#491: DuckDB and Python: Ducks and Snakes living together

Talk Python To Me

Michael Kennedy

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4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Join me for an insightful conversation with Alex Monahan, who works on documentation, tutorials, and training at DuckDB Labs. We explore why DuckDB is gaining momentum among Python and data enthusiasts, from its in-process database design to its blazingly fast, columnar architecture. We also dive into indexing strategies, concurrency considerations, and the fascinating way MotherDuck (the cloud companion to DuckDB) handles large-scale data seamlessly. Don’t miss this chance to learn how a single pip install could totally transform your Python data workflow!

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0:00.0	Have you heard about DuckDB?
0:02.0	Well, join me for an insightful conversation with Alex Monahan, who worked on documentation,
0:07.1	tutorials, and training at DuckDB Labs.
0:10.0	We explore why DuckDB is gaining momentum among Python and data enthusiasts from its
0:15.9	in-process database design to its blazing fast columnar architecture.
0:20.4	We also dive into the indexing strategies, concurrency considerations, and fascinating way
0:25.8	that Mother Duck, the cloud companion to DuckDB, handles large-scale data seamlessly.
0:31.2	Don't miss this chance to learn how a single PIP install could totally transform your
0:35.0	Python data workflow.
0:36.5	This is Talk Python. I'm
0:37.6	episode 491, recorded December 10th, 2004.
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0:44.3	You're listening to Michael Kennedy on Talk Python to Me. Life from Portland, Oregon,
0:48.8	and this segment was made with Python.
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