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LGTM - lets push this out after we release 0.33.1
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Summary
Documents the new
update_field_metadataAPI for editing per-column Arrow field metadata in Python, TypeScript, and Rust.Changes
tables/schema.mdxcovering merge vs. replace semantics, dot-path addressing, andNone/nulldeletion.Context
Upstream PR
lancedb/lancedb#3482addsupdate_field_metadatato the Rust core, Python (sync + async), and TypeScript SDKs, letting clients add, change, or remove per-field Arrow metadata without rewriting data. Each call commits a new table version.