test_dataset_list.py

from unittest import TestCase

from datasets import Sequence, Value
from datasets.arrow_dataset import Dataset


class DatasetListTest(TestCase):
    def _create_example_records(self):
        return [
            {"col_1": 3, "col_2": "a"},
            {"col_1": 2, "col_2": "b"},
            {"col_1": 1, "col_2": "c"},
            {"col_1": 0, "col_2": "d"},
        ]

    def _create_example_dict(self):
        data = {"col_1": [3, 2, 1, 0], "col_2": ["a", "b", "c", "d"]}
        return Dataset.from_dict(data)

    def test_create(self):
        example_records = self._create_example_records()
        dset = Dataset.from_list(example_records)
        self.assertListEqual(dset.column_names, ["col_1", "col_2"])
        for i, r in enumerate(dset):
            self.assertDictEqual(r, example_records[i])

    def test_list_dict_equivalent(self):
        example_records = self._create_example_records()
        dset = Dataset.from_list(example_records)
        dset_from_dict = Dataset.from_dict({k: [r[k] for r in example_records] for k in example_records[0]})
        self.assertEqual(dset.info, dset_from_dict.info)

    def test_uneven_records(self):  # checks what happens with missing columns
        uneven_records = [{"col_1": 1}, {"col_2": "x"}]
        dset = Dataset.from_list(uneven_records)
        self.assertDictEqual(dset[0], {"col_1": 1})
        self.assertDictEqual(dset[1], {"col_1": None})  # NB: first record is used for columns

    def test_variable_list_records(self):  # checks if the type can be inferred from the second record
        list_records = [{"col_1": []}, {"col_1": [1, 2]}]
        dset = Dataset.from_list(list_records)
        self.assertEqual(dset.info.features["col_1"], Sequence(Value("int64")))

    def test_create_empty(self):
        dset = Dataset.from_list([])
        self.assertEqual(len(dset), 0)
        self.assertListEqual(dset.column_names, [])