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lancedb-gatefixer[bot] 25645d82d4 feat(python): accept expressions in update filters (#3876)
## Summary
- allow Python sync, async, and remote table updates to accept type-safe
`Expr` filters
- serialize expression filters before invoking the existing update
implementation
- cover numeric-looking text and apostrophe-containing text in sync and
async regression tests

## Root cause
`Table.update` was the remaining Python write path that required callers
to construct a raw SQL predicate. Dynamic text interpolated without SQL
literal encoding could therefore be parsed as an integer, float, or
unterminated string instead of Utf8. The expression API already encodes
literals safely for query and delete filters.

## Validation
- `cd python && .venv/bin/pytest
python/tests/test_table.py::test_update_async
python/tests/test_table.py::test_update_expr_filter_literals_async
python/tests/test_table.py::test_update
python/tests/test_table.py::test_update_expr_filter_literals -q`
- `cd python && .venv/bin/pytest python/tests/test_expr.py -q`
- `cd python && .venv/bin/ruff format --check .`
- `cd python && .venv/bin/ruff check .`

Fixes #1869

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Co-authored-by: Gatefixer <313497061+lancedb-gatefixer[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Xuanwo <github@xuanwo.io>
2026-08-27 20:28:21 +08:00

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# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
"""Type-safe expression builder for filters and projections.
Instead of writing raw SQL strings you can build expressions with Python
operators::
from lancedb.expr import col, lit
# filter: age > 18 AND status = 'active'
filt = (col("age") > lit(18)) & (col("status") == lit("active"))
# projection: compute a derived column
proj = {"score": col("raw_score") * lit(1.5)}
table.search().where(filt).select(proj).to_list()
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from datetime import date, datetime
from decimal import Decimal
from typing import Iterable, Union
import pyarrow as pa
from lancedb._lancedb import PyExpr, expr_col, expr_lit, expr_func
__all__ = ["Expr", "col", "lit", "func"]
_STR_TO_PA_TYPE: dict = {
"bool": pa.bool_(),
"boolean": pa.bool_(),
"int8": pa.int8(),
"int16": pa.int16(),
"int32": pa.int32(),
"int64": pa.int64(),
"uint8": pa.uint8(),
"uint16": pa.uint16(),
"uint32": pa.uint32(),
"uint64": pa.uint64(),
"float16": pa.float16(),
"float32": pa.float32(),
"float": pa.float32(),
"float64": pa.float64(),
"double": pa.float64(),
"string": pa.string(),
"utf8": pa.string(),
"str": pa.string(),
"large_string": pa.large_utf8(),
"large_utf8": pa.large_utf8(),
"date32": pa.date32(),
"date": pa.date32(),
"date64": pa.date64(),
}
def _coerce(value: "ExprLike") -> "Expr":
"""Return *value* as an :class:`Expr`, wrapping plain Python values via
:func:`lit` if needed."""
if isinstance(value, Expr):
return value
return lit(value)
# Type alias used in annotations.
ExprLike = Union["Expr", bool, int, float, str, bytes, date, datetime, Decimal]
class Expr:
"""A type-safe expression node.
Construct instances with :func:`col` and :func:`lit`, then combine them
using Python operators or the named methods below.
Examples
--------
>>> from lancedb.expr import col, lit
>>> filt = (col("age") > lit(18)) & (col("name").lower() == lit("alice"))
>>> proj = {"double": col("x") * lit(2)}
"""
# Make Expr unhashable so that == returns an Expr rather than being used
# for dict keys / set membership.
__hash__ = None # type: ignore[assignment]
def __init__(self, inner: PyExpr, *, column_path: str | None = None) -> None:
self._inner = inner
self._column_path = column_path
# ── comparisons ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def __eq__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr": # type: ignore[override]
"""Equal to (``col("x") == 1``)."""
return Expr(self._inner.eq(_coerce(other)._inner))
def __ne__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr": # type: ignore[override]
"""Not equal to (``col("x") != 1``)."""
return Expr(self._inner.ne(_coerce(other)._inner))
def __lt__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Less than (``col("x") < 1``)."""
return Expr(self._inner.lt(_coerce(other)._inner))
def __le__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Less than or equal to (``col("x") <= 1``)."""
return Expr(self._inner.lte(_coerce(other)._inner))
def __gt__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Greater than (``col("x") > 1``)."""
return Expr(self._inner.gt(_coerce(other)._inner))
def __ge__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Greater than or equal to (``col("x") >= 1``)."""
return Expr(self._inner.gte(_coerce(other)._inner))
# ── logical ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def __and__(self, other: "Expr") -> "Expr":
"""Logical AND (``expr_a & expr_b``)."""
return Expr(self._inner.and_(_coerce(other)._inner))
def __rand__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Right-hand logical AND (``True & expr``)."""
return Expr(_coerce(other)._inner.and_(self._inner))
def __or__(self, other: "Expr") -> "Expr":
"""Logical OR (``expr_a | expr_b``)."""
return Expr(self._inner.or_(_coerce(other)._inner))
def __ror__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Right-hand logical OR (``False | expr``)."""
return Expr(_coerce(other)._inner.or_(self._inner))
def __invert__(self) -> "Expr":
"""Logical NOT (``~expr``)."""
return Expr(self._inner.not_())
# ── arithmetic ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def __add__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Add (``col("x") + 1``)."""
return Expr(self._inner.add(_coerce(other)._inner))
def __radd__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Right-hand add (``1 + col("x")``)."""
return Expr(_coerce(other)._inner.add(self._inner))
def __sub__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Subtract (``col("x") - 1``)."""
return Expr(self._inner.sub(_coerce(other)._inner))
def __rsub__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Right-hand subtract (``1 - col("x")``)."""
return Expr(_coerce(other)._inner.sub(self._inner))
def __mul__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Multiply (``col("x") * 2``)."""
return Expr(self._inner.mul(_coerce(other)._inner))
def __rmul__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Right-hand multiply (``2 * col("x")``)."""
return Expr(_coerce(other)._inner.mul(self._inner))
def __truediv__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Divide (``col("x") / 2``)."""
return Expr(self._inner.div(_coerce(other)._inner))
def __rtruediv__(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Right-hand divide (``1 / col("x")``)."""
return Expr(_coerce(other)._inner.div(self._inner))
# ── string methods ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def lower(self) -> "Expr":
"""Convert string column values to lowercase."""
return Expr(self._inner.lower())
def upper(self) -> "Expr":
"""Convert string column values to uppercase."""
return Expr(self._inner.upper())
def contains(self, substr: "ExprLike") -> "Expr":
"""Return True where the string contains *substr*."""
return Expr(self._inner.contains(_coerce(substr)._inner))
def isin(self, values: "Iterable[ExprLike]") -> "Expr":
"""Return True where the value is one of *values* (SQL ``IN``)."""
inner = [_coerce(v)._inner for v in values]
return Expr(self._inner.isin(inner))
# ── type cast ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def cast(self, data_type: Union[str, "pa.DataType"]) -> "Expr":
"""Cast values to *data_type*.
Parameters
----------
data_type:
A PyArrow ``DataType`` (e.g. ``pa.int32()``) or one of the type
name strings: ``"bool"``, ``"int8"``, ``"int16"``, ``"int32"``,
``"int64"``, ``"uint8"````"uint64"``, ``"float32"``,
``"float64"``, ``"string"``, ``"date32"``, ``"date64"``.
"""
if isinstance(data_type, str):
try:
data_type = _STR_TO_PA_TYPE[data_type]
except KeyError:
raise ValueError(
f"unsupported data type: '{data_type}'. Supported: "
f"{', '.join(_STR_TO_PA_TYPE)}"
)
return Expr(self._inner.cast(data_type))
# ── named comparison helpers (alternative to operators) ──────────────────
def eq(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Equal to."""
return self.__eq__(other)
def ne(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Not equal to."""
return self.__ne__(other)
def lt(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Less than."""
return self.__lt__(other)
def lte(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Less than or equal to."""
return self.__le__(other)
def gt(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Greater than."""
return self.__gt__(other)
def gte(self, other: ExprLike) -> "Expr":
"""Greater than or equal to."""
return self.__ge__(other)
def and_(self, other: "Expr") -> "Expr":
"""Logical AND."""
return self.__and__(other)
def or_(self, other: "Expr") -> "Expr":
"""Logical OR."""
return self.__or__(other)
# ── utilities ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def _column_name(self) -> str | None:
"""Return the source name when this is a bare column expression."""
return self._inner.column_name()
def to_sql(self) -> str:
"""Render the expression as a SQL string (useful for debugging)."""
return self._inner.to_sql()
def __repr__(self) -> str:
return f"Expr({self._inner.to_sql()})"
# ── free functions ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def col(name: str) -> Expr:
"""Reference a table column by name.
Parameters
----------
name:
The column name.
Examples
--------
>>> from lancedb.expr import col, lit
>>> col("age") > lit(18)
Expr((age > 18))
"""
return Expr(expr_col(name), column_path=name)
def lit(value: Union[bool, int, float, str, bytes, date, datetime, Decimal]) -> Expr:
"""Create a literal (constant) value expression.
Parameters
----------
value:
A Python ``bool``, ``int``, ``float``, ``str``, ``bytes``, ``date``,
``datetime``, or ``Decimal``.
Examples
--------
>>> from lancedb.expr import col, lit
>>> col("price") * lit(1.1)
Expr((price * 1.1))
"""
if not isinstance(value, (bool, int, float, str, bytes, date, datetime, Decimal)):
raise TypeError(f"Unsupported literal type: {type(value).__name__}")
return Expr(expr_lit(value))
def func(name: str, *args: ExprLike) -> Expr:
"""Call an arbitrary SQL function by name.
Parameters
----------
name:
The SQL function name (e.g. ``"lower"``, ``"upper"``).
*args:
The function arguments as :class:`Expr` or plain Python literals.
Examples
--------
>>> from lancedb.expr import col, func
>>> func("lower", col("name"))
Expr(lower(`name`))
"""
inner_args = [_coerce(a)._inner for a in args]
return Expr(expr_func(name, inner_args))