Benchmarking Python Processing Engines: Who’s the Fastest?

In the dynamic landscape of data engineering, two tools have recently caught attention: DuckDB and Polars. DuckDB impresses with its unique blend of traditional and contemporary database features, while Polars emerges as a powerhouse for data processing. This post aims to benchmark these contenders, evaluating their speed, efficiency, and user-friendliness. Let's dive in.

The Contenders

DuckDB (0.9.0): An in-memory analytical database written in C++.

Polars (0.19.6): An ultra-fast DataFrame library implemented in Rust, designed to provide lightning-fast operations.

Note: While …

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