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11 changes: 7 additions & 4 deletions pandas/io/data.py
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Expand Up @@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ def DataReader(name, data_source=None, start=None, end=None,
"""
Imports data from a number of online sources.

Currently supports Yahoo! finance, St. Louis FED (FRED), and Kenneth
French's data library.
Currently supports Yahoo! Finance, Google Finance, St. Louis FED (FRED)
and Kenneth French's data library.

Parameters
----------
name : str
the name of the dataset
data_source: str
the data source ("yahoo", "fred", or "ff")
the data source ("yahoo", "google", "fred", or "ff")
start : {datetime, None}
left boundary for range (defaults to 1/1/2010)
end : {datetime, None}
Expand All @@ -53,9 +53,12 @@ def DataReader(name, data_source=None, start=None, end=None,
Examples
----------

# Data from Yahoo!
# Data from Yahoo! Finance
gs = DataReader("GS", "yahoo")

# Data from Google Finance
aapl = DataReader("AAPL", "google")

# Data from FRED
vix = DataReader("VIXCLS", "fred")

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