# Column.arrow
URL: https://lsd.tools/docs/api-column-arrow
Updated: 2026-07-17

## Example

```python
import pyarrow.compute as pc
col = t["score"]
pc.mean(col.arrow).as_py()          # drop into raw Arrow compute
```

## Notes

`arrow` is **zero-copy** — it returns the exact `ChunkedArray` (or `Array`) the `Column`
wraps. It is the escape hatch for any Arrow kernel the operator set does not cover; the
`Table`-level equivalent is [`Table.arrow`](/docs/api-table-arrow).

## See also

**API:** [Column](/docs/api-column) · [Table.arrow](/docs/api-table-arrow) · [is_valid](/docs/api-column-is-valid)

**Guides:** [Tables & data flow](/docs/tools-tables)