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Pandas
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Introduction to Pandas:
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=>Pandas is an open source Python Library / Module providing high performance and
data
manipulation and Analysis Tool.
=>The word PANDAs derived from PANel DAta
=>The pandas concept developed by WES MCKinney in the year 2008.
=>The Traditional Python Programming does not contain any Module for Data Analysis
and
Now Python Programming uses Pandas as a Data anaysis tool.
=>Python Pandas can be used in wide range of fields like Financial Services,
Statistics , retail
maketing sectors..etc as data analysis tool
=>pandas module developed in C and Python Languages.
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Instalation of Pandas:
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=>The standard python software / Distribution (CPYTHON) does not contain any module
for data analysis and now we are using third party module called PANDAS and whose
module name is "pandas"
=>Programatically to use pandas as part of our python program, we must install
pandas module by using pip tool.
Syntax:- pip install module name
Example:- pip install pandas
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Key Features of Pandas:-----> Series DataFrame
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1) Fast and Efficient Data Frame with default and costomized indexing
2) Tools for loading the data in in-memory data objects( objects of Series,
DataFrame )
3) We can access the data from pandas by using Labeled Based Slicing and indexing.
4) Columns from in-memory data objects( objects of Series, DataFrame ) can be
deleted and inserted
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