# Shadows

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examples/index.md
api.md
references.md
```

`shadows` is a Python library with low-memory interfaces for [scverse](https://scverse.org) data structures such as [AnnData](https://github.com/scverse/anndata) and [MuData](https://github.com/scverse/mudata).

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shadows is part of the scverse® project ([website](https://scverse.org), [governance](https://scverse.org/about/roles)) and is fiscally sponsored by [NumFOCUS](https://numfocus.org/).
If you like scverse® and want to support our mission, please consider making a tax-deductible [donation](https://numfocus.org/donate-to-scverse) to help the project pay for developer time, professional services, travel, workshops, and a variety of other needs.

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