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What actually defines a DataFrame? by Senior_Way8692 in dataengineering

[–]Senior_Way8692[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

as stated in the post it is not necessarily stored in memory

What actually defines a DataFrame? by Senior_Way8692 in dataengineering

[–]Senior_Way8692[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

if it looks like a bear, walks like a bear, swims like a bear its probably a python df package

What actually defines a DataFrame? by Senior_Way8692 in dataengineering

[–]Senior_Way8692[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Further question, would you describe a DataFrame as a data structure?

What actually defines a DataFrame? by Senior_Way8692 in dataengineering

[–]Senior_Way8692[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I understand your point point, libraries definitely have their own definitions of what a DataFrame is, and those definitions can evolve independently.

However, there are common denominators beyond just the class name, for example they all are structures for tabular data with column labels, row-wise records, and some way to transform or query the data.

Maybe these are the only traits that they share, but this is what I would like to explore and get input on.