pola-rs/polars

Support HDF5 reading/writing (with optional dependencies)

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#3,520 opened on May 28, 2022

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Description

We can reduce friction by figuring out how to load data most efficiently to polars memory.

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Research direction
Investigate HDF5 library bindings (e.g., hdf5 rust) and design an I/O module for Polars. Consider optional dependency gating and memory efficient loading of HDF5 datasets into Polars DataFrames.
Tech stack
rustpython
Domain
backenddata
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Needs investigation
Prerequisites
RustHDF5
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25