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title: "Episode #193: Wes McKinney on Improving the Data Stack & Composable Systems – The Real Python Podcast"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/episode-193-wes-mckinney-on-improving-the-data-stack-composable-systems-the-real-python-podcas-dmveuxw2c
source_url: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/193/
type: article
source: "Real Python"
published: 2024-02-23T12:13:29.675Z
updated: 2026-06-04T02:16:31.519Z
tags: ["apache-arrow", "pandas"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Episode #193: Wes McKinney on Improving the Data Stack & Composable Systems – The Real Python Podcast

**[Real Python](https://daily.dev/sources/rpython)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Learn how to avoid bottlenecks in data processing systems, understand the benefits of Apache Arrow, and discover how Ibis creates a portable query layer.

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Tags: [#apache-arrow](https://daily.dev/tags/apache-arrow), [#pandas](https://daily.dev/tags/pandas)

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