Follow-up on current main `7b3ba4c4` (merge commit `0b0475c1`): resolved the test import conflict, preserving both upstream imports and the original `warnings` import. The final PR diff is still limited to the same storage-option helper/call sites and regression class. AST comparisons preserve every upstream test definition and the original regression class/helper; both changed files compile and pass Ruff 0.15.1 check/format. Fresh locked-environment runtime validation was attempted with `uv run --locked --extra tests --extra dev pytest python/tests/test_namespace.py -q`, but dependency setup failed downloading the locked `pylance==14.0.0b12` wheel due a network connection error. No current-main native test result is claimed. Repository-wide Ruff reports 49 findings and 11 formatting differences in unchanged upstream docs/web-tests files; these were left outside this PR. CI approval and a human review are still pending. --- Original implementation and historical validation (before the main merge): Namespace-backed `create_table` accepts `data_storage_version` and `enable_v2_manifest_paths`, but neither sync nor async creation forwards them. The requested format/manifest settings are silently ignored. Normalize these deprecated arguments into the existing `new_table_*` storage options, matching ordinary connections. Explicit arguments take precedence; the caller's dictionary is not mutated. No Rust or native interface changes. Regression tests inspect persisted tables, including sync/async creation, populated/empty tables, stable/legacy formats, both manifest settings and explicit-option precedence. Validation on Linux/Python 3.12, based on current main `d3390a9`: - Rebuilt the exact-main native extension and reused that identical extension in separate baseline/candidate environments; only the candidate Python namespace wrapper differs. Dependencies came from the unchanged `uv.lock`. - Same complete `test_namespace.py`: baseline 16 regression failures and 39 passing controls; candidate **55 passed**, no skips/errors. - Ruff check/format and diff whitespace checks passed. This validates the local directory-namespace path, not a live Cloud service or the complete repository CI suite. Signed-off-by: Xucheng Zhou <aden1350@outlook.com>
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| Typescript SDK | https://lancedb.github.io/lancedb/js/globals/ |
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