Access Iceberg tables from Python with PyIceberg, DuckDB, and Polars, or through MPP engines like Dremio, Spark, and Trino. Here is how each approach works.
Iceberg metadata tables let you query snapshots, files, manifests, and partitions using SQL. Here is every metadata table and how to use them.
Keep Iceberg tables fast with compaction, snapshot expiry, orphan cleanup, and manifest rewriting. Here is when and how to run each operation.
Databases handle concurrent access using locks, MVCC, or optimistic concurrency control. Here is how each approach works and what tradeoffs each creates.
