- [x] check underlying dependencies - neither avro or fastavro have any dependencies for Python 3+ - `fastavro==0.24.2` for Python 2.7 has a dependency on `pytz` - [x] check if Apache Avro has good community support - do not have `Issues` tab in GH - do allow for external contributors through PRs - [x] compare with fastavro - `fastavro` is expected much faster - [x] supporting Python 2.7/3.10 - `fastavro==0.24.2` used for Python 2.7, installs `pytz` dependency - `fastavro` does not yet support Python 3.10
fastavro==0.24.2for Python 2.7 has a dependency onpytzIssuestab in GHfastavrois expected much fasterfastavro==0.24.2used for Python 2.7, installspytzdependencyfastavrodoes not yet support Python 3.10