pandas

Spec sheet

Purpose

pandas is an open-source tool for data analysis and manipulation built on Python.Read 5 Oct 2026 · pandas.pydata.org

Integrations

Optional dependencies add features for Excel, SQL databases, cloud storage such as Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage, plotting, and other tasks.Read 5 Oct 2026 · pandas.pydata.org

Support

The website directs users to ask questions on Stack Overflow and provides documentation and community tutorials.Read 5 Oct 2026 · pandas.pydata.org

Founded

2008Read 28 Sep 2026 · pandas.pydata.org

Analysis

It supports filtering, summary statistics, custom aggregation, reshaping, pivoting, joins, and merges.Read 5 Oct 2026 · pandas.pydata.org

Data formats

It reads and writes formats including CSV, Excel, SQL, JSON, and Parquet.Read 5 Oct 2026 · pandas.pydata.org

DataFrames

It provides an efficient DataFrame object for data manipulation with integrated indexing.Read 5 Oct 2026 · pandas.pydata.org

Dependencies

pandas requires NumPy and python-dateutil; tzdata is required on Windows and Pyodide.Read 5 Oct 2026 · pandas.pydata.org

Installation

The pandas development team distributes it through conda-forge, PyPI, and source code on GitHub.Read 5 Oct 2026 · pandas.pydata.org

Optional requirements

Some methods require optional dependencies; for example, reading HDF5 requires PyTables and Markdown output requires tabulate.Read 5 Oct 2026 · pandas.pydata.org

Performance

The library says critical code paths are written in Cython or C.Read 5 Oct 2026 · pandas.pydata.org

Project

The project is affiliated with the NumFOCUS Foundation and releases its software under a BSD or similar open-source license.Read 5 Oct 2026 · pandas.pydata.org

Supported systems

The documentation describes installation on Linux, macOS, and Windows.Read 5 Oct 2026 · pandas.pydata.org

Time series

It includes tools for date, time, and time-indexed data, including date-range and frequency operations.Read 5 Oct 2026 · pandas.pydata.org

Visualization

It provides plotting that uses Matplotlib.Read 5 Oct 2026 · pandas.pydata.org

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