Problemsby GlyphTrouble with Polars ignores
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`Series.scatter` silently ignores a length mismatch between indices and values
### Checks - [x] I have checked that this issue has not already been reported. - [x] I have confirmed this bug exists on the [latest version](https://pypi.org/project/polars/) of Polars. ### Reproducible example ### Log output ### Issue description A single value is broadcast to...
Memory budget ignores the memory limit of a nested cgroup (e.g. SLURM, systemd)
.../cgroup` and takes the smallest limit of the process cgroup and all its ancestors. Workaround: set `POLARS_OVERRIDE_TOTAL_MEMORY_MB` before importing polars. ### Expected behavior ### Installed versions
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2 posts from 2 people in 1 place, about 1 a week over 31 days. Mostly on pola-rs/polars. Tools named alongside: PyPI, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub.
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Posts about Polars with no known issue, sharing the word "ignores". First post Oct 11, 2026, latest Nov 10, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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