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The list of optional dependencies is currently just listed in alphabetical order. However, I think it would be much more logical to group packages by topic (PyTables reads/writes hdf5 files, xlrd reads Excel files). Then you can compare/contrast which packages you should install for your usecase, e.g. should I install openpyxl or xlrd to read my excel files; I should research more about them.
Additionally, it might be helpful to include more detailed information about how they're different, but I am not as familiar with the minute differences between them. That will have to be for another time.
Suggested fix for documentation
I am willing to work on this.
I could either a) add a fourth column to the dependency table listing which group it is a part of (read/write HTML, read/write Excel), or b) split it into multiple tables with a minor header for each group.
Are there any issues with making this change, and which of those two actions should I prefer?
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Location of the documentation
URL: https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/getting_started/install.html#optional-dependencies
File in GitHub: https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/blob/master/doc/source/getting_started/install.rst
Documentation problem
The list of optional dependencies is currently just listed in alphabetical order. However, I think it would be much more logical to group packages by topic (PyTables reads/writes hdf5 files, xlrd reads Excel files). Then you can compare/contrast which packages you should install for your usecase, e.g. should I install openpyxl or xlrd to read my excel files; I should research more about them.
Additionally, it might be helpful to include more detailed information about how they're different, but I am not as familiar with the minute differences between them. That will have to be for another time.
Suggested fix for documentation
I am willing to work on this.
I could either a) add a fourth column to the dependency table listing which group it is a part of (read/write HTML, read/write Excel), or b) split it into multiple tables with a minor header for each group.
Are there any issues with making this change, and which of those two actions should I prefer?
The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: