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BMTK source code uses an outdated version of pandas library

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Description

I got an error message after attempting to use the spike_statistics function (From Ch 3) that says "DataFrame object has no attribute 'append'". I think the most recent version of pandas uses concat instead and this may need to be updated in the bmtk source code.

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Start at the spike_statistics function referenced in Chapter 3 and locate the use of DataFrame.append that causes the reported error with newer pandas versions. Update the outdated operation using the suggested pandas-compatible approach, then confirm that spike_statistics runs successfully with the current library.

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Tech stack
pandas
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data
Issue type
Bug
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2/5
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1-3 hours
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