From 38db3736f09963106ae978e0e982b1adfaa3543d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: fderuiter <127706008+fderuiter@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:28:24 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs: Update README to list pandas as a required dependency

- Update installation instructions to recommend `pip install "imednet[pandas]"`
- Add a note clarifying that pandas is required for core functionality despite being optional in config
- Add journal entry to `.jules/scribe.md` documenting the hidden dependency

This prevents new users from encountering `ImportError` when installing the base package.

Co-authored-by: google-labs-jules[bot] <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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 README.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4e35ac7..f0f1cb77 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ graph TD
 
 ```bash
 # PyPI release
-pip install imednet
+pip install "imednet[pandas]"
 ```
 
+> **Note:** The `pandas` library is currently required for core functionality. While listed as optional in configuration, installing without it may cause import errors.
+
 ### Optional Dependencies
 
 To use data export features (SQL, Parquet, Excel) or integrations (Airflow), install the relevant extras: