[SPARK-43440][PYTHON][CONNECT] Support registration of an Arrow-optimized Python UDF #41125
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What changes were proposed in this pull request?
The PR proposes to provide support for the registration of an Arrow-optimized Python UDF in both vanilla PySpark and Spark Connect.
Why are the changes needed?
Currently, when users register an Arrow-optimized Python UDF, it will be registered as a pickled Python UDF and thus, executed without Arrow optimization.
We should support Arrow-optimized Python UDFs registration and execute them with Arrow optimization.
Does this PR introduce any user-facing change?
Yes. No API changes, but result differences are expected in some cases.
Previously, a registered Arrow-optimized Python UDF will be executed without Arrow optimization.
Now, it will be executed with Arrow optimization, as shown below.
Enabling or disabling Arrow optimization can produce result differences in some cases - we are working on minimizing the result differences though.
How was this patch tested?
Unit test.
SPARK-40307