This document summarizes the governance of the Pandas project. It discusses that Pandas is an open source Python software for data analysis developed by contributors. Governance is based on openness, transparency, and active contribution. Previously, governance was led by a Benevolent Dictator For Life (BDFL) and Core Team. The Core Team now ensures the project vision through discussion with the BDFL and community input. Compared to NumPy, Pandas has a BDFL who makes final decisions and can delegate to the Core Team, while NumPy decisions require agreement from all interested contributors.

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Governance of Pandas

2. About Pandas project
ü Open source software for data ingest, data preparation,
data analysis, and data visualization for the Python
ü Developed by Contributors.
• Contributors are individuals who have contributed code,
documentation, designs or other work to one or more Project
repositories.
• Contributors participate in the project by submitting,
reviewing and discussing GitHub Pull Requests.

3. Governance
ü The foundations of Project governance
• Openness & Transparency
• Active Contribution
• Institutional Neutrality
ü Project leadership was provided by a BDFL (Wes McKinney)
and subset of Contributors, called the Core Team
ü Governance model is the formalization of what the project
are already doing.

4. Governance
ü BDFL
• The BDFL has the authority to make all final decisions for The Project.
• The BDFL is chair of the Core Team and may delegate his/her
authority on a particular decision or set of decisions to any other
Core Team Member at his/her discretion.

5. Governance
ü Core Team
• The Project's Core Team will consist of Project Contributors who have
produced contributions and sustained over at least one year.
• The role of the Core Team is to ensure, through working with the
BDFL and taking input from the Community
• Core Team participate in all discussions, code review and other
project activities as peers with all other Contributors and the
Community.

6. Difference
ü Difference of governance between numpy and pandas
• Contributor로 구성된 팀이 numpy의 경우 council이고 pandas의 경우
core team이다. 둘의 역할은 같다.
• Pandas의 경우 Core team의 핵심 의장인 BDFL이 존재하며 BDFL가
project의 최종 결정을 내리고 Core team과 다른 결정을 내릴 수 있다.
• Numpy의 경우 최종 결정을 관심을 가지고 있는 모든 Contributor들의
합의에 의해 결정을 내린다.