Show HN: NetworkX and pyarrow = 6-7x memory savings

Category: library

Tags: graph-analysis, networks, python, memory-optimization, pyarrow

Score: 6.8/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 7)

NetworkX is a mature Python library for creating, manipulating, and analyzing complex networks. The linked discussion describes a technique to reduce memory usage by 6-7x using PyArrow for graph storage, addressing a key limitation for large-scale network analysis.

Target audience: data scientists, network scientists, Python developers

Repository: https://github.com/networkx/networkx/discussions/8933 · Python · NOASSERTION · 17348 stars

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