Polars v1.37.0: Faster Lookups with min_by and max_by
Plus visualize Python dependencies with uv tree
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Stop Manually Tracing Dependencies with uv tree
Problem
Debugging version conflicts requires knowing which packages depend on what. But tracing these relationships manually through nested dependencies is tedious.
Solution
uv tree handles this automatically, displaying the full dependency graph so you can trace any package back to its source.
Key capabilities:
Complete dependency visualization
Flag dependencies with available updates
Find which packages depend on a specific library
Filter the tree to show only a specific package’s dependencies
Polars v1.37.0: Faster Lookups with min_by and max_by
Problem
Finding the row with the minimum or maximum value based on another column requires sorting, grouping, or complex filter expressions.
Solution
Polars v1.37.0 adds min_by and max_by expression methods. These methods find minimum or maximum values based on any column in a single, readable expression.
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