{"categories":[{"label":"Information Analysis","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering-information-analysis/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Loads the Palmer penguins dataset\u2014344 observations of Adelie, Chinstrap, and Gentoo penguins with size measurements and other attributes\u2014into a pandas DataFrame for data exploration and visualization.","skillfed_tags":["dataset-loader","educational-data","ecology"],"use_cases":["Teaching data visualization and exploratory data analysis to replace the Iris dataset in courses and tutorials","Prototyping data pipelines and testing pandas workflows with a real, multi-species ecological dataset","Creating example notebooks and documentation that need a standard, well-documented sample dataset","Comparing statistical or machine learning techniques across penguin species as a pedagogical exercise"],"what_it_does":"palmerpenguins is a lightweight data-loading package that wraps the Palmer penguins dataset\u2014a collection of 344 Antarctic penguin observations gathered by Dr. Kristen Gorman and the Palmer Station LTER program. It provides a simple Python interface to load this dataset into a pandas DataFrame, replacing the overused Iris dataset as a standard teaching and exploration tool. The dataset includes size measurements, clutch observations, and blood isotope ratios across three penguin species (Adelie, Chinstrap, Gentoo) observed on islands in the Palmer Archipelago.\n\nThe package depends only on pandas and numpy, making it quick to install and integrate into analysis workflows. It is intended for data exploration, visualization practice, and educational purposes rather than production analysis. The underlying data is public domain (CC-0), and the package itself carries a permissive MIT license.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need a standard pedagogical dataset for teaching or prototyping. The package is lightweight, dependency-minimal, and carries no security vulnerabilities. Maintenance is aging but the repository remains active. Install it for data exploration tutorials, visualization practice, or as a Iris replacement\u2014not for production data pipelines."},"id":"palmerpenguins","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/palmerpenguins","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/palmerpenguins.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/palmerpenguins/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-02-01","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"palmerpenguins","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"A python package for the palmer penguins dataset"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":133732,"position":11496,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.1.6"}