# Feather & Arrow IPC Files # Feather File Feather (Apache Arrow IPC format) is fast for local analytics. ``` python from great_docs import tbl_preview tbl_preview('assets/employees.feather', show_all=True) ```
FeatherRows6Columns4
name str
department str
salary i64
years i64
0 Alice Engineering 95000 5
1 Bob Marketing 72000 3
2 Charlie Engineering 105000 8
3 Diana Sales 68000 2
4 Eve Marketing 88000 6
5 Frank Sales 71000 4
# Arrow IPC Extension Files with `.arrow` or `.ipc` extensions are also read as Arrow IPC, but get the **Arrow** badge instead of Feather: 'assets/employees.arrow' ``` python tbl_preview('assets/employees.arrow', show_all=True) ```
ArrowRows6Columns4
name str
department str
salary i64
years i64
0 Alice Engineering 95000 5
1 Bob Marketing 72000 3
2 Charlie Engineering 105000 8
3 Diana Sales 68000 2
4 Eve Marketing 88000 6
5 Frank Sales 71000 4