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id: duckdb
version: "1.5.5"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# duckdb — DuckDB in-process database

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install duckdb
uv add duckdb
poetry add duckdb

## Description

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  <a href="https://duckdb.org">DuckDB.org</a>
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  <a href="https://duckdb.org/docs/stable/guides/python/install">User Guide (Python)</a>
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# DuckDB: A Fast, In-Process, Portable, Open Source, Analytical Database System

* **Simple**: DuckDB is easy to install and deploy. It...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

DuckDB is an in-process analytical SQL database that runs embedded in your application with zero external dependencies, supporting fast columnar queries on CSV, Parquet, JSON, and other formats from local or remote storage.

Verdict: DuckDB is a mature, actively maintained analytical database (latest release 22 days old, 5+ years in production) with zero runtime dependencies, permissive licensing, and no known vulnerabilities. Install friction is moderate due to compiled wheels, but platform coverage is broad. A solid choice for embedded analytics workloads.

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