[Python] Bug fixes in remote API (#314)

python/lancedb/remote/arrow.py

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+#  Copyright 2023 LanceDB Developers
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+
+import pyarrow as pa
+
+
+def to_ipc_binary(table: pa.Table) -> bytes:
+    """Serialize a PyArrow Table to IPC binary."""
+    sink = pa.BufferOutputStream()
+    with pa.ipc.new_stream(sink, table.schema) as writer:
+        writer.write_table(table)
+    return sink.getvalue().to_pybytes()