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Allow an empty value

Allow an empty value for Hive partitioning. #78816 (Arthur Passos).
Allows using empty values for Hive partitioning in ClickHouse.

Why it matters

This feature addresses the limitation where Hive partitioning could not handle empty partition values, enabling better compatibility with data sources or Hive tables that include partitions with empty strings. It improves data ingestion flexibility and accuracy when working with Hive-partitioned data.

How to use it

Users can now specify empty strings as partition values in Hive-partitioned tables without errors. No additional configuration is required—empty partition values are accepted natively during data reading or ingestion.