GH-48254: [Python][Parquet] Support extension types in read_schema #48255
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Rationale for this change
pq.read_schema drops extension types (UUID comes back as fixed_size_binary[16]), while ParquetFile.schema_arrow and read_table preserve them. Schema inspection via metadata should match table/extension behavior.
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