[jira] [Commented] (BEAM-11690) Python SqlTransform fails with an unhelpful Java error when type inference uses the pythonsdk_any fallback

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> Python SqlTransform fails with an unhelpful Java error when type inference uses the pythonsdk_any fallback
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>
>                 Key: BEAM-11690
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-11690
>             Project: Beam
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: cross-language, sdk-py-core
>            Reporter: Brian Hulette
>            Priority: P2
>
> See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65903919/local-testing-apache-beam-with-sqltransform-in-python-sdk-i-receive-an-error for a good example of this.
> We should throw a more helpful error in this situation:
> - It should mention the problematic field(s)
> - It should suggest a solution (try wrapping in casts if using beam.Row, don't use Any in a NamedTuple)
> - It might point to some documentation about supported SQL types.



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