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This Python Library Can Run Pandas Workloads Up to 20x Faster

KDnuggetsPublished 9 days ago

FireDucks is a new Python library by NEC that accelerates pandas workloads using lazy execution and multithreading, achieving up to 20x faster sorting on large datasets. It offers a pandas-compatible API but with some internal differences.

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