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Most information found in this guide is taken from official documentation sources, including but not limited to:

  • The Python Docs, Copyright © 2001 Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved. Licensed under the Python Software Foundation License Version 2.0 (see below)
  • The Pandas Docs, Copyright (c) 2008-2011, AQR Capital Management, LLC, Lambda Foundry, Inc. and PyData Development Team, All rights reserved. Licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License, presumably. (see below)
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