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Python vs Rust. Memory Usage and Speed.

Python vs Rust. Memory Usage and Speed.

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Daniel Beach
Oct 30, 2023
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The plethora of new Rust-based, Python interface data tools flooding the proverbial rolling hills of Data Land is too hard to miss. This new set of tech, like Polars, Datafusion, ruff, and all the rest has solidified Rust’s spot in the Data Engineering space. But, did you ever stop and wonder why?

It really boils down to memory and speed. After all, what…

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