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[essnmx] essmandi-reduce writes entry/instrument/name = "NMX" for MANDI data

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
python
Domain
data

Research direction

Start at the essmandi reduction entry point and locate where entry/instrument/name is assigned for MANDI data. Update the resulting value so it is "MANDI" rather than "NMX", then verify the reduced output contains the corrected instrument name.

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Description

entry/instrument/name = "MANDI", obviously.

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