Anatomy of a Polars Query: A Syntax Comparison of Polars vs SQL | by Ben Feifke | Mar, 2024

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Transitioning from Pandas to Polars the easy way — by taking a pit stop at SQL.

The secret’s out! Polars is the hottest thing on the block, and everybody wants a slice 😎

I recently wrote a post, “The 3 Reasons I Permanently Switched From Pandas to Polars”, because, well, this is one of the most common use-cases for picking up Polars — as a drop-in replacement for Pandas. However, even though this is the most common use-case, transitioning from…