1111:::{rubric} About
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1313
14- [ Polars] is a blazingly fast DataFrames library with language bindings for
15- Rust, Python, Node.js, R, and SQL. Polars is powered by a multithreaded,
16- vectorized query engine, it is open source, and written in Rust.
14+ [ Polars] is a high‑performance DataFrames library with interfaces for
15+ Rust, Python, Node.js, and R, plus a SQL context. It is powered by a
16+ multithreaded, vectorized query engine and written in Rust.
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1818- ** Fast:** Written from scratch in Rust and with performance in mind,
1919 designed close to the machine, and without external dependencies.
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2929- ** Out of Core:** The streaming API allows you to process your results without
3030 requiring all your data to be in memory at the same time.
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32- - ** Parallel:** Polars' multi-threaded query engine utilises the power of your
32+ - ** Parallel:** Polars' multi-threaded query engine utilizes the power of your
3333 machine by dividing the workload among the available CPU cores without any
3434 additional configuration.
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4747Polars supports reading and writing to many common data formats.
4848This allows you to easily integrate Polars into your existing data stack.
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50- - Text: CSV & JSON
51- - Binary: Parquet, Delta Lake, AVRO & Excel
52- - IPC: Feather, Arrow
53- - Databases: MySQL, Postgres, SQL Server, Sqlite, Redshift & Oracle
54- - Cloud Storage: S3, Azure Blob & Azure File
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50+ - Text: CSV, JSON
51+ - Binary: Parquet, Delta Lake, Avro, Excel
52+ - IPC: Feather, Arrow IPC
53+ - Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redshift, SQL Server, (others via ConnectorX)
54+ - Cloud storage: Amazon S3, Azure Blob/ADLS (via fsspec‑compatible backends)
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5756:::{rubric} Learn
5857:::
5958- [ Polars code examples]
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61+ [ Apache Arrow ] : https://arrow.apache.org/
6262[ Polars ] : https://pola.rs/
6363[ Polars code examples ] : https://github.com/crate/cratedb-examples/tree/main/by-dataframe/polars
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