Arrow 0.7.0 release timeline

hi all, I would like to push for a 0.7.0 release candidate roughly 2 weeks for now, so shortly after the US Labor Day holiday. The release page on JIRA is here: https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/ARROW/versions/12341141 I have not very carefully curated these JIRAs, so I will make a pass th

[jira] [Created] (ARROW-1406) [Python] Harden user API for generating serialized schema and record batch messages as memoryview-compatible objects

Wes McKinney created ARROW-1406: --- Summary: [Python] Harden user API for generating serialized schema and record batch messages as memoryview-compatible objects Key: ARROW-1406 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/bro

[jira] [Created] (ARROW-1407) Dictionaries can only hold 4096 indices

Shayan Monshizadeh created ARROW-1407: - Summary: Dictionaries can only hold 4096 indices Key: ARROW-1407 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-1407 Project: Apache Arrow Issue

[jira] [Created] (ARROW-1408) [C++] Refactor and make IPC read / write APIs more consistent, add appropriate deprecations

Wes McKinney created ARROW-1408: --- Summary: [C++] Refactor and make IPC read / write APIs more consistent, add appropriate deprecations Key: ARROW-1408 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-1408

[jira] [Created] (ARROW-1409) [Format] Use for "page" attribute in Buffer in metadata

Wes McKinney created ARROW-1409: --- Summary: [Format] Use for "page" attribute in Buffer in metadata Key: ARROW-1409 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-1409 Project: Apache Arrow Is