fix(python/adbc_driver_manager): reimport PyArrow if installed mid-session - #4641
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Currently, with the dbapi module in the Python driver manager, if I am using a REPL or notebook session started without PyArrow installed, I have to restart my session to pick PyArrow up so I can use PyArrow-enabled methods. This is because the module attempts to import PyArrow at startup and sets a persistent flag that never changes after import.
It would be nicer if we could rescue the user so they can install PyArrow in their environment while a REPL or notebook is running, make the call again, and have it work.
Steps to reproduce:
python3 -m venv .venv source .venv/bin/activate pip install adbc_driver_managersource .venv/bin/activate pip install pyarrowThe Python driver manager's dbapi module guards PyArrow-enabled routines with
_requires_pyarrow(). This PR tweaks that helper and lets it attempt to re-import PyArrow but only if PyArrow wasn't enabled at import time.This PR was generated using an LLM.