Show HN: Axiom – 24x faster CSV ingestion using a C-based zero-copy engine

Category: library

Tags: csv-parser, c-extension, zero-copy, high-performance, data-ingestion

Score: 5.0/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 4, Utility: 5)

Axiom is a Python C-extension for high-performance CSV ingestion that uses zero-copy mmap and SIMD-optimized parsing to achieve 24x speedup over pandas. It targets data-heavy pipelines and high-frequency ingestion, but lacks a complete implementation and meaningful documentation.

Target audience: data engineers

Repository: https://github.com/naresh-cn2/axiom-protocol · Python · NOASSERTION

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