Thomas Sandmann

@gvwilson@mastodon.social And have you heard about the https://github.com/narwhals-dev/narwhals module, yet? It is designed as a layer that enables software developers to write code that is agnostic to which data(frame) backend is used. The syntax is a subset of polars https://narwhals-dev.github.io/narwhals/api-reference/

@jonocarroll I had a chance to work with @jonocarroll - highly recommended!

Tip 6: Exercise caution when working with dates and time as data Tip 7: Lock raw data files in a read-only format Tip 8: Use a file organization system to keep track of data as it is processed and analyzed Tip 9: Include metadata in a separate file Tip 10: Store files in non-proprietary formats Tip 11: Use the right tool for the job 2/2

@gvwilson@mastodon.social You mentioned that the scientists don't want to learn another syntax. But perhaps you could try anyway - especially if it unlocks many different backends for them? https://ibis-project.org is worth a look. Many of its methods will look very familiar to them already: https://ibis-project.org/tutorials/coming-from/pandas