Show HN: Timelog – C-native, fast, in-memory LSM-style time index for Python (opens in new tab)

I built *Timelog*, a Python library for time-indexed workloads with a C17 core and CPython bindings. My goal was to make [t1, t2) as first-class citizens and enable fast workloads under out-of-boundary semantics.

- PyPI package: `timelog-lib` - Import: `from timelog import Timelog` - Model: in-memory, LSM-inspired layered index, timeseries queries as first-class citizens - Query semantics: half-open ranges `[t1, t2)`, snapshot-consistent reads, zero-copy views - Correctness focus: sequenced range deletes, so insert → delete → reinsert behaves correctly - Concurrency model: single writer, concurrent readers - Complexity: ~O(1) insert; O(log N + M) with bounded fanout range queries; ~O(log N) point lookup; O(C) deletion where C is number of overlapping active tombstones - Benchmarks: in C engnine-only benchmarks Timelog reaches 20M+ inserts/sec; ~1M/sec range scans. Python end-to-end throughput is constraint by Python object creation

Install: ```bash pip install timelog-lib # or uv add timelog-lib ```

Quick example: ```python from timelog import Timelog

log = Timelog(time_unit="ms") log.append(1772964242, "A") del log[1772964244] # log.delete() log.append(1772964246, [39, "B"]) print(log[1772964246]) # [[39, 'B']] print(list(log[1772964242:1772964246])) # [(1772964242, 'A')] ```

V1 limitations: - No in-built flush-to-disk/read-from-disk method (persistent copy) - `.copy()` and `.copy(deep=True)` not supported yet.

I’d value feedback on API design, semantics clarity, and where this fits vs existing options.