[Python] Can't convert Numpy string arrays

[asfimport]

>>> arr = np.array([b'foo', b'bar'], dtype='S3')
>>> pa.array(arr, type=pa.binary(3))
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<ipython-input-40-d52a5aa3b94e>", line 1, in <module>
    pa.array(arr, type=pa.binary(3))
  File "array.pxi", line 177, in pyarrow.lib.array
  File "array.pxi", line 77, in pyarrow.lib._ndarray_to_array
  File "error.pxi", line 85, in pyarrow.lib.check_status
ArrowNotImplementedError: /home/antoine/arrow/cpp/src/arrow/python/numpy_to_arrow.cc:1661 code: converter.Convert()
NumPyConverter doesn't implement <fixed_size_binary[3]> conversion. 

Reporter: Antoine Pitrou / @pitrou
Assignee: Krisztian Szucs / @kszucs

PRs and other links:

• GitHub Pull Request #1998

_{Note: This issue was originally created as ARROW-2285. Please see the migration documentation for further details.}

[asfimport]

Uwe Korn / @xhochy:
Issue resolved by pull request 1998
#1998