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.. pandas documentation master file, created by

.. module:: pandas

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pandas documentation
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**Date**: |today| **Version**: |version|

**Download documentation**: `PDF Version <pandas.pdf>`__ | `Zipped HTML <pandas.zip>`__

**Previous versions**: Documentation of previous pandas versions is available at
`pandas.pydata.org <https://pandas.pydata.org/>`__.

**Useful links**:
`Binary Installers <https://pypi.org/project/pandas>`__ |
`Source Repository <https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas>`__ |
`Issues & Ideas <https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/issues>`__ |
`Q&A Support <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/pandas>`__ |
`Mailing List <https://groups.google.com/g/pydata>`__

:mod:`pandas` is an open source, BSD-licensed library providing high-performance,
easy-to-use data structures and data analysis tools for the `Python <https://www.python.org/>`__
programming language.

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    Getting started
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    New to *pandas*? Check out the getting started guides. They contain an
    introduction to *pandas'* main concepts and links to additional tutorials.

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            :text: To the getting started guides
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    User guide
    ^^^^^^^^^^

    The user guide provides in-depth information on the
    key concepts of pandas with useful background information and explanation.

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            :type: ref
            :text: To the user guide
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    :img-top: _static/index_api.svg

    API reference
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    The reference guide contains a detailed description of
    the pandas API. The reference describes how the methods work and which parameters can
    be used. It assumes that you have an understanding of the key concepts.

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            :type: ref
            :text: To the reference guide
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    Developer guide
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    Saw a typo in the documentation? Want to improve
    existing functionalities? The contributing guidelines will guide
    you through the process of improving pandas.

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            :type: ref
            :text: To the development guide
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    getting_started/index
    user_guide/index
    reference/index
    development/index
    whatsnew/index
