chore(bigquery): add comment about why the conversion is needed

ibis-project · Jul 30, 2024 · 6695186 · 6695186
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diff --git a/ibis/backends/bigquery/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/bigquery/__init__.py
@@ -697,6 +697,11 @@ def _to_sqlglot(
         if not geocols:
             return query
 
+        # if there are any geospatial columns, we have to convert them to WKB,
+        # so interactive mode knows how to display them
+        #
+        # by default bigquery returns data to python as WKT, and there's really
+        # no point in supporting both if we don't need to.
         quoted = self.compiler.quoted
         return sg.select(
             sge.Star(