Python LanceDB v0.35.0-beta.0

🛠 Breaking Changes

• feat(python)!: align Permutation.with_format("torch") with HuggingFace set_format("torch") by @omkar-334 in #3369

🎉 New Features

• feat: add an elastic dataloader as an iterable dataset by @westonpace in #3509
• feat: support date, datetime, bytes, and Decimal literals in expr builder by @lakshjain7 in #3235
• feat(python)!: align Permutation.with_format("torch") with HuggingFace set_format("torch") by @omkar-334 in #3369
• feat: add get_lsm_write_spec to read the installed LSM write spec by @hamersaw in #3631
• feat: add Tencent COS and GooseFS object store support via new feature flags by @XuQianJin-Stars in #3526
• feat: expose Lance metrics via OpenTelemetry in Python and Node by @wjones127 in #3609

🐛 Bug Fixes

• fix: handle empty/wrong-length vectors returned by embedding functions by @Spectual in #3192
• fix(python): resolve Ollama embedding serialization error in create_table by @Missing-Identity in #3583
• fix(python): flatten_columns raises when flatten=False by @PranavAchar01 in #3629
• fix: avoid manifest writes for read-only directory namespace opens by @Xuanwo in #3635

🔧 Build and CI

• ci: add CODEOWNERS file for sensitive paths by @octo-patch in #3312