Patsy is a Python library for describing statistical models
(especially linear models, or models that have a linear component) and
building design matrices. Patsy brings the convenience of `R
<http://www.r-project.org/>`_ "formulas" to Python.

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Documentation:
  http://patsy.readthedocs.org/

Downloads:
  http://pypi.python.org/pypi/patsy/

Dependencies:
  * Python (2.6+, or 3.2+)
  * numpy

Optional dependencies:
  * nose: needed to run tests
  * scipy: needed for spline-related functions like ``bs``

Install:
  ``pip install patsy`` (or, for traditionalists: ``python setup.py install``)

Code and bug tracker:
  https://github.com/pydata/patsy

Mailing list:
  * pydata@googlegroups.com
  * http://groups.google.com/group/pydata
  * http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.pydata

License:
  2-clause BSD, see LICENSE.txt for details.
