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pandas-finance
High-level Python API for financial data
What it is
A Python package offering a high-level API for accessing and analysing financial data. It wraps common data access so market data can be handled in a pandas style. Developers and quant researchers who want quick access to financial data in Python are the intended users. It depends on the underlying data sources it wraps, so changes on their side can affect what it returns.
At a glance
Research onlyOur rating, based on popularity, maintenance and how ready it is for real use.
| Best for | Developers |
|---|---|
| Used for | Data analysis, Data source |
| Markets | US equities, Multi-market |
| Stack | Python |
| Learning curve | Easy to start |
| Practical value | Low practical value |
| Cost | Free and open source |
| Hardware | No GPU needed |
| Maintenance | No commits in over six months |
GitHub stars, last 30 days
Daily snapshots since 2026-09-28 (up to 30 days): 0 over the period, now 161. Gaps mean no snapshot was taken that day.
High level API for access to and analysis of financial data.
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