add extra info about the library (#27754)

elaborating on pandas origin and on how it interacts with other ML libraries
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![Everybody loves pandas!](https://pandas.pydata.org/_static/pandas_logo.png "pandas") ![Everybody loves pandas!](https://pandas.pydata.org/_static/pandas_logo.png "pandas")
## pandas ## pandas
[pandas](http://pandas.pydata.org/) is a Python library for data analysis using data frames. Data frames are tables of data, which may conceptually be compared to a spreadsheet. Data scientists familiar with R will feel at home here. pandas is often used along with numpy, pyplot, and scikit-learn. [pandas](http://pandas.pydata.org/) is a Python library for data analysis using data frames. The name `pandas` comes from *panel data*, i.e. a multi-dimensional data measured over time. Data frames are tables of data, which may conceptually be compared to a spreadsheet. Data scientists familiar with R will feel at home here. pandas is often used along with numpy, scipy, pyplot, seaborn and scikit-learn.
### Importing pandas ### Importing pandas
It is a widely used convention to import the pandas library using the alias `pd`: It is a widely used convention to import the pandas library using the alias `pd`: