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

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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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Links from the show

Alex on Mastodon: @__Alex__
DuckDB: duckdb.org
MotherDuck: motherduck.com
SQLite: sqlite.org
Moka-Py: github.com
PostgreSQL: www.postgresql.org
MySQL: www.mysql.com
Redis: redis.io
Apache Parquet: parquet.apache.org
Apache Arrow: arrow.apache.org
Pandas: pandas.pydata.org
Polars: pola.rs
Pyodide: pyodide.org
DB-API (PEP 249): peps.python.org/pep-0249
Flask: flask.palletsprojects.com
Gunicorn: gunicorn.org
MinIO: min.io
Amazon S3: aws.amazon.com/s3
Azure Blob Storage: azure.microsoft.com/products/storage
Google Cloud Storage: cloud.google.com/storage
DigitalOcean: www.digitalocean.com
Linode: www.linode.com
Hetzner: www.hetzner.com
BigQuery: cloud.google.com/bigquery
DBT (Data Build Tool): docs.getdbt.com
Mode: mode.com
Hex: hex.tech
Python: www.python.org
Node.js: nodejs.org
Rust: www.rust-lang.org
Go: go.dev
.NET: dotnet.microsoft.com
Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com
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