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Re:Agate: A Data Analysis Library for Journalists by bitdeveloper on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @01:14PM (#10465826)
I'd throw history into the ring for something that would be similar in variety of sources, types of data, etc.

I'm looking forward to checking out the library!

Re:Agate: A Data Analysis Library for Journalists by staringmonkey on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @01:17PM (#10465849)
Yes, good point! There's a lot of crossover there and also with digital humanities folks.
Re:Agate: A Data Analysis Library for Journalists by mcburton on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @05:03PM (#10467388)
+1 for digital humanities folks. Your emphasis on well written documentation is a strong argument for agate over more powerful, but more confusing, data processing libraries. I'm already thinking about using agate in my digital humanities workshops!