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# About the Project
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The Python scientific stack, compiled to WebAssembly.
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Pyodide brings the Python runtime to the browser via WebAssembly, along with
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the Python scientific stack including NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, parts of
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SciPy, and NetworkX. The [packages
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directory](https://github.com/pyodide/pyodide/tree/master/packages)
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lists over 75 packages which are currently available. In addition it's possible
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to install pure Python wheels from PyPi.
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Pyodide provides transparent conversion of objects between Javascript and
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Python. When used inside a browser, Python has full access to the Web APIs.
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## History
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Pyodide was created in 2018 by [Michael Droettboom](https://github.com/mdboom)
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at Mozilla as part of the [iodide project](https://github.com/iodide-project/iodide), a set of experiments around
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scientific computing and communication for the web.
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At present Pyodide is an independent and community driven open-source project.
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The decision making process is outlined in the {ref}`project governance <project-governance>`.
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Pyodide may be used standalone in any context where you want to run Python
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inside a web browser.
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## Infrastructure support
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We would also like to thank,
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- [Mozilla](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/) and
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[CircleCl](https://circleci.com/) for Continuous Integration resources
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- [JsDelivr](https://www.jsdelivr.com/) for providing a CDN for pyodide packages
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- [ReadTheDocs](https://readthedocs.org/) for hosting the documentation.
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