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[Python] Add a function to download and extract timezone database #37328

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AlenkaF opened this issue Aug 23, 2023 · 0 comments · Fixed by #38179
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[Python] Add a function to download and extract timezone database #37328

AlenkaF opened this issue Aug 23, 2023 · 0 comments · Fixed by #38179
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AlenkaF commented Aug 23, 2023

Describe the enhancement requested

There is a section in the Arrow C++ documentation with the instructions on how to download and extract text version of the IANA timezone database and on Windows:
https://arrow.apache.org/docs/dev/cpp/build_system.html#runtime-dependencies

  • It would be good to add this information in the PyArow documentation.
  • We should provide a function in PyArrow that a user would call to download and extract the timezone database in order to improve the user experience.

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GH-37328: [Python] Add a function to download and extract timezone da…
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…tabase on Windows (#38179)

### Rationale for this change

There is a section in the [Arrow C++ documentation with the instructions](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/dev/cpp/build_system.html#runtime-dependencies) on how to download and extract text version of the IANA timezone database and on Windows. We should provide a function in PyArrow that a user would call to download and extract the timezone database from Python.

### What changes are included in this PR?

Function `download_tzdata_on_windows()` added to python/pyarrow/util.py that downloads and extracts timezone database to a standard location in `%USERPROFILE%\Downloads\tzdata` on Widnows.

### Are these changes tested?
Yes.

### Are there any user-facing changes?
No.
* Closes: #37328

Lead-authored-by: AlenkaF <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Alenka Frim <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Joris Van den Bossche <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Joris Van den Bossche <[email protected]>
@jorisvandenbossche jorisvandenbossche added this to the 16.0.0 milestone Mar 20, 2024
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