The best replacement for pandas is pans.

The best alternatives to pandas are rated as following:
★★★★★  pans
★★★★★  r
★★★★  tourettes
★★★★  numpy
★★★  pytables
★  pandas
★  polar bears
  koalas
  plyr
  tourette's
  scikit learn
  tourette

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★★★★★ tics
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