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Explore loading very large unigrid data using dask

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#1,891 opened on Jul 13, 2018

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Description

It should be possible to provide an interface for loading arbitrary large unigrid data in an out-of-core fashion, as mediated by dask.

This might be an interesting way to support a code like Cholla.

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Research direction
Design an interface for out of core loading of unigrid data using dask, enabling handling of very large datasets seamlessly.
Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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1-2 days
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Pythonytdask
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55