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Data library sources that are worth integrating with

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
20/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
numpy, pandas, python
Domain
data

Research direction

The issue lists possible integrations, including NumPy arrays, pandas, xarray, dask, tiled, WrightTools, h5py, Zarr, functions, web APIs, databases, and networkx, but names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by defining which source or sources are in scope and what integration behavior is required. Done is not specified beyond avoiding overspecialization and supporting useful data sources.

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Description

Some of these may be proof of concept level at best while they are under our control, but good to keep many in mind to avoid overspecializing and painting ourselves into a corner:

  • numpy arrays (or rather dictionaries of numpy arrays)
  • pandas
  • xarray
  • dask
  • tiled
  • WrightTools (It's my graduate work, so useful as a test bed for integrations into libraries themselves)
  • raw h5py
  • Zarr
  • functions
  • web APIs
  • databases
  • networkx (graph data rather than array-like)
Dominant language
Python
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10
Forks
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