Pandas vs Polars
pypiPandas: Powerful data structures for data analysis, time series, and statistics
Polars: Blazingly fast DataFrame library
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Side-by-side comparison
| Metric | Pandas | Polars |
|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.1 | 1.39.3 |
| License | BSD License | MIT License |
| Weekly Downloads | 136.5M ▲ | 10.7M |
| Dependencies | 84 | 31 ▲ |
| Required Runtime | >=3.11 | >=3.10 |
| Deprecated | false | false |
Weekly downloads over time
Pandas
Polars
Release activity
Pandas
1 release tracked
Last release: 41 days ago
Polars
4 releases tracked
Averages one every 8 days
Last release: 16 days ago
Frequently asked questions
Which has more downloads, Pandas or Polars?
Pandas has 136.5M weekly downloads compared to Polars's 10.7M. Pandas currently has more weekly downloads.
What license does Pandas use vs Polars?
Pandas uses the BSD License license and Polars uses MIT License. They use different licenses.
Which has fewer dependencies, Pandas or Polars?
Pandas has 84 dependencies and Polars has 31. Polars is lighter in terms of dependency count.