Install

Pick whichever fits your environment. All routes ship the same binary; the Python wheel bundles it plus a thin API.

Homebrew (macOS, Linux)

brew tap cdelmonte-zg/tap
brew install delta-explain

Scoop (Windows)

scoop bucket add cdelmonte-zg https://github.com/cdelmonte-zg/scoop-bucket
scoop install delta-explain

PyPI (no Rust needed)

pip install delta-explain

The wheel ships the compiled binary (the delta-explain command works from the same environment) plus a thin Python API — see From Python.

Cargo (crates.io)

cargo install delta-explain

Docker (amd64 + arm64)

docker run --rm -v /path/to/table:/data ghcr.io/cdelmonte-zg/delta-explain \
  /data -w "col > 10"

For pipelines, pin a release tag or a digest; :latest is for local exploration only.

Every release attaches archives for six targets (Linux glibc/musl/ARM64, macOS Intel/Apple Silicon, Windows) each with a .sha256, plus .deb packages for amd64 and arm64. Grab them from the latest release. The musl build is statically linked and runs on any Linux distribution.

Keyboard shortcuts

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