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pandas/io/orc.py
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"""
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Load an ORC object from the file path, returning a DataFrame.
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+ This method reads an ORC (Optimized Row Columnar) file into a pandas
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+ DataFrame using the `pyarrow.orc` library. ORC is a columnar storage format
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+ that provides efficient compression and fast retrieval for analytical workloads.
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+ It allows reading specific columns, handling different filesystem
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+ types (such as local storage, cloud storage via fsspec, or pyarrow filesystem),
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+ and supports different data type backends, including `numpy_nullable` and `pyarrow`.
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Parameters
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----------
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path : str, path object, or file-like object
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