python-v1.1.0

What's Changed

• refactor: compute stats schema with kernel types by @roeap in #3514
• chore: set java version to 21 for pyspark 4.0 by @ion-elgreco in #3524
• refactor: remove unecessary uses of datafusion subcrates by @alamb in #3521
• chore: pin aws crates by @ion-elgreco in #3532
• fix: using state provided in args in merge op by @gtrawinski in #3522
• fix: remove forced table update from python writer by @ohanf in #3515
• feat: make TableConfig accessible by @ion-elgreco in #3518
• chore: update the minor version to reflect a behavior change by @rtyler in #3542
• chore: update arrow/parquet to 55.2.0 by @alamb in #3558
• chore: clean up licenses in python project which are causing build issues by @rtyler in #3560
• fix: version binary search by @aditanase in #3549
• chore: update to DataFusion 48.0.0 / arrow to 55.2.0 by @alamb in #3520
• chore: upgrade to delta_kernel 0.12.x by @rtyler in #3561
• docs: ensure create_checkpoint() is visible in the Python API docs by @itamarst in #3564
• fix: use proper DeltaTableState for vacuum commits by @jeromegn in #3550
• chore: remove redundant words in comment by @shangchenglumetro in #3568
• refactor: move schema code to kernel module by @roeap in #3569
• feat: convert partition filters to kernel predicates by @roeap in #3570
• chore: latest clippy by @roeap in #3571
• chore: remove the deltalake-sql crate by @rtyler in #3582
• feat: write engineInfo with delta-rs version by @zachschuermann in #3584
• chore: bump patch versions for another relaese by @rtyler in #3585
• feat: vacuum with version retention by @corwinjoy in #3537
• chore: bump minor version for rust crate by @rtyler in #3586
• refactor!: use delta-kernel Protocol and Metadata actions by @roeap in #3581
• chore: generate a more recentish updated changelog by @rtyler in #3588

New Contributors

• @ohanf made their first contribution in #3515
• @itamarst made their first contribution in #3564
• @jeromegn made their first contribution in #3550
• @shangchenglumetro made their first contribution in #3568

Full Changelog: python-v1.0.2...python-v1.1.0