What it does
sktime is a code library for time series, which are measurements recorded over time, such as daily sales or sensor readings.
It offers one consistent way to do many related jobs: forecasting future values, sorting series into groups, clustering similar ones, and spotting unusual events or sudden changes. It comes with many ready-made algorithms.
It is designed to work like scikit-learn, a popular machine learning library, and connects to other tools such as statsmodels and Prophet.
Who it's for
Data scientists and analysts who work with time-based data in Python.
Can I use it without coding?
Developers only. It is a Python library, so you use it by writing code. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- FreeNothing to pay or sign up for.
- Computer
- An ordinary computer is fine
- Privacy
- Runs on your own device: your data stays with you
- API key
- Not needed
Try it
Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?
Before you install
- Only download from the official GitHub page. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
- License (BSD-3-Clause): Permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
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