• docs: add usage guide for check constraints by @hntd187 in #2079
• docs: add page on why to use delta lake by @MrPowers in #2076
• docs: how delta lake transactions work by @MrPowers in #2089
• docs: move dynamo docs into new docs page by @ion-elgreco in #2093
• docs: delta lake file skipping by @MrPowers in #2096
• chore: removed unnecessary print statement from update method by @LilMonk in #2111
• chore: temporarily ignore the repair on update test by @rtyler in #2114
• chore: bump python by @ion-elgreco in #2092
• docs: add dask page to integration docs by @avriiil in #2122
• docs: fix arg indent by @wchatx in #2103
• docs: delta lake is great for small data by @MrPowers in #2113
• docs: use transparent logo in README by @roeap in #2132
• chore: shorten up the crate folder names in the tree by @rtyler in #2145
• refactor(python): drop custom filesystem in write_deltalake by @ion-elgreco in #2137
• chore: upgrade to DataFusion 35.0 by @philippemnoel in #2121
• chore: cleanup minor clippies and other warns by @rtyler in #2161
• fix: allow checkpoints to contain metadata actions without a createdTime value by @rtyler in #2059

New Contributors

• @skariyania made their first contribution in #2077
• @LilMonk made their first contribution in #2111
• @alexwilcoxson-rel made their first contribution in #2119
• @Tim-Haarman made their first contribution in #2116
• @avriiil made their first contribution in #2122
• @wchatx made their first contribution in #2103
• @abaerptc made their first contribution in #2144
• @philippemnoel made their first contribution in #2121
• @mightyshazam made their first contribution in #2160

Full Changelog: python-v0.15.1...python-v0.15.2