deltalake

Native Delta Lake Python binding based on delta-rs with Pandas integration

deltalake Permissive license Active ★ 3,282 v1.6.2 released 2026-07-08

Install

deltalake on PyPI

pip

pip install deltalake

uv

uv add deltalake

poetry

poetry add deltalake

Package facts

License	not declared (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.10)
Install friction	medium — platform-specific wheel
Runtime dependencies	2 — arro3-core, deprecated
Maintenance	actively maintained — 36 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-10
First released	2020-11-01
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: deltalake-1.6.2-cp310-abi3-macosx_10_12_x86_64.whl; deltalake-1.6.2-cp310-abi3-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl; deltalake-1.6.2-cp310-abi3-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl; deltalake-1.6.2-cp310-abi3-manylinux_2_28_aarch64.whl; deltalake-1.6.2-cp310-abi3-musllinux_1_2_aarch64.whl; deltalake-1.6.2-cp310-abi3-musllinux_1_2_x86_64.whl; deltalake-1.6.2-cp310-abi3-win_amd64.whl

Keywords: deltalake, delta, datalake, pandas, arrow

License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14

About deltalake

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Deltalake-python

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Native Delta Lake Python binding based on delta-rs with Pandas integration.

Example

from deltalake import DeltaTable
dt = DeltaTable("../rust/tests/data/delta-0.2.0")
dt.version()
3
dt.file_uris()
['s3://bucket/table/part-00000-cb6b150b-30b8-4662-ad28-ff32ddab96d2-c000.snappy.parquet',
 's3://bucket/table/part-00000-7c2deba3-1994-4fb8-bc07-d46c948aa415-c000.snappy.parquet',
 's3://bucket/table/part-00001-c373a5bd-85f0-4758-815e-7eb62007a15c-c000.snappy.parquet']

See the user guide for more examples.

Installation

# with pip
pip install deltalake
# with uv
uv add deltalake
# with poetry
poetry add deltalake

NOTE: official binary wheels are linked against openssl...

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Provides native Python bindings to Delta Lake, a columnar storage format built on Parquet, enabling read/write operations on Delta tables with Pandas integration and OpenTelemetry tracing support.

Medium install friction due to compiled Rust bindings; prebuilt wheels cover Python 3.10+ across Linux, macOS, and Windows. Actively maintained with recent releases. Requires Python ≥3.10.

Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions—suitable for most production deployments.

Usage

pip install deltalake
from deltalake import DeltaTable
dt = DeltaTable("path/to/delta/table")
version = dt.version()
file_uris = dt.file_uris()

Requires Python ≥3.10. Binary wheels are statically linked against OpenSSL for remote object store access.

Verdict: Actively maintained Delta Lake implementation with broad platform support and no known vulnerabilities. Apache Software License and top_1000 PyPI tier popularity make it suitable for data lake workloads. Medium install friction is typical for Rust-backed packages and offset by prebuilt wheels.

Needs verification

Repository star count and exact maintenance velocity beyond the 36-day release cadence.
Whether arro3-core and deprecated dependencies introduce any transitive security concerns or version conflicts.
Performance characteristics and memory overhead compared to alternative Delta implementations.

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