pandas
Data manipulation and analysis library with DataFrames for structured data.
ML and data science PyPI
Used in agent projects
383
3.0% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in ml and data science
#2 of 28
by use in those projects
Downloads
143M
PyPI, last 7 days, pandas
GitHub stars
50K
last push Oct 10, 2026
How pandas is used
pandas is a dependency in 383 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (3.0%), #2 of 28 in ml and data science. The most used alternative there is NumPy. Projects that use it most often also use NumPy (74.4%), python-dotenv (60.6%), Requests (53.8%). It is more common in projects set up for Roo Code (8.0%) than for OpenCode (2.8%).
Often used with pandas
| NumPy | 74.4% of pandas projects · 19.4× more than average |
|---|---|
| python-dotenv | 60.6% of pandas projects · 9.3× more than average |
| Requests | 53.8% of pandas projects · 10.1× more than average |
| Pydantic | 42.0% of pandas projects · 8.2× more than average |
| Uvicorn | 34.5% of pandas projects · 8.0× more than average |
| FastAPI | 33.9% of pandas projects · 8.0× more than average |
| Matplotlib | 33.2% of pandas projects · 21.7× more than average |
| scikit-learn | 33.2% of pandas projects · 26.3× more than average |
By coding agent
| GitHub Copilot | 4.5% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 3.8% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 4.0% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 6.6% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 3.9% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 2.9% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 2.8% of projects set up for it |
| Roo Code | 8.0% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list pandas as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install pandas |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (371), Next.js (9), Other (1), React Native / Expo (1) |
| Example projects | Josh-XT/AGiXT, imbue-bit/AlphaGPT, prompt-security/ps-fuzz, nmweaver/soltrade, henrytirla/Solana-Trading-Bot |
Alternatives to pandas
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NumPy pypi Fundamental Python library for numerical computing with arrays and matrices. |
487 (3.8%) | 21M | 33K | — |
| scikit-learn pypi Python machine learning library with classification, regression and clustering algorithms. |
160 (1.3%) | 44.3M | 67.5K | — |
| SciPy pypi Fundamental algorithms for scientific computing with optimized numerical routines. |
141 (1.1%) | 72.2M | 15.1K | — |
| PyTorch pypi Deep learning framework with tensors and dynamic neural networks with GPU support. |
109 (0.9%) | 13.2M | 104K | — |
| Sentence Transformers pypi Pre-trained models for semantic embeddings, retrieval and reranking. |
83 (0.7%) | 5.1M | 19.2K | — |
| Hugging Face Transformers pypi State-of-the-art NLP and multimodal models for inference and training. |
80 (0.6%) | 24.8M | 167K | Apache 2.0 License |
| NetworkX pypi Python package for creating, analyzing and manipulating complex networks and graphs. |
73 (0.6%) | 50.2M | 17.3K | — |
| joblib pypi Lightweight pipelining and parallel computing for Python functions with caching support. |
65 (0.5%) | 38.7M | 4,403 | — |