This is patsy, 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 "formulas"
to Python.

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

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

Dependencies:
  numpy
  Python 2.5 or later (Python 3 works)

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

Install:
  pip install patsy
    or
  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.
