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[FLINK-40419][python] Add regular join support to DataFrame API - #29201

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What is the purpose of the change

Add regular relational join support to the PyFlink DataFrame API as proposed in FLINK-40419.

Brief change log

  • Support inner, left, right, full/outer, semi, anti, and cross joins.
  • Support shared, differently named, computed, and expression-based join keys.
  • Validate invalid argument combinations and duplicate output columns.
  • Add planner and batch execution tests.

Verifying this change

This change added tests and was verified against a locally built Flink 2.4-SNAPSHOT distribution:

  • DataFrameJoinTests: 9 passed.
  • Join batch integration tests: 4 passed.
  • Full pyflink.dataframe test suite: 351 passed, 1 skipped.

Does this pull request potentially affect one of the following parts:

  • Dependencies (does it add or upgrade a dependency): no
  • The public API, i.e., is any changed class annotated with @Public(Evolving): yes
  • The serializers: no
  • The runtime per-record code paths (performance sensitive): no
  • Anything that affects deployment or recovery: JobManager (and its components), Checkpointing, Kubernetes/Yarn, ZooKeeper: no
  • The S3 file system connector: no

Documentation

  • Does this pull request introduce a new feature? yes
  • If yes, how is the feature documented? Python API docstring

Was generative AI tooling used to co-author this PR?
  • Yes (please specify the tool below)

Generated-by: Codex GPT-6

Add inner, left, right, full, semi, anti, and cross joins with support for shared, distinct, computed, and expression-based keys. Validate invalid argument combinations and duplicate output columns.

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