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Date Published
Author
Abby Morgan
Word count
893
Language
English
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None

Summary

Kangas, a tool developed by Comet, is an open-source, free-to-use software designed for exploring, analyzing, and visualizing large-scale multimedia data, currently in its beta phase. The tool introduces the concept of DataGrids, which are akin to two-dimensional lists of lists, similar in function to pandas DataFrames, with the ability to handle diverse data types, including images. Users can manipulate and explore data using methods familiar to pandas users, such as `info()`, `head()`, and `tail()`, and can visualize data within a Jupyter Notebook or via a web-based UI by running a Kangas server. The tool's flexibility allows for operations like appending columns and visualizing data, offering capabilities for grouping, sorting, and applying custom filters. Kangas aims to provide a comprehensive framework for multimedia data handling, with further features and functionalities to be explored in future articles.