Practical overview
When it fits
Use it when a C++ application needs in-memory data exploration, transformation or analysis, including work with large datasets where its multithreaded API may be relevant.
Who it is for
- C++ developers building data-analysis software.
- Teams creating statistical or financial analysis tools.
- Developers preparing or analyzing data for machine-learning applications.
Documented uses
- Represent heterogeneous data in columns, including nested DataFrames or other containers.
- Slice, join, merge, group, pivot, sort and select data.
- Run statistical and numerical analysis such as means, moving averages, PCA, polynomial fitting and FFT.
- Apply financial indicators or add custom analytical algorithms.
Requirements & limits
The project is open source under the BSD-3-Clause license. The README identifies C++23 and Linux, macOS and Windows.
- The library is designed for C++ applications and uses C++ templates.
- Columns can hold varied types and nested containers, supporting multidimensional structures.
- The API includes data-manipulation operations, analytical visitors and custom algorithm support.
- The project describes extensive multithreading for large datasets and states that it depends only on C++ and its standard library.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Access columns in a DataFrame
Retrieve a DataFrame column using its name or index and compile-time type.
Before you start
- A DataFrame instance with the desired column.
- The column name or index and its type must be known at compile time.
Steps
Identify the column by its name or index.
Use the DataFrame
get_columninterface to access it.
Expected outcome
The requested column is accessed through the DataFrame API.
Guide limitations
- The column type must be known at compile time.
- The documentation lists
get_columnbut does not provide a complete code example in the available material.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 10 October 2026
- Original website title
- hosseinmoein/DataFrame · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

