polars.read_ipc_schema#

polars.read_ipc_schema(source: str | Path | IO[bytes] | bytes) → dict[str, DataType][source]#

Get the schema of an IPC file without reading data.

Parameters:

source: Path to a file or a file-like object (by “file-like object” we refer to objects that have a read() method, such as a file handler like the builtin open function, or a BytesIO instance).

Returns:

dict: Dictionary mapping column names to datatypes