This is the documentation of the Python API of Apache Arrow.
Apache Arrow is a universal columnar format and multi-language toolbox for fast data interchange and in-memory analytics. It contains a set of technologies that enable data systems to efficiently store, process, and move data.
See the :doc:`parent documentation <../index>` for additional details on the Arrow Project itself, on the Arrow format and the other language bindings.
The Arrow Python bindings (also named "PyArrow") have first-class integration with NumPy, pandas, and built-in Python objects. They are based on the C++ implementation of Arrow.
Here we will detail the usage of the Python API for Arrow and the leaf libraries that add additional functionality such as reading Apache Parquet files into Arrow structures.
.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 install getstarted data compute memory ipc filesystems numpy pandas interchange_protocol dlpack timestamps orc csv feather json parquet dataset flight extending_types integration env_vars api getting_involved Python cookbook <https://arrow.apache.org/cookbook/py/>