diff --git a/python/pyarrow/example.py b/python/pyarrow/example.py
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index 7a03dc2205ef9..0000000000000
--- a/python/pyarrow/example.py
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-import pyarrow as pa
-import pyarrow.parquet as pq
-
-pa.set_cpu_count(1)
-pa.set_io_thread_count(1)
-
-column0_array = pa.array([0, 1], type=pa.int32())
-column1_array = pa.array([10, 11], type=pa.int32())
-table = pa.Table.from_arrays(
-    [column0_array, column1_array], names=["column0", "column1"]
-)
-print(table)
-
-# table2 = table.cast(pa.schema(list(table.schema) + [('some_int', pa.int32())]))
-# print(table2)
-
-pq.write_table(table, "/tmp/example.parquet")
-
-table_read = pq.read_table(
-    "/tmp/example.parquet", schema=pa.schema(list(reversed(table.schema)))
-)
-print(table_read)
-
-
-nested_column_array = pa.array(
-    [{"sub_column0": 0, "sub_column1": 10}, {"sub_column0": 1, "sub_column1": 11}],
-    type=pa.struct(
-        [pa.field("sub_column0", pa.int32()), pa.field("sub_column1", pa.int32())]
-    ),
-)
-struct_table = pa.Table.from_arrays([nested_column_array], names=["nested_column"])
-print(struct_table)
-
-pq.write_table(struct_table, "/tmp/example2.parquet")
-
-table_read = pq.read_table(
-    "/tmp/example2.parquet",
-    schema=pa.schema(
-        [
-            (
-                struct_table.schema[0].name,
-                pa.struct(
-                    [
-                        struct_table.schema[0].type.field(1),
-                        struct_table.schema[0].type.field(0),
-                    ],
-                ),
-            )
-        ]
-    ),
-)
-print(table_read)