poverty 7.2

A Python Package to calculate indexes related to poverty and inequality.

POVERTY

A Python Package to calculate indexes related to poverty and inequality.

Who is this for?

For anybody who want to calculate indexes related to poverty and inequality using a python package.

Installing

You can install poverty package using pip:

$ pip install poverty

Implemented Features

• Headcount Index

• Poverty Index

• Squared Poverty Index

• Sen Index

• Sen-Shorrocks-Thon Index

• Watts Index

• Gini Coefficient

• Lorenz Curve

Commands

>>> import poverty as pt

>>> poverty_line=125

>>> expenditure=[100,110,150,160]

>>> pt.calc_head(expenditure,poverty_line)

>>> pt.pov_index(expenditure,poverty_line)

>>> pt.squared_pov_index(expenditure,poverty_line)

>>> pt.sen_index(expenditure,poverty_line)

>>> pt.sst_index(expenditure,poverty_line)

>>> pt.watts_index(expenditure,poverty_line)

>>> pt.gini(expenditure)

>>> pt.draw_lorenz(expenditure)

Contributor

Ronak Sisodia