ENH: Allow ArrowDtype(pa.string()) to be compatable with str accessor

doc/source/whatsnew/v2.0.0.rst

@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ Alternatively, copy on write can be enabled locally through:
 
 Other enhancements
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+- Added support for ``str`` accessor methods when using :class:`ArrowDtype`  with a ``pyarrow.string`` type (:issue:`50325`)
 - Added support for ``dt`` accessor methods when using :class:`ArrowDtype` with a ``pyarrow.timestamp`` type (:issue:`50954`)
 - :func:`read_sas` now supports using ``encoding='infer'`` to correctly read and use the encoding specified by the sas file. (:issue:`48048`)
 - :meth:`.DataFrameGroupBy.quantile`, :meth:`.SeriesGroupBy.quantile` and :meth:`.DataFrameGroupBy.std` now preserve nullable dtypes instead of casting to numpy dtypes (:issue:`37493`)

pandas/core/arrays/arrow/array.py

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from copy import deepcopy
+import re
 from typing import (
     TYPE_CHECKING,
     Any,
+    Callable,
     Literal,
+    Sequence,
     TypeVar,
     cast,
 )
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@
     unpack_tuple_and_ellipses,
     validate_indices,
 )
+from pandas.core.strings.base import BaseStringArrayMethods
 
 from pandas.tseries.frequencies import to_offset
 
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@ def to_pyarrow_type(
     return None
 
 
-class ArrowExtensionArray(OpsMixin, ExtensionArray):
+class ArrowExtensionArray(OpsMixin, ExtensionArray, BaseStringArrayMethods):
     """
     Pandas ExtensionArray backed by a PyArrow ChunkedArray.
 
@@ -1463,6 +1467,317 @@ def _replace_with_mask(
         result[mask] = replacements
         return pa.array(result, type=values.type, from_pandas=True)
 
+    def _str_count(self, pat: str, flags: int = 0):
+        if flags:
+            raise NotImplementedError(f"count not implemented with {flags=}")
+        return type(self)(pc.count_substring_regex(self._data, pat))
+
+    def _str_pad(
+        self,
+        width: int,
+        side: Literal["left", "right", "both"] = "left",
+        fillchar: str = " ",
+    ):
+        if side == "left":
+            pa_pad = pc.utf8_lpad
+        elif side == "right":
+            pa_pad = pc.utf8_rpad
+        elif side == "both":
+            pa_pad = pc.utf8_center
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Invalid side: {side}. Side must be one of 'left', 'right', 'both'"
+            )
+        return type(self)(pa_pad(self._data, width=width, padding=fillchar))
+
+    def _str_contains(
+        self, pat, case: bool = True, flags: int = 0, na=None, regex: bool = True
+    ):
+        if flags:
+            raise NotImplementedError(f"contains not implemented with {flags=}")
+
+        if regex:
+            pa_contains = pc.match_substring_regex
+        else:
+            pa_contains = pc.match_substring
+        result = pa_contains(self._data, pat, ignore_case=not case)
+        if not isna(na):
+            result = result.fill_null(na)
+        return type(self)(result)
+
+    def _str_startswith(self, pat: str, na=None):
+        result = pc.starts_with(self._data, pattern=pat)
+        if not isna(na):
+            result = result.fill_null(na)
+        return type(self)(result)
+
+    def _str_endswith(self, pat: str, na=None):
+        result = pc.ends_with(self._data, pattern=pat)
+        if not isna(na):
+            result = result.fill_null(na)
+        return type(self)(result)
+
+    def _str_replace(
+        self,
+        pat: str | re.Pattern,
+        repl: str | Callable,
+        n: int = -1,
+        case: bool = True,
+        flags: int = 0,
+        regex: bool = True,
+    ):
+        if isinstance(pat, re.Pattern) or callable(repl) or not case or flags:
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                "replace is not supported with a re.Pattern, callable repl, "
+                "case=False, or flags!=0"
+            )
+
+        func = pc.replace_substring_regex if regex else pc.replace_substring
+        result = func(self._data, pattern=pat, replacement=repl, max_replacements=n)
+        return type(self)(result)
+
+    def _str_repeat(self, repeats: int | Sequence[int]):
+        if not isinstance(repeats, int):
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                f"repeat is not implemented when repeats is {type(repeats).__name__}"
+            )
+        elif pa_version_under7p0:
+            raise NotImplementedError("repeat is not implemented for pyarrow < 7")
+        else:
+            return type(self)(pc.binary_repeat(self._data, repeats))
+
+    def _str_match(
+        self, pat: str, case: bool = True, flags: int = 0, na: Scalar | None = None
+    ):
+        if not pat.startswith("^"):
+            pat = f"^{pat}"
+        return self._str_contains(pat, case, flags, na, regex=True)
+
+    def _str_fullmatch(
+        self, pat, case: bool = True, flags: int = 0, na: Scalar | None = None
+    ):
+        if not pat.endswith("$") or pat.endswith("//$"):
+            pat = f"{pat}$"
+        return self._str_match(pat, case, flags, na)
+
+    def _str_find(self, sub: str, start: int = 0, end: int | None = None):
+        if start != 0 and end is not None:
+            slices = pc.utf8_slice_codeunits(self._data, start, stop=end)
+            result = pc.find_substring(slices, sub)
+            not_found = pc.equal(result, -1)
+            offset_result = pc.add(result, end - start)
+            result = pc.if_else(not_found, result, offset_result)
+        elif start == 0 and end is None:
+            slices = self._data
+            result = pc.find_substring(slices, sub)
+        else:
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                f"find not implemented with {sub=}, {start=}, {end=}"
+            )
+        return type(self)(result)
+
+    def _str_get(self, i: int):
+        lengths = pc.utf8_length(self._data)
+        if i >= 0:
+            out_of_bounds = pc.greater_equal(i, lengths)
+            start = i
+            stop = i + 1
+            step = 1
+        else:
+            out_of_bounds = pc.greater(-i, lengths)
+            start = i
+            stop = i - 1
+            step = -1
+        not_out_of_bounds = pc.invert(out_of_bounds.fill_null(True))
+        selected = pc.utf8_slice_codeunits(
+            self._data, start=start, stop=stop, step=step
+        )
+        result = pa.array([None] * self._data.length(), type=self._data.type)
+        result = pc.if_else(not_out_of_bounds, selected, result)
+        return type(self)(result)
+
+    def _str_join(self, sep: str):
+        return type(self)(pc.binary_join(self._data, sep))
+
+    def _str_partition(self, sep: str, expand: bool):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.partition not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+
+    def _str_rpartition(self, sep: str, expand: bool):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.rpartition not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+
+    def _str_slice(
+        self, start: int | None = None, stop: int | None = None, step: int | None = None
+    ):
+        if start is None:
+            start = 0
+        if step is None:
+            step = 1
+        return type(self)(
+            pc.utf8_slice_codeunits(self._data, start=start, stop=stop, step=step)
+        )
+
+    def _str_slice_replace(
+        self, start: int | None = None, stop: int | None = None, repl: str | None = None
+    ):
+        if repl is None:
+            repl = ""
+        if start is None:
+            start = 0
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_replace_slice(self._data, start, stop, repl))
+
+    def _str_isalnum(self):
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_is_alnum(self._data))
+
+    def _str_isalpha(self):
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_is_alpha(self._data))
+
+    def _str_isdecimal(self):
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_is_decimal(self._data))
+
+    def _str_isdigit(self):
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_is_digit(self._data))
+
+    def _str_islower(self):
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_is_lower(self._data))
+
+    def _str_isnumeric(self):
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_is_numeric(self._data))
+
+    def _str_isspace(self):
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_is_space(self._data))
+
+    def _str_istitle(self):
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_is_title(self._data))
+
+    def _str_capitalize(self):
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_capitalize(self._data))
+
+    def _str_title(self):
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_title(self._data))
+
+    def _str_isupper(self):
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_is_upper(self._data))
+
+    def _str_swapcase(self):
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_swapcase(self._data))
+
+    def _str_len(self):
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_length(self._data))
+
+    def _str_lower(self):
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_lower(self._data))
+
+    def _str_upper(self):
+        return type(self)(pc.utf8_upper(self._data))
+
+    def _str_strip(self, to_strip=None):
+        if to_strip is None:
+            result = pc.utf8_trim_whitespace(self._data)
+        else:
+            result = pc.utf8_trim(self._data, characters=to_strip)
+        return type(self)(result)
+
+    def _str_lstrip(self, to_strip=None):
+        if to_strip is None:
+            result = pc.utf8_ltrim_whitespace(self._data)
+        else:
+            result = pc.utf8_ltrim(self._data, characters=to_strip)
+        return type(self)(result)
+
+    def _str_rstrip(self, to_strip=None):
+        if to_strip is None:
+            result = pc.utf8_rtrim_whitespace(self._data)
+        else:
+            result = pc.utf8_rtrim(self._data, characters=to_strip)
+        return type(self)(result)
+
+    def _str_removeprefix(self, prefix: str):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.removeprefix not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+        # TODO: Should work once https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/14991 is fixed
+        # starts_with = pc.starts_with(self._data, pattern=prefix)
+        # removed = pc.utf8_slice_codeunits(self._data, len(prefix))
+        # result = pc.if_else(starts_with, removed, self._data)
+        # return type(self)(result)
+
+    def _str_removesuffix(self, suffix: str):
+        ends_with = pc.ends_with(self._data, pattern=suffix)
+        removed = pc.utf8_slice_codeunits(self._data, 0, stop=-len(suffix))
+        result = pc.if_else(ends_with, removed, self._data)
+        return type(self)(result)
+
+    def _str_casefold(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.casefold not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+
+    def _str_encode(self, encoding, errors: str = "strict"):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.encode not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+
+    def _str_extract(self, pat: str, flags: int = 0, expand: bool = True):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.extract not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+
+    def _str_findall(self, pat, flags: int = 0):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.findall not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+
+    def _str_get_dummies(self, sep: str = "|"):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.get_dummies not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+
+    def _str_index(self, sub, start: int = 0, end=None):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.index not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+
+    def _str_rindex(self, sub, start: int = 0, end=None):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.rindex not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+
+    def _str_normalize(self, form):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.normalize not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+
+    def _str_rfind(self, sub, start: int = 0, end=None):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.rfind not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+
+    def _str_split(
+        self, pat=None, n=-1, expand: bool = False, regex: bool | None = None
+    ):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.split not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+
+    def _str_rsplit(self, pat=None, n=-1):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.rsplit not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+
+    def _str_translate(self, table):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.translate not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+
+    def _str_wrap(self, width, **kwargs):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "str.wrap not supported with pd.ArrowDtype(pa.string())."
+        )
+
     @property
     def _dt_day(self):
         return type(self)(pc.day(self._data))

pandas/core/arrays/string_arrow.py

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def _chk_pyarrow_available() -> None:
 # fallback for the ones that pyarrow doesn't yet support
 
 
-class ArrowStringArray(ArrowExtensionArray, BaseStringArray, ObjectStringArrayMixin):
+class ArrowStringArray(ObjectStringArrayMixin, ArrowExtensionArray, BaseStringArray):
     """
     Extension array for string data in a ``pyarrow.ChunkedArray``.
 
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@ def __init__(self, values) -> None:
                 "ArrowStringArray requires a PyArrow (chunked) array of string type"
             )
 
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
+        """
+        Length of this array.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        length : int
+        """
+        return len(self._data)
+
     @classmethod
     def _from_sequence(cls, scalars, dtype: Dtype | None = None, copy: bool = False):
         from pandas.core.arrays.masked import BaseMaskedArray

pandas/core/indexes/base.py

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
     get_group_index_sorter,
     nargsort,
 )
-from pandas.core.strings import StringMethods
+from pandas.core.strings.accessor import StringMethods
 
 from pandas.io.formats.printing import (
     PrettyDict,