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Getting Started with DuckDB
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Getting Started with DuckDB
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Overview of this book
DuckDB is a fast in-process analytical database. Getting Started with DuckDB offers a practical overview of its usage. You'll learn to load, transform, and query various data formats, including CSV, JSON, and Parquet. The book covers DuckDB's optimizations, SQL enhancements, and extensions for specialized applications. Working with examples in SQL, Python, and R, you'll explore analyzing public datasets and discover tools enhancing DuckDB workflows. This guide suits both experienced and new data practitioners, quickly equipping you to apply DuckDB's capabilities in analytical projects. You'll gain proficiency in using DuckDB for diverse tasks, enabling effective integration into your data workflows.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Preface
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Chapter 1: An Introduction to DuckDB
Chapter 2: Loading Data into DuckDB
Chapter 3: Data Manipulation with DuckDB
Chapter 4: DuckDB Operations and Performance
Chapter 5: DuckDB Extensions
Chapter 6: Semi-Structured Data Manipulation
Chapter 7: Setting up the DuckDB Python Client
Chapter 8: Exploring DuckDB’s Python API
Chapter 9: Exploring DuckDB’s R API
Chapter 10: Using DuckDB Effectively
Chapter 11: Hands-On Exploratory Data Analysis with DuckDB
Chapter 12: DuckDB – The Wider Pond
Index
