Floss For Science

In episode 26, we interviewed Bhavani Ravi about the Python data analysis library pandas. After a brief introduction about her use of machine leaning models for pharmaceutical research, we talked extensively about pandas. She told us how much pandas is important for her everyday tasks and the strict quality standards of the project. We talked about the features provided by pandas and its compatibility with other Python libraries. We then discussed the importance of FLOSS in her industry and how they are contributing back to important projects. She share with us her experience as a first time contributor to pandas and how to find good first time issues for newcomers. We finished the interview with out usual quick questions. 00:00:17 Introduction 00:00:26 Introducing Bhavani Ravi 00:00:49 Using machine learning models for pharmaceutical research 00:02:46 How she got involed in the pandas project 00:04:29 Her elevator pitch for pandas 00:04:43 How she use pandas in her everyday job 00:05:24 What does pandas b