Problemsby GlyphTesting DuckDB pipelines and SQL is hard
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ibis: empty tables fail column checks and nullable=False
**Describe the bug** With the ibis backend, validating a table with **zero rows** raises `SchemaError` for column checks and for non-nullable columns, even though no row can violate anything. The failure-case list in the error is empty. `isin` is used below as the minimal...
[Dependencies] Track DuckDB 2.0 compatibility for duckdb and motherduck extras
### Dependency compatibility gap Superset's `duckdb` extra still excludes DuckDB 2.0, including on current `master`. This also affects the `motherduck` extra because it delegates to `apache-superset[duckdb]`. Verified on 2026-10-22: | Superset source | Declared DuckDB...
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2 posts from 2 people in 2 places, about 1 a week over 9 days. Mostly on apache/superset, unionai-oss/pandera. Tools named alongside: pandas, Apache Superset, GitHub, PyPI.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "data-testing" rule about DuckDB. First post Oct 22, 2026, latest Oct 30, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
The same problem elsewhere
Testing data pipelines and SQL is hard
2 posts from 2 people on Reddit, GitHub issues. Unverified.
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