GH-36593: [Python] Add rename_columns method to pyarrow datasets #48289
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Rationale for this change
See #36593
In particular this change is convenient when the column names stored in a file are different from the logical names associated with the columns (see deltalake column mapping feature as an example).
What changes are included in this PR?
Adds the
rename_columnsmethod to datasets in pyarrow.This mehod allows a user to rename columns in the data returned from a scan before actually creating a scanner object.
Are these changes tested?
This PR also add a test for the new
rename_columnsmethod using an InMemoryDataset.Are there any user-facing changes?
Adds the
rename_columnsmethod to pyarrow datasets.