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pandas-dev/pandas leads 3–1 on popularity and shipping momentum. Stats only — numbers straight from GitHub, no AI verdict.
Flexible and powerful data analysis / manipulation library for Python, providing labeled data structures similar to R data.frame objects, statistical functions, and much more
| Metric | polars | pandas |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 39.0k | 49.2k |
| Forks | 2.9k | 20.1k |
| Shipped last 4 weeks | 148 | 208 |
| Commits last year | 2.2k | 2.1k |
| Days since last push | today | today |
| Lines of code (est.) | 838.1k | 838.0k |
| Open issues | 2.8k | 3.0k |
| Languages | 8 | 10 |
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pandas dominates the scoreboard this week
pandas-dev/pandas is on a commanding run, sweeping stars, forks, and shipping velocity to take 3 of 4 scored matchups. pola-rs/polars lands one upset with more commits over the past year, showing sustained developer momentum, but can't close the popularity gap against the established heavyweight.
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