`overwrite` parameter in `to_parquet` does nothing

[luke-strange]

What happens?

When using to to_parquet and setting overwrite=False, the file is still overwritten. No warning or exception is raised.

To Reproduce

import duckdb

con = duckdb.connect()

con.sql("SELECT 1 as test").write_parquet("test.parquet")

con.close()

con = duckdb.connect()

con.from_parquet("test.parquet").show()

con.sql("SELECT 2 as test").write_parquet("test.parquet", overwrite=False)

con.from_parquet("test.parquet").show()

OUTPUT

┌───────┐
│ test  │
│ int32 │
├───────┤
│     1 │
└───────┘

┌───────┐
│ test  │
│ int32 │
├───────┤
│     2 │
└───────┘

OS:

macOS Tahoe 26.6.2

DuckDB Package Version:

1.5.5

Python Version:

3.13.15

Full Name:

Luke Strange

Affiliation:

The Data City

What is the latest build you tested with? If possible, we recommend testing with the latest nightly build.

I have tested with a stable release

Did you include all relevant data sets for reproducing the issue?

Not applicable - the reproduction does not require a data set

Did you include all code required to reproduce the issue?

• Yes, I have

Did you include all relevant configuration to reproduce the issue?

• Yes, I have