{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/7"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Command-line tool to read, inspect, and export Parquet files from local disk or Amazon S3, displaying schema, metadata, and tabular data.","skillfed_tags":["cli-tool","data-format","s3-integration"],"use_cases":["Quickly inspect the schema and metadata of a Parquet file to understand its structure before processing.","Preview the first rows of a Parquet file on S3 without downloading the entire dataset.","Export a Parquet file to CSV format for import into spreadsheet or analytics tools.","Debug data quality issues by examining row-level content and column types in a Parquet dataset.","Automate Parquet inspection in shell scripts or CI/CD pipelines for data validation."],"what_it_does":"parquet-tools is a command-line utility that wraps Apache Arrow to inspect and read Parquet files stored locally or on Amazon S3. It provides three main commands: `show` to display file contents in a human-readable table format, `inspect` to examine file metadata and schema details, and `csv` to export data as CSV for piping to other tools. The package depends on pyarrow for Parquet parsing, pandas for data manipulation, boto3 for S3 access, and tabulate and colorama for formatted terminal output.\n\nThe tool is designed for quick exploration and debugging of Parquet files without writing Python code. It works with both local files and S3 paths using glob patterns. However, the project is dormant\u2014the last release was in March 2024 with no recent commits\u2014so it receives no active maintenance. It remains functional for basic use cases but should not be relied upon for bug fixes or updates.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need a lightweight CLI for ad-hoc Parquet inspection and S3 access. The low install friction and permissive license make it easy to add to a project. However, dormant maintenance means no bug fixes or feature updates are coming; if you need active support or encounter issues, you may need to fork or switch to direct pyarrow usage."},"id":"parquet-tools","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/parquet-tools","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/parquet-tools.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/parquet-tools/"},"maintenance":{"status":"dormant"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2024-03-19","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"parquet-tools","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Easy install parquet-tools"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":241103,"position":8886,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.2.16"}