List accessor

doc/source/reference/series.rst

@@ -526,6 +526,23 @@ Sparse-dtype specific methods and attributes are provided under the
    Series.sparse.to_coo
 
 
+.. _api.series.list:
+
+List accessor
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Arrow list-dtype specific methods and attributes are provided under the
+``Series.list`` accessor.
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: api/
+   :template: autosummary/accessor_method.rst
+
+   Series.list.flatten
+   Series.list.len
+   Series.list.__getitem__
+
+
 .. _api.series.struct:
 
 Struct accessor

doc/source/whatsnew/v2.2.0.rst

@@ -64,10 +64,30 @@ DataFrame. (:issue:`54938`)
     )
     series.struct.explode()
 
-.. _whatsnew_220.enhancements.enhancement2:
+.. _whatsnew_220.enhancements.list_accessor:
 
-enhancement2
-^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Series.list accessor for PyArrow list data
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The ``Series.list`` accessor provides attributes and methods for processing
+data with ``list[pyarrow]`` dtype Series. For example,
+:meth:`Series.list.__getitem__` allows indexing pyarrow lists in
+a Series. (:issue:`55323`)
+
+.. ipython:: python
+
+    import pyarrow as pa
+    series = pd.Series(
+        [
+            [1, 2, 3],
+            [4, 5],
+            [6],
+        ],
+        dtype=pd.ArrowDtype(
+            pa.list_(pa.int64())
+        ),
+    )
+    series.list[0]
 
 .. _whatsnew_220.enhancements.other:
 

pandas/core/arrays/arrow/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-from pandas.core.arrays.arrow.accessors import StructAccessor
+from pandas.core.arrays.arrow.accessors import (
+    ListAccessor,
+    StructAccessor,
+)
 from pandas.core.arrays.arrow.array import ArrowExtensionArray
 
-__all__ = ["ArrowExtensionArray", "StructAccessor"]
+__all__ = ["ArrowExtensionArray", "StructAccessor", "ListAccessor"]

pandas/core/arrays/arrow/accessors.py

@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from abc import (
+    ABCMeta,
+    abstractmethod,
+)
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from pandas.compat import pa_version_under10p1
+from pandas.compat import (
+    pa_version_under10p1,
+    pa_version_under11p0,
+)
 
 if not pa_version_under10p1:
     import pyarrow as pa
@@ -13,13 +20,194 @@
     from pandas.core.dtypes.dtypes import ArrowDtype
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterator
+
     from pandas import (
         DataFrame,
         Series,
     )
 
 
-class StructAccessor:
+class ArrowAccessor(metaclass=ABCMeta):
+    @abstractmethod
+    def __init__(self, data, validation_msg: str) -> None:
+        self._data = data
+        self._validation_msg = validation_msg
+        self._validate(data)
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _is_valid_pyarrow_dtype(self, pyarrow_dtype) -> bool:
+        pass
+
+    def _validate(self, data):
+        dtype = data.dtype
+        if not isinstance(dtype, ArrowDtype):
+            # Raise AttributeError so that inspect can handle non-struct Series.
+            raise AttributeError(self._validation_msg.format(dtype=dtype))
+
+        if not self._is_valid_pyarrow_dtype(dtype.pyarrow_dtype):
+            # Raise AttributeError so that inspect can handle invalid Series.
+            raise AttributeError(self._validation_msg.format(dtype=dtype))
+
+    @property
+    def _pa_array(self):
+        return self._data.array._pa_array
+
+
+class ListAccessor(ArrowAccessor):
+    """
+    Accessor object for list data properties of the Series values.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    data : Series
+        Series containing Arrow list data.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, data=None) -> None:
+        super().__init__(
+            data,
+            validation_msg="Can only use the '.list' accessor with "
+            "'list[pyarrow]' dtype, not {dtype}.",
+        )
+
+    def _is_valid_pyarrow_dtype(self, pyarrow_dtype) -> bool:
+        return (
+            pa.types.is_list(pyarrow_dtype)
+            or pa.types.is_fixed_size_list(pyarrow_dtype)
+            or pa.types.is_large_list(pyarrow_dtype)
+        )
+
+    def len(self) -> Series:
+        """
+        Return the length of each list in the Series.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        pandas.Series
+            The length of each list.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> import pyarrow as pa
+        >>> s = pd.Series(
+        ...     [
+        ...         [1, 2, 3],
+        ...         [3],
+        ...     ],
+        ...     dtype=pd.ArrowDtype(pa.list_(
+        ...         pa.int64()
+        ...     ))
+        ... )
+        >>> s.list.len()
+        0    3
+        1    1
+        dtype: int32[pyarrow]
+        """
+        from pandas import Series
+
+        value_lengths = pc.list_value_length(self._pa_array)
+        return Series(value_lengths, dtype=ArrowDtype(value_lengths.type))
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key: int | slice) -> Series:
+        """
+        Index or slice lists in the Series.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        key : int | slice
+            Index or slice of indices to access from each list.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        pandas.Series
+            The list at requested index.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> import pyarrow as pa
+        >>> s = pd.Series(
+        ...     [
+        ...         [1, 2, 3],
+        ...         [3],
+        ...     ],
+        ...     dtype=pd.ArrowDtype(pa.list_(
+        ...         pa.int64()
+        ...     ))
+        ... )
+        >>> s.list[0]
+        0    1
+        1    3
+        dtype: int64[pyarrow]
+        """
+        from pandas import Series
+
+        if isinstance(key, int):
+            # TODO: Support negative key but pyarrow does not allow
+            # element index to be an array.
+            # if key < 0:
+            #     key = pc.add(key, pc.list_value_length(self._pa_array))
+            element = pc.list_element(self._pa_array, key)
+            return Series(element, dtype=ArrowDtype(element.type))
+        elif isinstance(key, slice):
+            if pa_version_under11p0:
+                raise NotImplementedError(
+                    f"List slice not supported by pyarrow {pa.__version__}."
+                )
+
+            # TODO: Support negative start/stop/step, ideally this would be added
+            # upstream in pyarrow.
+            start, stop, step = key.start, key.stop, key.step
+            if start is None:
+                # TODO: When adding negative step support
+                #  this should be setto last element of array
+                # when step is negative.
+                start = 0
+            if step is None:
+                step = 1
+            sliced = pc.list_slice(self._pa_array, start, stop, step)
+            return Series(sliced, dtype=ArrowDtype(sliced.type))
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"key must be an int or slice, got {type(key).__name__}")
+
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator:
+        raise TypeError(f"'{type(self).__name__}' object is not iterable")
+
+    def flatten(self) -> Series:
+        """
+        Flatten list values.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        pandas.Series
+            The data from all lists in the series flattened.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> import pyarrow as pa
+        >>> s = pd.Series(
+        ...     [
+        ...         [1, 2, 3],
+        ...         [3],
+        ...     ],
+        ...     dtype=pd.ArrowDtype(pa.list_(
+        ...         pa.int64()
+        ...     ))
+        ... )
+        >>> s.list.flatten()
+        0    1
+        1    2
+        2    3
+        3    3
+        dtype: int64[pyarrow]
+        """
+        from pandas import Series
+
+        flattened = pc.list_flatten(self._pa_array)
+        return Series(flattened, dtype=ArrowDtype(flattened.type))
+
+
+class StructAccessor(ArrowAccessor):
     """
     Accessor object for structured data properties of the Series values.
 
@@ -29,23 +217,17 @@ class StructAccessor:
         Series containing Arrow struct data.
     """
 
-    _validation_msg = (
-        "Can only use the '.struct' accessor with 'struct[pyarrow]' dtype, not {dtype}."
-    )
-
     def __init__(self, data=None) -> None:
-        self._parent = data
-        self._validate(data)
-
-    def _validate(self, data):
-        dtype = data.dtype
-        if not isinstance(dtype, ArrowDtype):
-            # Raise AttributeError so that inspect can handle non-struct Series.
-            raise AttributeError(self._validation_msg.format(dtype=dtype))
+        super().__init__(
+            data,
+            validation_msg=(
+                "Can only use the '.struct' accessor with 'struct[pyarrow]' "
+                "dtype, not {dtype}."
+            ),
+        )
 
-        if not pa.types.is_struct(dtype.pyarrow_dtype):
-            # Raise AttributeError so that inspect can handle non-struct Series.
-            raise AttributeError(self._validation_msg.format(dtype=dtype))
+    def _is_valid_pyarrow_dtype(self, pyarrow_dtype) -> bool:
+        return pa.types.is_struct(pyarrow_dtype)
 
     @property
     def dtypes(self) -> Series:
@@ -80,7 +262,7 @@ def dtypes(self) -> Series:
             Series,
         )
 
-        pa_type = self._parent.dtype.pyarrow_dtype
+        pa_type = self._data.dtype.pyarrow_dtype
         types = [ArrowDtype(struct.type) for struct in pa_type]
         names = [struct.name for struct in pa_type]
         return Series(types, index=Index(names))
@@ -135,7 +317,7 @@ def field(self, name_or_index: str | int) -> Series:
         """
         from pandas import Series
 
-        pa_arr = self._parent.array._pa_array
+        pa_arr = self._data.array._pa_array
         if isinstance(name_or_index, int):
             index = name_or_index
         elif isinstance(name_or_index, str):
@@ -151,7 +333,7 @@ def field(self, name_or_index: str | int) -> Series:
         return Series(
             field_arr,
             dtype=ArrowDtype(field_arr.type),
-            index=self._parent.index,
+            index=self._data.index,
             name=pa_field.name,
         )
 
@@ -190,7 +372,7 @@ def explode(self) -> DataFrame:
         """
         from pandas import concat
 
-        pa_type = self._parent.dtype.pyarrow_dtype
+        pa_type = self._pa_array.type
         return concat(
             [self.field(i) for i in range(pa_type.num_fields)], axis="columns"
         )

pandas/core/series.py

@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@
 from pandas.core.accessor import CachedAccessor
 from pandas.core.apply import SeriesApply
 from pandas.core.arrays import ExtensionArray
-from pandas.core.arrays.arrow import StructAccessor
+from pandas.core.arrays.arrow import (
+    ListAccessor,
+    StructAccessor,
+)
 from pandas.core.arrays.categorical import CategoricalAccessor
 from pandas.core.arrays.sparse import SparseAccessor
 from pandas.core.arrays.string_ import StringDtype
@@ -5891,6 +5894,7 @@ def to_period(self, freq: str | None = None, copy: bool | None = None) -> Series
     plot = CachedAccessor("plot", pandas.plotting.PlotAccessor)
     sparse = CachedAccessor("sparse", SparseAccessor)
     struct = CachedAccessor("struct", StructAccessor)
+    list = CachedAccessor("list", ListAccessor)
 
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Add plotting methods to Series