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Database.update() may change tables in the databases passed to the function

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
databases

Research direction

Start in audformat/core/database.py at the line referenced in the issue and inspect Database.update() to confirm how it affects tables in the databases passed to it. Document that behavior in the appropriate project documentation; done means users can understand whether their input databases may be modified.

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As pointed out by @hagenw in https://github.com/audeering/audformat/pull/467#issuecomment-2875893344 it is possible that a call to Database.update() changes the tables in the databases that are passed to the function. This is probably caused by this line.

Since this is not an expected behavior we should at least document it.

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