There have been a few independent attempts to add dplyr-like functionality to pandas without being backwards incompatible (e.g. dplython). I'd be very happy if the core pandas team went down this path.
That being said, I don't have a good understanding of how strong the distinction is between "design issues" and "issues where money helps". There must be some overlap.
http://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/version/0.18.0/whatsnew...
There have been a few independent attempts to add dplyr-like functionality to pandas without being backwards incompatible (e.g. dplython). I'd be very happy if the core pandas team went down this path.
That being said, I don't have a good understanding of how strong the distinction is between "design issues" and "issues where money helps". There must be some overlap.