add allow_primitive_to_str and allow_decimal_to_str instead of allow_number_to_str

src/datasets/arrow_writer.py

@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@ def __arrow_array__(self, type: Optional[pa.DataType] = None):
                 # We use cast_array_to_feature to support casting to custom types like Audio and Image
                 # Also, when trying type "string", we don't want to convert integers or floats to "string".
                 # We only do it if trying_type is False - since this is what the user asks for.
-                out = cast_array_to_feature(out, type, allow_number_to_str=not self.trying_type)
+                out = cast_array_to_feature(
+                    out, type, allow_primitive_to_str=not self.trying_type, allow_decimal_to_str=not self.trying_type
+                )
             return out
         except (
             TypeError,
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ def __arrow_array__(self, type: Optional[pa.DataType] = None):
                             cast_to_python_objects(data, only_1d_for_numpy=True, optimize_list_casting=False)
                         )
                         if type is not None:
-                            out = cast_array_to_feature(out, type, allow_number_to_str=True)
+                            out = cast_array_to_feature(out, type, allow_primitive_to_str=True)
                         return out
                     else:
                         raise
@@ -256,7 +258,7 @@ def __arrow_array__(self, type: Optional[pa.DataType] = None):
             elif trying_cast_to_python_objects and "Could not convert" in str(e):
                 out = pa.array(cast_to_python_objects(data, only_1d_for_numpy=True, optimize_list_casting=False))
                 if type is not None:
-                    out = cast_array_to_feature(out, type, allow_number_to_str=True)
+                    out = cast_array_to_feature(out, type, allow_primitive_to_str=True)
                 return out
             else:
                 raise

src/datasets/table.py

@@ -1838,33 +1838,40 @@ def _storage_type(type: pa.DataType) -> pa.DataType:
 
 
 @_wrap_for_chunked_arrays
-def array_cast(array: pa.Array, pa_type: pa.DataType, allow_number_to_str=True):
+def array_cast(
+    array: pa.Array, pa_type: pa.DataType, allow_primitive_to_str: bool = True, allow_decimal_to_str: bool = True
+) -> Union[pa.Array, pa.FixedSizeListArray, pa.ListArray, pa.StructArray, pa.ExtensionArray]:
     """Improved version of `pa.Array.cast`
 
     It supports casting `pa.StructArray` objects to re-order the fields.
     It also let you control certain aspects of the casting, e.g. whether
-    to disable numbers (`floats` or `ints`) to strings.
+    to disable casting primitives (`booleans`, `floats` or `ints`) or
+    disable casting decimals to strings.
 
     Args:
         array (`pa.Array`):
             PyArrow array to cast
         pa_type (`pa.DataType`):
             Target PyArrow type
-        allow_number_to_str (`bool`, defaults to `True`):
-            Whether to allow casting numbers to strings.
+        allow_primitive_to_str (`bool`, defaults to `True`):
+            Whether to allow casting primitives to strings.
+            Defaults to `True`.
+        allow_decimal_to_str (`bool`, defaults to `True`):
+            Whether to allow casting decimals to strings.
             Defaults to `True`.
 
     Raises:
         `pa.ArrowInvalidError`: if the arrow data casting fails
         `TypeError`: if the target type is not supported according, e.g.
 
             - if a field is missing
-            - if casting from numbers to strings and `allow_number_to_str` is `False`
+            - if casting from primitives to strings and `allow_primitive_to_str` is `False`
+            - if casting from decimals to strings and `allow_decimal_to_str` is `False`
 
     Returns:
         `List[pyarrow.Array]`: the casted array
     """
-    _c = partial(array_cast, allow_number_to_str=allow_number_to_str)
+    _c = partial(array_cast, allow_primitive_to_str=allow_primitive_to_str, allow_decimal_to_str=allow_decimal_to_str)
     if isinstance(array, pa.ExtensionArray):
         array = array.storage
     if isinstance(pa_type, pa.ExtensionType):
@@ -1933,13 +1940,14 @@ def array_cast(array: pa.Array, pa_type: pa.DataType, allow_number_to_str=True):
             array_offsets = (np.arange(len(array) + 1) + array.offset) * array.type.list_size
             return pa.ListArray.from_arrays(array_offsets, _c(array.values, pa_type.value_type), mask=array.is_null())
     else:
-        if (
-            not allow_number_to_str
-            and pa.types.is_string(pa_type)
-            and (pa.types.is_floating(array.type) or pa.types.is_integer(array.type))
+        if pa.types.is_string(pa_type) and (
+            (not allow_primitive_to_str and pa.types.is_primitive(array.type))
+            or (not allow_decimal_to_str and pa.types.is_decimal(array.type))
         ):
             raise TypeError(
-                f"Couldn't cast array of type {array.type} to {pa_type} since allow_number_to_str is set to {allow_number_to_str}"
+                f"Couldn't cast array of type {array.type} to {pa_type} "
+                f"since allow_primitive_to_str is set to {allow_primitive_to_str} "
+                f"and allow_decimal_to_str is set to {allow_decimal_to_str}."
             )
         if pa.types.is_null(pa_type) and not pa.types.is_null(array.type):
             raise TypeError(f"Couldn't cast array of type {array.type} to {pa_type}")
@@ -1948,7 +1956,9 @@ def array_cast(array: pa.Array, pa_type: pa.DataType, allow_number_to_str=True):
 
 
 @_wrap_for_chunked_arrays
-def cast_array_to_feature(array: pa.Array, feature: "FeatureType", allow_number_to_str=True):
+def cast_array_to_feature(
+    array: pa.Array, feature: "FeatureType", allow_primitive_to_str: bool = True, allow_decimal_to_str: bool = True
+) -> pa.Array:
     """Cast an array to the arrow type that corresponds to the requested feature type.
     For custom features like [`Audio`] or [`Image`], it takes into account the "cast_storage" methods
     they defined to enable casting from other arrow types.
@@ -1958,23 +1968,31 @@ def cast_array_to_feature(array: pa.Array, feature: "FeatureType", allow_number_
             The PyArrow array to cast.
         feature (`datasets.features.FeatureType`):
             The target feature type.
-        allow_number_to_str (`bool`, defaults to `True`):
-            Whether to allow casting numbers to strings.
+        allow_primitive_to_str (`bool`, defaults to `True`):
+            Whether to allow casting primitives to strings.
+            Defaults to `True`.
+        allow_decimal_to_str (`bool`, defaults to `True`):
+            Whether to allow casting decimals to strings.
             Defaults to `True`.
 
     Raises:
         `pa.ArrowInvalidError`: if the arrow data casting fails
         `TypeError`: if the target type is not supported according, e.g.
 
             - if a field is missing
-            - if casting from numbers to strings and `allow_number_to_str` is `False`
+            - if casting from primitives and `allow_primitive_to_str` is `False`
+            - if casting from decimals and `allow_decimal_to_str` is `False`
 
     Returns:
         array (`pyarrow.Array`): the casted array
     """
     from .features.features import Sequence, get_nested_type
 
-    _c = partial(cast_array_to_feature, allow_number_to_str=allow_number_to_str)
+    _c = partial(
+        cast_array_to_feature,
+        allow_primitive_to_str=allow_primitive_to_str,
+        allow_decimal_to_str=allow_decimal_to_str,
+    )
 
     if isinstance(array, pa.ExtensionArray):
         array = array.storage
@@ -2011,9 +2029,19 @@ def cast_array_to_feature(array: pa.Array, feature: "FeatureType", allow_number_
                         storage_type = _storage_type(array_type)
                         if array_type != storage_type:
                             # Temporarily convert to the storage type to support extension types in the slice operation
-                            array = array_cast(array, storage_type, allow_number_to_str=allow_number_to_str)
+                            array = array_cast(
+                                array,
+                                storage_type,
+                                allow_primitive_to_str=allow_primitive_to_str,
+                                allow_decimal_to_str=allow_decimal_to_str,
+                            )
                             array = pc.list_slice(array, 0, feature.length, return_fixed_size_list=True)
-                            array = array_cast(array, array_type, allow_number_to_str=allow_number_to_str)
+                            array = array_cast(
+                                array,
+                                array_type,
+                                allow_primitive_to_str=allow_primitive_to_str,
+                                allow_decimal_to_str=allow_decimal_to_str,
+                            )
                         else:
                             array = pc.list_slice(array, 0, feature.length, return_fixed_size_list=True)
                         array_values = array.values
@@ -2069,9 +2097,19 @@ def cast_array_to_feature(array: pa.Array, feature: "FeatureType", allow_number_
                 array_offsets = (np.arange(len(array) + 1) + array.offset) * array.type.list_size
                 return pa.ListArray.from_arrays(array_offsets, _c(array.values, feature.feature), mask=array.is_null())
     if pa.types.is_null(array.type):
-        return array_cast(array, get_nested_type(feature), allow_number_to_str=allow_number_to_str)
+        return array_cast(
+            array,
+            get_nested_type(feature),
+            allow_primitive_to_str=allow_primitive_to_str,
+            allow_decimal_to_str=allow_decimal_to_str,
+        )
     elif not isinstance(feature, (Sequence, dict, list, tuple)):
-        return array_cast(array, feature(), allow_number_to_str=allow_number_to_str)
+        return array_cast(
+            array,
+            feature(),
+            allow_primitive_to_str=allow_primitive_to_str,
+            allow_decimal_to_str=allow_decimal_to_str,
+        )
     raise TypeError(f"Couldn't cast array of type\n{array.type}\nto\n{feature}")
 
 

tests/test_table.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import copy
 import pickle
+from decimal import Decimal
 from typing import List, Union
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -1098,11 +1099,44 @@ def test_indexed_table_mixin():
     assert table.fast_slice(2, 13) == pa_table.slice(2, 13)
 
 
-def test_cast_array_to_features():
+def test_cast_integer_array_to_features():
     arr = pa.array([[0, 1]])
     assert cast_array_to_feature(arr, Sequence(Value("string"))).type == pa.list_(pa.string())
+    assert cast_array_to_feature(arr, Sequence(Value("string")), allow_decimal_to_str=False).type == pa.list_(
+        pa.string()
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        cast_array_to_feature(arr, Sequence(Value("string")), allow_primitive_to_str=False)
+
+
+def test_cast_float_array_to_features():
+    arr = pa.array([[0.0, 1.0]])
+    assert cast_array_to_feature(arr, Sequence(Value("string"))).type == pa.list_(pa.string())
+    assert cast_array_to_feature(arr, Sequence(Value("string")), allow_decimal_to_str=False).type == pa.list_(
+        pa.string()
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        cast_array_to_feature(arr, Sequence(Value("string")), allow_primitive_to_str=False)
+
+
+def test_cast_boolean_array_to_features():
+    arr = pa.array([[False, True]])
+    assert cast_array_to_feature(arr, Sequence(Value("string"))).type == pa.list_(pa.string())
+    assert cast_array_to_feature(arr, Sequence(Value("string")), allow_decimal_to_str=False).type == pa.list_(
+        pa.string()
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        cast_array_to_feature(arr, Sequence(Value("string")), allow_primitive_to_str=False)
+
+
+def test_cast_decimal_array_to_features():
+    arr = pa.array([[Decimal(0), Decimal(1)]])
+    assert cast_array_to_feature(arr, Sequence(Value("string"))).type == pa.list_(pa.string())
+    assert cast_array_to_feature(arr, Sequence(Value("string")), allow_primitive_to_str=False).type == pa.list_(
+        pa.string()
+    )
     with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-        cast_array_to_feature(arr, Sequence(Value("string")), allow_number_to_str=False)
+        cast_array_to_feature(arr, Sequence(Value("string")), allow_decimal_to_str=False)
 
 
 def test_cast_array_to_features_nested():