All About Parquet Part 08 - Reading and Writing Parquet Files in Python

PyArrow and FastParquet are two popular Python libraries for reading and writing Parquet files. PyArrow offers full support for the Parquet format and works well with the Apache Arrow ecosystem, making it suitable for complex use cases and large-scale data. FastParquet is faster and lighter, making it ideal for simple tasks and day-to-day data analysis. Both libraries can handle partitioned datasets and integrate well with Pandas. To choose between them, consider the complexity of your use case and the size of your dataset.