Pandas supports Copy-on-Write, an optimization technique that helps improve memory use, particularly when working with large datasets.
  • Nomecks@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Is there a benefit to doing CoW with Pandas vs. offloading it to the storage? Practically all modern storage systems support CoW snaps. The pattern I’m used to (Infra, not big data) is to leverage storage APIs to offload storage operations from client systems.

    • ElectricMachman@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I’m confused by all this talk of black-and-white animals. Can we instead use a Zebra node and put it behind a TuxedoCat cluster? I’ve also heard good things about barred-knifejaw as a data warehouse.

      (Genuine question: what are Pandas and Cows in this context?)