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Allow users to define the cardinality threshold for dictionary reads #24113

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@Rich-T-kid

Is your feature request related to a problem or challenge?

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Describe the solution you'd like

Add a config option to set a cardinality threshold, so columns above it are read as regular strings instead of dictionaries.

for example

SET datafusion.parquet.dict_threshold = 0.2 # dataset must have less than 20% unqiue values 

or

SET datafusion.parquet.dict_threshold = 200  # 200 unique values max

we can support both but im leaning towards supporting a percentage threshold.

Describe alternatives you've considered

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#24111

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  1. Rich-T-kid commented on Aug 5, 2026

    @Rich-T-kid
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    take

  2. Rich-T-kid commented on Aug 13, 2026

    @Rich-T-kid
    ContributorAuthor

    important in this context : apache/arrow-rs#8608 (comment)

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