[python] Resolve issue with #3611 and pyarrow<17

[johnkerl]

Issue and/or context: Resolves #3667 as described on #3667; see also #3611.

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Notes for Reviewer:

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[codecov]

Codecov Report

All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 86.32%. Comparing base (ce0dc82) to head (38e47be).
Report is 1 commits behind head on main.

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[github-actions]

The backport to release-1.15 failed:

The process '/usr/bin/git' failed with exit code 1

To backport manually, run these commands in your terminal:

# Fetch latest updates from GitHub
git fetch
# Create a new working tree
git worktree add .worktrees/backport-release-1.15 release-1.15
# Navigate to the new working tree
cd .worktrees/backport-release-1.15
# Create a new branch
git switch --create backport-3669-to-release-1.15
# Cherry-pick the merged commit of this pull request and resolve the conflicts
git cherry-pick --mainline 1 3728f1365b3b0e5dbe6766fab873b134578e1ee0
# Push it to GitHub
git push --set-upstream origin backport-3669-to-release-1.15
# Go back to the original working tree
cd ../..
# Delete the working tree
git worktree remove .worktrees/backport-release-1.15

Then, create a pull request where the base branch is release-1.15 and the compare/head branch is backport-3669-to-release-1.15.