chdb DataStore — It's Just Faster Pandas
The Key Insight
DataStore is a lazy, ClickHouse-backed pandas replacement. Your existing pandas code works unchanged — but operations compile to optimized SQL and execute only when results are needed (e.g., print(), len(), iteration).
Decision Tree: Pick the Right Approach
Connect to Any Data Source — One Pattern
All 16+ sources and URI schemes → connectors.md [blocked]
After Connecting — Full Pandas API
209 DataFrame methods supported. Full API → api-reference.md [blocked]
Cross-Source Join — The Killer Feature
More join examples → examples.md [blocked]
Writing Data
Troubleshooting
References
- API Reference [blocked] — Full DataStore method signatures
- Connectors [blocked] — All 16+ data source connection methods
- Examples [blocked] — 10+ runnable examples with expected output
- Verify Install [blocked] — Environment verification script
- Official Docs
Note: This skill teaches how to use chdb DataStore. For raw SQL queries, use the
chdb-sqlskill. For contributing to chdb source code, see CLAUDE.md in the project root.

