Support dask_expr migration into dask.dataframe

python/dask_cudf/dask_cudf/__init__.py

@@ -7,16 +7,11 @@
 import cudf
 
 from . import backends, io  # noqa: F401
+from ._expr import collection  # noqa: F401
 from ._expr.expr import _patch_dask_expr
 from ._version import __git_commit__, __version__  # noqa: F401
 from .core import DataFrame, Index, Series, _deprecated_api, concat, from_cudf
 
-if not (QUERY_PLANNING_ON := dd._dask_expr_enabled()):
-    raise ValueError(
-        "The legacy DataFrame API is not supported in dask_cudf>24.12. "
-        "Please enable query-planning, or downgrade to dask_cudf<=24.12"
-    )
-
 
 def read_csv(*args, **kwargs):
     with config.set({"dataframe.backend": "cudf"}):

python/dask_cudf/dask_cudf/_expr/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1,96 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2024-2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+from packaging.version import Version
+
+import dask
+
+if Version(dask.__version__) > Version("2024.12.1"):
+    import dask.dataframe.dask_expr._shuffle as _shuffle_module
+    from dask.dataframe.dask_expr import (
+        DataFrame as DXDataFrame,
+        FrameBase,
+        Index as DXIndex,
+        Series as DXSeries,
+        from_dict,
+        get_collection_type,
+        new_collection,
+    )
+    from dask.dataframe.dask_expr._cumulative import (
+        CumulativeBlockwise,
+    )
+    from dask.dataframe.dask_expr._expr import (
+        Elemwise,
+        Expr,
+        RenameAxis,
+        VarColumns,
+    )
+    from dask.dataframe.dask_expr._groupby import (
+        DecomposableGroupbyAggregation,
+        GroupBy as DXGroupBy,
+        GroupbyAggregation,
+        SeriesGroupBy as DXSeriesGroupBy,
+        SingleAggregation,
+    )
+    from dask.dataframe.dask_expr._reductions import (
+        Reduction,
+        Var,
+    )
+    from dask.dataframe.dask_expr._util import (
+        _convert_to_list,
+        _raise_if_object_series,
+        is_scalar,
+    )
+    from dask.dataframe.dask_expr.io.io import (
+        FusedIO,
+        FusedParquetIO,
+    )
+    from dask.dataframe.dask_expr.io.parquet import (
+        FragmentWrapper,
+        ReadParquetFSSpec,
+        ReadParquetPyarrowFS,
+    )
+else:
+    import dask_expr._shuffle as _shuffle_module  # noqa: F401
+    from dask_expr import (  # noqa: F401
+        DataFrame as DXDataFrame,
+        FrameBase,
+        Index as DXIndex,
+        Series as DXSeries,
+        from_dict,
+        get_collection_type,
+        new_collection,
+    )
+    from dask_expr._cumulative import CumulativeBlockwise  # noqa: F401
+    from dask_expr._expr import (  # noqa: F401
+        Elemwise,
+        Expr,
+        RenameAxis,
+        VarColumns,
+    )
+    from dask_expr._groupby import (  # noqa: F401
+        DecomposableGroupbyAggregation,
+        GroupBy as DXGroupBy,
+        GroupbyAggregation,
+        SeriesGroupBy as DXSeriesGroupBy,
+        SingleAggregation,
+    )
+    from dask_expr._reductions import Reduction, Var  # noqa: F401
+    from dask_expr._util import (  # noqa: F401
+        _convert_to_list,
+        _raise_if_object_series,
+        is_scalar,
+    )
+    from dask_expr.io.io import FusedIO, FusedParquetIO  # noqa: F401
+    from dask_expr.io.parquet import (  # noqa: F401
+        FragmentWrapper,
+        ReadParquetFSSpec,
+        ReadParquetPyarrowFS,
+    )
+
+    from dask.dataframe import _dask_expr_enabled
+
+    if not _dask_expr_enabled():
+        raise ValueError(
+            "The legacy DataFrame API is not supported for RAPIDS >24.12. "
+            "The 'dataframe.query-planning' config must be True or None."
+        )

python/dask_cudf/dask_cudf/_expr/collection.py

@@ -3,23 +3,23 @@
 import warnings
 from functools import cached_property
 
-from dask_expr import (
-    DataFrame as DXDataFrame,
-    FrameBase,
-    Index as DXIndex,
-    Series as DXSeries,
-    get_collection_type,
-)
-from dask_expr._collection import new_collection
-from dask_expr._util import _raise_if_object_series
-
 from dask import config
 from dask.dataframe.core import is_dataframe_like
 from dask.dataframe.dispatch import get_parallel_type
 from dask.typing import no_default
 
 import cudf
 
+from dask_cudf._expr import (
+    DXDataFrame,
+    DXIndex,
+    DXSeries,
+    FrameBase,
+    _raise_if_object_series,
+    get_collection_type,
+    new_collection,
+)
+
 ##
 ## Custom collection classes
 ##

python/dask_cudf/dask_cudf/_expr/expr.py

@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2024-2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 import functools
 
-import dask_expr._shuffle as _shuffle_module
-from dask_expr import new_collection
-from dask_expr._cumulative import CumulativeBlockwise
-from dask_expr._expr import Elemwise, Expr, RenameAxis, VarColumns
-from dask_expr._reductions import Reduction, Var
-
 from dask.dataframe.dispatch import (
     is_categorical_dtype,
     make_meta,
@@ -17,6 +11,18 @@
 
 import cudf
 
+from dask_cudf._expr import (
+    CumulativeBlockwise,
+    Elemwise,
+    Expr,
+    Reduction,
+    RenameAxis,
+    Var,
+    VarColumns,
+    _shuffle_module,
+    new_collection,
+)
+
 ##
 ## Custom expressions
 ##

python/dask_cudf/dask_cudf/_expr/groupby.py

@@ -3,22 +3,23 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
-from dask_expr._collection import new_collection
-from dask_expr._groupby import (
-    DecomposableGroupbyAggregation,
-    GroupBy as DXGroupBy,
-    GroupbyAggregation,
-    SeriesGroupBy as DXSeriesGroupBy,
-    SingleAggregation,
-)
-from dask_expr._util import is_scalar
 
 from dask.dataframe.core import _concat
 from dask.dataframe.groupby import Aggregation
 
 from cudf.core.groupby.groupby import _deprecate_collect
 from cudf.utils.performance_tracking import _dask_cudf_performance_tracking
 
+from dask_cudf._expr import (
+    DecomposableGroupbyAggregation,
+    DXGroupBy,
+    DXSeriesGroupBy,
+    GroupbyAggregation,
+    SingleAggregation,
+    is_scalar,
+    new_collection,
+)
+
 ##
 ## Fused groupby aggregations
 ##

python/dask_cudf/dask_cudf/backends.py

@@ -543,16 +543,6 @@ def to_cudf_dispatch_from_cudf(data, **kwargs):
     return data
 
 
-# Define the "cudf" backend for "legacy" Dask DataFrame
-class LegacyCudfBackendEntrypoint(DataFrameBackendEntrypoint):
-    """Backend-entrypoint class for legacy Dask-DataFrame
-
-    This class is registered under the name "cudf" for the
-    ``dask.dataframe.backends`` entrypoint in ``pyproject.toml``.
-    This "legacy" backend is only used for CSV support.
-    """
-
-
 # Define the "cudf" backend for expr-based Dask DataFrame
 class CudfBackendEntrypoint(DataFrameBackendEntrypoint):
     """Backend-entrypoint class for Dask-Expressions
@@ -566,20 +556,19 @@ class CudfBackendEntrypoint(DataFrameBackendEntrypoint):
     Examples
     --------
     >>> import dask
-    >>> import dask_expr as dx
+    >>> import dask.dataframe as dd
     >>> with dask.config.set({"dataframe.backend": "cudf"}):
-    ...     ddf = dx.from_dict({"a": range(10)})
+    ...     ddf = dd.from_dict({"a": range(10)})
     >>> type(ddf._meta)
     <class 'cudf.core.dataframe.DataFrame'>
     """
 
     @staticmethod
     def to_backend(data, **kwargs):
-        import dask_expr as dx
-
+        from dask_cudf._expr import new_collection
         from dask_cudf._expr.expr import ToCudfBackend
 
-        return dx.new_collection(ToCudfBackend(data, kwargs))
+        return new_collection(ToCudfBackend(data, kwargs))
 
     @staticmethod
     def from_dict(
@@ -590,10 +579,10 @@ def from_dict(
         columns=None,
         constructor=cudf.DataFrame,
     ):
-        import dask_expr as dx
+        from dask_cudf._expr import from_dict
 
         return _default_backend(
-            dx.from_dict,
+            from_dict,
             data,
             npartitions=npartitions,
             orient=orient,
@@ -617,35 +606,15 @@ def read_csv(
         storage_options=None,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        try:
-            # TODO: Remove when cudf is pinned to dask>2024.12.0
-            import dask_expr as dx
-            from dask_expr.io.csv import ReadCSV
-            from fsspec.utils import stringify_path
-
-            if not isinstance(path, str):
-                path = stringify_path(path)
-            return dx.new_collection(
-                ReadCSV(
-                    path,
-                    dtype_backend=dtype_backend,
-                    storage_options=storage_options,
-                    kwargs=kwargs,
-                    header=header,
-                    dataframe_backend="cudf",
-                )
-            )
-        except ImportError:
-            # Requires dask>2024.12.0
-            from dask_cudf.io.csv import read_csv
-
-            return read_csv(
-                path,
-                *args,
-                header=header,
-                storage_options=storage_options,
-                **kwargs,
-            )
+        from dask_cudf.io.csv import read_csv
+
+        return read_csv(
+            path,
+            *args,
+            header=header,
+            storage_options=storage_options,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
 
     @staticmethod
     def read_json(*args, **kwargs):

python/dask_cudf/dask_cudf/io/parquet.py

@@ -11,32 +11,26 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
-from dask_expr._expr import Elemwise
-from dask_expr._util import _convert_to_list
-from dask_expr.io.io import FusedIO, FusedParquetIO
-from dask_expr.io.parquet import (
-    FragmentWrapper,
-    ReadParquetFSSpec,
-    ReadParquetPyarrowFS,
-)
 
-from dask._task_spec import Task
+from dask._task_spec import List as TaskList, Task
 from dask.dataframe.io.parquet.arrow import _filters_to_expression
 from dask.dataframe.io.parquet.core import ParquetFunctionWrapper
 from dask.tokenize import tokenize
 from dask.utils import parse_bytes
 
-try:
-    # TODO: Remove try/except when dask>2024.11.2
-    from dask._task_spec import List as TaskList
-except ImportError:
-
-    def TaskList(*x):
-        return list(x)
-
-
 import cudf
 
+from dask_cudf._expr import (
+    Elemwise,
+    FragmentWrapper,
+    FusedIO,
+    FusedParquetIO,
+    ReadParquetFSSpec,
+    ReadParquetPyarrowFS,
+    _convert_to_list,
+    new_collection,
+)
+
 # Dask-expr imports CudfEngine from this module
 from dask_cudf._legacy.io.parquet import CudfEngine
 from dask_cudf.core import _deprecated_api
@@ -698,7 +692,6 @@ def read_parquet_expr(
         using the ``read`` key-word argument.
     """
 
-    import dask_expr as dx
     from fsspec.utils import stringify_path
     from pyarrow import fs as pa_fs
 
@@ -785,7 +778,7 @@ def read_parquet_expr(
                 "parquet_file_extension is not supported when using the pyarrow filesystem."
             )
 
-        return dx.new_collection(
+        return new_collection(
             NoOp(
                 CudfReadParquetPyarrowFS(
                     path,
@@ -806,7 +799,7 @@ def read_parquet_expr(
             )
         )
 
-    return dx.new_collection(
+    return new_collection(
         NoOp(
             CudfReadParquetFSSpec(
                 path,

python/dask_cudf/pyproject.toml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 
 [project.entry-points."dask.dataframe.backends"]
-cudf = "dask_cudf.backends:LegacyCudfBackendEntrypoint"
+cudf = "dask_cudf.backends:CudfBackendEntrypoint"
 
 [project.entry-points."dask_expr.dataframe.backends"]
 cudf = "dask_cudf.backends:CudfBackendEntrypoint"