
Wes McKinney
The Joe Reis Show
The Evolution of Pandas and Arrow
This chapter explores the organic development of the Pandas library, rooted in the challenges faced during the early financial crisis and the limitations of R programming. It discusses the importance of efficient data handling and interoperability, leading to the creation of the Arrow project, which enhances data processing across different programming languages. Additionally, the chapter addresses the complexities of package management in the Python ecosystem, highlighting ongoing efforts to improve dependency management and the developer experience.
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