Sketch – AI code-writing assistant that understands data content

In plain words

Sketch is a pandas extension for Python users that uses AI to answer data questions. It installs directly into pandas and offers two interfaces: an `ask` function that provides natural language answers, and a `howto` function that generates Python and pandas code. Unlike general-purpose AI tools, Sketch includes data-content context, making its responses more accurate and relevant to specific data problems.

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From the sources

AI code-writing assistant that understands data content - approximatelabs/sketch

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