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+import polars as pl
+
+from seedcase_sprout.core.properties import FieldType
+
+# Mapping from Frictionless data types to Polars data types.
+# See https://sprout.seedcase-project.org/docs/design/interface/data-types
+# for more information.
+FRICTIONLESS_TO_POLARS: dict[FieldType, pl.DataType] = {
+    "string": pl.String,
+    "boolean": pl.Boolean,
+    "integer": pl.Int64,
+    "number": pl.Float64,
+    "year": pl.Int32,
+    "datetime": pl.Datetime,
+    "date": pl.Date,
+    "time": pl.Time,
+    "yearmonth": pl.Date,
+    "geopoint": pl.Array(pl.Float64, 2),
+    "duration": pl.String,
+    "object": pl.String,
+    "array": pl.String,
+    "geojson": pl.String,
+    "any": pl.String,
+}