Fix conftest dependency breaking nightly wheel build

.github/workflows/pypi-build-artifacts.yml

@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ jobs:
           # Ignore 32 bit architectures
           CIBW_ARCHS: "auto64"
           CIBW_PROJECT_REQUIRES_PYTHON: ">=3.10,<3.14"
+          # Keep these in sync with Python CI job `cibw-dev-env-smoke-test`
+          # in .github/workflows/python-ci.yml to catch import-time regressions early.
           CIBW_BEFORE_TEST: "uv sync --directory {project} --only-group dev --no-install-project"
           CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: "uv run --directory {project} pytest tests/avro/test_decoder.py"
           # Skip free-threaded (PEP 703) builds until we evaluate decoder_fast support

.github/workflows/python-ci.yml

@@ -200,3 +200,26 @@
         merge-multiple: true
     - name: Generate coverage report (75%) # Coverage threshold should only increase over time — never decrease it!
       run: COVERAGE_FAIL_UNDER=75 make coverage-report
+
+  cibw-dev-env-smoke-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.12'
+    - name: Install UV
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+    # Why this exists:
+    # Catch import-time regressions (e.g., global conftest optional deps)
+    # in the same dev-only environment used by cibuildwheel wheel tests.
+    # Keep this in sync with wheel build test setup in
+    # .github/workflows/pypi-build-artifacts.yml:
+    #   CIBW_BEFORE_TEST: uv sync --directory {project} --only-group dev --no-install-project
+    #   CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: uv run --directory {project} pytest tests/avro/test_decoder.py
+    - name: Mirror wheel CIBW_BEFORE_TEST
+      run: uv sync --directory . --only-group dev --no-install-project
+    - name: Mirror wheel CIBW_TEST_COMMAND
+      run: uv run --directory . pytest tests/avro/test_decoder.py

pyproject.toml

@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ dev = [
     "docutils!=0.21.post1",
     "mypy-boto3-glue>=1.28.18",
     "mypy-boto3-dynamodb>=1.28.18",
+    "google-cloud-bigquery>=3.33.0,<4",
     "pyarrow-stubs>=20.0.0.20251107", # Remove when pyarrow >= 23.0.0 https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/47609
     "sqlalchemy>=2.0.18,<3",
 ]

tests/conftest.py

@@ -49,14 +49,6 @@
 from pytest_lazy_fixtures import lf
 
 from pyiceberg.catalog import Catalog, load_catalog
-from pyiceberg.catalog.bigquery_metastore import BigQueryMetastoreCatalog
-from pyiceberg.catalog.dynamodb import DynamoDbCatalog
-from pyiceberg.catalog.glue import GlueCatalog
-from pyiceberg.catalog.hive import HiveCatalog
-from pyiceberg.catalog.memory import InMemoryCatalog
-from pyiceberg.catalog.noop import NoopCatalog
-from pyiceberg.catalog.rest import RestCatalog
-from pyiceberg.catalog.sql import SqlCatalog
 from pyiceberg.expressions import BoundReference
 from pyiceberg.io import (
     ADLS_ACCOUNT_KEY,
@@ -2497,6 +2489,8 @@ def warehouse(tmp_path_factory: pytest.TempPathFactory) -> Path:
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def table_v1(example_table_metadata_v1: dict[str, Any]) -> Table:
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.noop import NoopCatalog
+
     table_metadata = TableMetadataV1(**example_table_metadata_v1)
     return Table(
         identifier=("database", "table"),
@@ -2509,6 +2503,8 @@ def table_v1(example_table_metadata_v1: dict[str, Any]) -> Table:
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def table_v2(example_table_metadata_v2: dict[str, Any]) -> Table:
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.noop import NoopCatalog
+
     table_metadata = TableMetadataV2(**example_table_metadata_v2)
     return Table(
         identifier=("database", "table"),
@@ -2521,6 +2517,8 @@ def table_v2(example_table_metadata_v2: dict[str, Any]) -> Table:
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def table_v3(example_table_metadata_v3: dict[str, Any]) -> Table:
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.noop import NoopCatalog
+
     table_metadata = TableMetadataV3(**example_table_metadata_v3)
     return Table(
         identifier=("database", "table"),
@@ -2535,6 +2533,8 @@ def table_v3(example_table_metadata_v3: dict[str, Any]) -> Table:
 def table_v2_orc(example_table_metadata_v2: dict[str, Any]) -> Table:
     import copy
 
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.noop import NoopCatalog
+
     metadata_dict = copy.deepcopy(example_table_metadata_v2)
     if not metadata_dict["properties"]:
         metadata_dict["properties"] = {}
@@ -2553,6 +2553,8 @@ def table_v2_orc(example_table_metadata_v2: dict[str, Any]) -> Table:
 def table_v2_with_fixed_and_decimal_types(
     table_metadata_v2_with_fixed_and_decimal_types: dict[str, Any],
 ) -> Table:
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.noop import NoopCatalog
+
     table_metadata = TableMetadataV2(
         **table_metadata_v2_with_fixed_and_decimal_types,
     )
@@ -2567,6 +2569,8 @@ def table_v2_with_fixed_and_decimal_types(
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def table_v2_with_extensive_snapshots(example_table_metadata_v2_with_extensive_snapshots: dict[str, Any]) -> Table:
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.noop import NoopCatalog
+
     table_metadata = TableMetadataV2(**example_table_metadata_v2_with_extensive_snapshots)
     return Table(
         identifier=("database", "table"),
@@ -2579,6 +2583,8 @@ def table_v2_with_extensive_snapshots(example_table_metadata_v2_with_extensive_s
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def table_v2_with_statistics(table_metadata_v2_with_statistics: dict[str, Any]) -> Table:
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.noop import NoopCatalog
+
     table_metadata = TableMetadataV2(**table_metadata_v2_with_statistics)
     return Table(
         identifier=("database", "table"),
@@ -3000,11 +3006,15 @@ def ray_session() -> Generator[Any, None, None]:
 # Catalog fixtures
 
 
-def _create_memory_catalog(name: str, warehouse: Path) -> InMemoryCatalog:
+def _create_memory_catalog(name: str, warehouse: Path) -> Catalog:
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.memory import InMemoryCatalog
+
     return InMemoryCatalog(name, warehouse=f"file://{warehouse}")
 
 
-def _create_sql_catalog(name: str, warehouse: Path) -> SqlCatalog:
+def _create_sql_catalog(name: str, warehouse: Path) -> Catalog:
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.sql import SqlCatalog
+
     catalog = SqlCatalog(
         name,
         uri="sqlite:///:memory:",
@@ -3014,7 +3024,9 @@ def _create_sql_catalog(name: str, warehouse: Path) -> SqlCatalog:
     return catalog
 
 
-def _create_sql_without_rowcount_catalog(name: str, warehouse: Path) -> SqlCatalog:
+def _create_sql_without_rowcount_catalog(name: str, warehouse: Path) -> Catalog:
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.sql import SqlCatalog
+
     props = {
         "uri": f"sqlite:////{warehouse}/sql-catalog",
         "warehouse": f"file://{warehouse}",
@@ -3152,48 +3164,83 @@ def test_table_properties() -> dict[str, str]:
 
 
 def does_support_purge_table(catalog: Catalog) -> bool:
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.noop import NoopCatalog
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.rest import RestCatalog
+
     if isinstance(catalog, RestCatalog):
         return property_as_bool(catalog.properties, "supports_purge_table", True)
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.hive import HiveCatalog
+
     if isinstance(catalog, (HiveCatalog, NoopCatalog)):
         return False
     return True
 
 
 def does_support_atomic_concurrent_updates(catalog: Catalog) -> bool:
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.noop import NoopCatalog
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.rest import RestCatalog
+
     if isinstance(catalog, RestCatalog):
         return property_as_bool(catalog.properties, "supports_atomic_concurrent_updates", True)
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.hive import HiveCatalog
+
     if isinstance(catalog, (HiveCatalog, NoopCatalog)):
         return False
     return True
 
 
 def does_support_nested_namespaces(catalog: Catalog) -> bool:
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.dynamodb import DynamoDbCatalog
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.glue import GlueCatalog
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.noop import NoopCatalog
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.rest import RestCatalog
+
     if isinstance(catalog, RestCatalog):
         return property_as_bool(catalog.properties, "supports_nested_namespaces", True)
-    if isinstance(catalog, (HiveCatalog, NoopCatalog, GlueCatalog, BigQueryMetastoreCatalog, DynamoDbCatalog)):
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.bigquery_metastore import BigQueryMetastoreCatalog
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.hive import HiveCatalog
+
+    if isinstance(catalog, (HiveCatalog, BigQueryMetastoreCatalog, NoopCatalog, GlueCatalog, DynamoDbCatalog)):
         return False
     return True
 
 
 def does_support_schema_evolution(catalog: Catalog) -> bool:
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.noop import NoopCatalog
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.rest import RestCatalog
+
     if isinstance(catalog, RestCatalog):
         return property_as_bool(catalog.properties, "supports_schema_evolution", True)
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.hive import HiveCatalog
+
     if isinstance(catalog, (HiveCatalog, NoopCatalog)):
         return False
     return True
 
 
 def does_support_slash_in_identifier(catalog: Catalog) -> bool:
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.noop import NoopCatalog
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.rest import RestCatalog
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.sql import SqlCatalog
+
     if isinstance(catalog, RestCatalog):
         return property_as_bool(catalog.properties, "supports_slash_in_identifier", True)
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.hive import HiveCatalog
+
     if isinstance(catalog, (HiveCatalog, NoopCatalog, SqlCatalog)):
         return False
     return True
 
 
 def does_support_dot_in_identifier(catalog: Catalog) -> bool:
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.noop import NoopCatalog
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.rest import RestCatalog
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.sql import SqlCatalog
+
     if isinstance(catalog, RestCatalog):
         return property_as_bool(catalog.properties, "supports_dot_in_identifier", True)
+    from pyiceberg.catalog.hive import HiveCatalog
+
     if isinstance(catalog, (HiveCatalog, NoopCatalog, SqlCatalog)):
         return False
     return True