python-v0.18.2: HDFS support

New features

• feat(#2597): allow pyarrow.dataset.Expression in filters kwarg by @giacomorebecchi in #2600
• feat(rust, python): add HDFS support via hdfs-native package by @Kimahriman in #2612
• feat: report DataFusion metrics for DeltaScan by @alexwilcoxson-rel in #2617

Bug Fixes

• fix: enable parquet pushdown for DeltaScan via TableProvider impl for DeltaTable (rebase) by @rtyler in #2637
• fix(rust, python): fix writing empty structs when creating checkpoint by @sherlockbeard in #2627
• fix(python): fixed large_dtype to schema convert by @sherlockbeard in #2635
• fix(rust, python): fix merge schema with overwrite by @sherlockbeard in #2623
• fix(python): constrain multipart upload size to fixed length by @abhiaagarwal in #2606
• fix: update changelog by @rtyler in #2599

Other Changes

• chore: migrate to pyo3 Bounds API by @abhiaagarwal in #2596
• chore(deps): update dashmap requirement from 5 to 6 by @dependabot in #2641
• chore: remove macos builders from pull request flow by @rtyler in #2638
• docs: add Daft writer by @avriiil in #2594
• chore: fix documentation generation with a pin of griffe by @rtyler in #2636
• chore: bump python 0.18.2 by @ion-elgreco in #2621
• chore: implement regression test for push down panic by @rtyler in #2604
• docs: fix typo by @avriiil in #2603
• test: reintroduce azurite SAS integration tests by @giacomorebecchi in #2598

New Contributors

• @giacomorebecchi made their first contribution in #2598
• @Kimahriman made their first contribution in #2612
• @sherlockbeard made their first contribution in #2623

Full Changelog: python-v0.18.1...python-v0.18.2