How to Install `pyarrow` in Python

v23.0.1 General Purpose Python >=3.10

Python library for Apache Arrow

Install pip install pyarrow

What is pyarrow?

Python library for Apache Arrow

This library provides a Python API for functionality provided by the Arrow C++ libraries, along with tools for Arrow integration and interoperability with pandas, NumPy, and other software in the Python ecosystem.

Across platforms, you can install a recent version of pyarrow with the conda package manager:

On Linux, macOS, and Windows, you can also install binary wheels from PyPI with pip:

PyPI page →

Quick Start

Minimal example to get started with pyarrow:

import pyarrow

print(pyarrow.__version__)

Installation

pip (standard)

pip install pyarrow

Virtual environment (recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate   # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install pyarrow

pip3

pip3 install pyarrow

conda

conda install -c conda-forge pyarrow

Poetry

poetry add pyarrow

Verify the Installation

After installing, confirm the package is available:

python -c "import pyarrow; print(pyarrow.__version__)"

If this prints a version number, installation succeeded. If you see a ModuleNotFoundError, see the errors section below.

Installation Errors

Common errors when installing pyarrow with pip.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pyarrow'

Cause: The package is not installed in the current Python environment.

Fix: Run pip install pyarrow. If using a virtual environment, ensure it is activated first.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pyarrow' (installed but still failing)

Cause: pip installed the package into a different Python than the one running your script.

Fix: Use python -m pip install pyarrow to install into the interpreter you are running.

ImportError: cannot import name 'X' from 'pyarrow'

Cause: The function or class does not exist in the installed version.

Fix: Check the version with pip show pyarrow and upgrade with pip install --upgrade pyarrow.

pip: command not found

Cause: pip is not in PATH or Python was not added to PATH during installation.

Fix: Try python -m pip install pyarrow. On macOS/Linux try pip3.

PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied

Cause: No write access to the system Python package directory.

Fix: Use a virtual environment, or add --user: pip install --user pyarrow

SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED

Cause: pip cannot verify PyPI's SSL certificate — common behind corporate proxies.

Fix: Try: pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org pyarrow

Recent Releases

Version	Released
`23.0.1` latest	2026-02-16
`23.0.0`	2026-01-18
`22.0.0`	2025-10-24
`21.0.0`	2025-07-18
`20.0.0`	2025-04-27

Full release history on PyPI →

Manage pyarrow

Upgrade to latest version

pip install --upgrade pyarrow

Install a specific version

pip install pyarrow==23.0.1

Uninstall

pip uninstall pyarrow

Check what is installed

pip show pyarrow

Last updated: 2026-04-11 • Data from PyPI

How to Install pyarrow in Python