Import StataReader, StataWriter under pandas?

[jankatins]

The classes are already documented as API, but they are not in the corresponding api.py files and therefore not available as pandas.*, unlike classes like ExcelFile or HDFStore, which are available under the pandas module.

[jreback]

These are really not necessary, nor should they be exposed in the API. to_stata, read_stata suffice.

[jankatins]

Should they then also be removed from the API docs?

http://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/api.html#stata

[jreback]

yes....If someone really needs those, they can read the doc-strings / code and create the reader themselves