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lancedb/python/lancedb/schema.py

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# Copyright 2023 LanceDB Developers
#
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"""Schema related utilities."""
import pyarrow as pa
def vector(dimension: int, value_type: pa.DataType = pa.float32()) -> pa.DataType:
"""A help function to create a vector type.
Parameters
----------
dimension: The dimension of the vector.
value_type: pa.DataType, optional
The type of the value in the vector.
Returns
-------
A PyArrow DataType for vectors.
Examples
--------
>>> import pyarrow as pa
>>> import lancedb
>>> schema = pa.schema([
... pa.field("id", pa.int64()),
... pa.field("vector", lancedb.vector(756)),
... ])
"""
return pa.list_(value_type, dimension)