Trouble with DuckDB parquet
Databases2 posts from 2 people2d active+00 posts in the last 7 days, 1 the 7 days before (fading)Unverified
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2, newest firstParquet writer: dictionary encoding turns -0.0 into 0.0 for FLOAT and DOUBLE columns### What happens When a FLOAT or DOUBLE column is written to Parquet with dictionary encoding, `-0.0` is read back as `0.0`. The dictionary treats the two zeros as the same value (they compare and hash equal), so one of them is replaced by the other. The same column written with...duckdb/duckdb · h4nsmullerOpen ↗External file cache range metadata grows for deleted local Parquet files in v1.5.6 despite buffer eviction### What happens? In DuckDB v1.5.6, repeatedly creating, fully reading and deleting distinct local Parquet files causes native allocation growth and accumulation of cached file/range metadata, even while the external **data buffers** are being evicted and their reported memory...duckdb/duckdb · brookqin1 repliesOpen ↗
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Posts about DuckDB with no known issue, sharing the word "parquet". First post Oct 2, 2026, latest Oct 11, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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Trouble with DuckDB parquet (2 posts)