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# Description
This pull request does a lot of the heavy lifting needed to supported
more complex dtypes like categorical dtypes. It introduces a new
CustomValue, NuDataType and makes NuSchema a full CustomValue. Further
more it introduces a new command `polars into-dtype` that allows a dtype
to be created. This can then be passed into schemas when they are
created.
```nu
> ❯ : let dt = ("str" | polars to-dtype)
> ❯ : [[a b]; ["one" "two"]] | polars into-df -s {a: $dt, b: str} | polars schema
╭───┬─────╮
│ a │ str │
│ b │ str │
╰───┴─────╯
```
# User-Facing Changes
- Introduces new command `polars into-dtype`, allows dtype variables to
be passed in during schema creation.
Nushell core libraries and plugins
These sub-crates form both the foundation for Nu and a set of plugins which extend Nu with additional functionality.
Foundational libraries are split into two kinds of crates:
- Core crates - those crates that work together to build the Nushell language engine
- Support crates - a set of crates that support the engine with additional features like JSON support, ANSI support, and more.
Plugins are likewise also split into two types:
- Core plugins - plugins that provide part of the default experience of Nu, including access to the system properties, processes, and web-connectivity features.
- Extra plugins - these plugins run a wide range of different capabilities like working with different file types, charting, viewing binary data, and more.