{"categories":[{"label":"Scientific/Engineering","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering/4"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"A Rust-based execution engine for Azure Machine Learning Data Prep that accelerates data loading, transformation, and writing operations in ML workflows.","skillfed_tags":["azure-ml","data-preparation","rust-backend"],"use_cases":["Accelerate large-scale data loading and transformation in Azure ML training pipelines by enabling Rust execution.","Optimize data preparation workflows that process high-volume datasets by switching to the compiled backend.","Support cross-platform ML data pipelines on macOS, Windows, and Linux with consistent Rust-based performance.","Reduce latency in iterative data exploration and feature engineering within Azure ML notebooks."],"what_it_does":"Azure Machine Learning Data Prep RsLex is a Rust-based backend for the Azure ML Data Prep SDK, designed to accelerate data operations in machine learning workflows. It provides compiled implementations of data loading, transformation, and writing capabilities that the Data Prep SDK can invoke when explicitly enabled. The package itself is not meant for direct use; instead, it acts as an optional performance layer that sits behind the azureml-dataprep Python API.\n\nDevelopers working with Azure ML can opt into RsLex execution by calling use_rust_execution(True) in their Data Prep code, which routes operations to this Rust implementation rather than the default Python execution path. The package is actively maintained and available for Python 3.7 through 3.13 across macOS, Windows, and Linux platforms.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are already using azureml-dataprep and need faster data operations. Install it as a dependency of azureml-dataprep rather than directly, then enable Rust execution in your code. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and adds no direct runtime dependencies. The main caveat is that the license treatment is unclear\u2014verify Microsoft's terms before use in commercial or redistributed projects."},"id":"azureml-dataprep-rslex","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/azureml-dataprep-rslex","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/azureml-dataprep-rslex.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/azureml-dataprep-rslex/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-07-27","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"unclear","name":"azureml-dataprep-rslex","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Azure ML Data Preparation RustLex"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":488477,"position":6379,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.26.0"}