modin + ray would have been easier, and not required a daskification of the code, because modin's stated aim is complete compatibility with the pandas API. sti

modin + ray would have been easier, and not required a daskification of the code, because modin's stated aim is complete compatibility with the pandas API. still, I've managed to limit it to one module in the project, and I am planning to try modin + ray vs dask to see if it is faster for this dataset.