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Parquet X-Ray: Interactive parquet layout visualization

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Review the main page and format documentation, then inspect the linked Parquet X-Ray demonstration to understand what should be featured. The work is complete when the visualization is appropriately linked or presented in one of those documentation locations.

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Description

Type: enhancement
Describe the enhancement requested

Parquet X-Ray makes the layout of a Parquet file very easy to see. It would be worth featuring on the main page or in the format docs.

@cfahlgren1 maybe you could put up a PR then propose it on the parquet mailing list?

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