ARROW-17771: [Docs][Python] Add the use of CONDA_DLL_SEARCH_MODIFICAT…

…ION_ENABLE to the docs (apache#14302) This PR adds info to the Python dev docs about the need to use `CONDA_DLL_SEARCH_MODIFICATION_ENABLE=1` in Python versions < 3.10. ![Screenshot 2022-10-04 at 09 00 54](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16418547/193755270-d289d3b0-55a5-4c70-b2ab-0d6ca3a2ecbe.png) Lead-authored-by: Alenka Frim <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Alenka Frim <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Joris Van den Bossche <[email protected]>
davidhao3300 · Oct 6, 2022 · d31f3d9 · d31f3d9
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diff --git a/docs/source/developers/python.rst b/docs/source/developers/python.rst
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ Now, we can build pyarrow:
 
    $ pushd arrow\python
    $ set PYARROW_WITH_PARQUET=1
+   $ set CONDA_DLL_SEARCH_MODIFICATION_ENABLE=1
    $ python setup.py build_ext --inplace
    $ popd
 
@@ -550,6 +551,11 @@ Now, we can build pyarrow:
    For building pyarrow, the above defined environment variables need to also
    be set. Remember this if to want to re-build ``pyarrow`` after your initial build.
 
+.. note::
+
+   If you are using Conda with Python 3.9 or earlier, you must
+   set ``CONDA_DLL_SEARCH_MODIFICATION_ENABLE=1``.
+
 Then run the unit tests with:
 
 .. code-block::