What you'll learn

Modern data teams need fast, flexible analytics without the overhead of managing infrastructure. In this course, Up and Running with DuckDB, you'll gain the ability to query and analyze data locally using DuckDB. First, you'll explore DuckDB's architecture and how it compares to tools like SQLite, Postgres, and Pandas. Next, you'll discover how to install DuckDB and connect to it using Python, the CLI, and other interfaces. Finally, you'll learn how to query and combine data from formats like CSV, Parquet, Excel, and JSON, and persist results for repeatable analysis. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge of DuckDB needed to use it as your go-to tool for fast, local analytics.