Tutorials

Polars: Faster, Simpler, Smarter Python Analytics

Thursday, May 15th, 2025 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in Room 318

Presented by

Matt Harrison

Experience Level:

Some experience

Description

Designed for Python users familiar with pandas, this session will bridge the gap between what you know and what’s possible with Polars’ power-packed features.

We’ll begin by understanding the fundamentals of Polars: its lazy execution engine, multi-threading capabilities, and how it leverages Apache Arrow for performance. You’ll learn how to convert existing pandas workflows to Polars and write concise, blazing-fast queries that process large datasets effortlessly. From there, we’ll dive into real-world examples and unlock advanced features, including expressions, group-by operations, and streaming data pipelines.

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