agate 1.13.0¶
agate is a Python data analysis library that is optimized for humans instead of machines. It is an alternative to numpy and pandas that solves real-world problems with readable code.
agate was previously known as journalism.
Important links:
- Documentation: https://agate.rtfd.org 
- Repository: https://github.com/wireservice/agate 
Show me docs¶
- About - why you should use agate and the principles that guide its development 
- Install - how to install for users and developers 
- Tutorial - a step-by-step guide to start using agate 
- Cookbook - sample code showing how to accomplish dozens of common tasks, including comparisons to SQL, R, etc. 
- Extensions - a list of libraries that extend agate functionality and how to build your own 
- API - technical documentation for every agate feature 
- Changelog - a record of every change made to agate for each release 
Show me code¶
import agate
purchases = agate.Table.from_csv('examples/realdata/ks_1033_data.csv')
by_county = purchases.group_by('county')
totals = by_county.aggregate([
    ('county_cost', agate.Sum('total_cost'))
])
totals = totals.order_by('county_cost', reverse=True)
totals.limit(10).print_bars('county', 'county_cost', width=80)
county     county_cost
SEDGWICK    977,174.45 ▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
COFFEY      691,749.03 ▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
MONTGOMERY  447,581.20 ▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
JOHNSON     420,628.00 ▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
SALINE      245,450.24 ▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
FINNEY      171,862.20 ▓░░░░░░░░░░
BROWN       145,254.96 ▓░░░░░░░░
KIOWA        97,974.00 ▓░░░░░
WILSON       74,747.10 ▓░░░░
FORD         70,780.00 ▓░░░░
                       +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
                       0          250,000       500,000       750,000  1,000,000
This example, along with detailed comments, are available as a Jupyter notebook.
Join us¶
- Contributing - guidance for developers who want to contribute to agate 
- Release process - the process for maintainers to publish new releases 
- License - a copy of the MIT open source license covering agate 
Who we are¶
agate is made by a community. The following individuals have contributed code, documentation, or expertise to agate: