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I Rewrote a Real Data Workflow in Polars. Pandas Didn’t Stand a Chance.

May 7, 2026Towards Data Science

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From 61 seconds to 0.20 seconds — and the mental model shift I didn't expect The post I Rewrote a Real Data Workflow in Polars. Pandas Didn’t Stand a Chance. appeared first on Towards Data Science.

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