Some historical discussions on a namedarray on the scikit-learn side: https://github.com/scikit-learn/enhancement_proposals/pull/25
Might be useful to y'all. On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 8:49 AM Dom Grigonis <dom.grigo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would make use of it if it was also supporting pure-numpy indices too. > Pure-numpy n-dim array with indices is what I was after for a while now. > The reason is exactly that - to shed heavy dependencies as pandas and have > performance of pure numpy. > > Regards, > DG > > > On 20 Oct 2023, at 00:51, Anderson Banihirwe <axbanihi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > :wave:t5: folks, [there has been growing interest in a lightweight array > structure](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/3981) that's in the > same vein as [xarray's Variable]( > https://docs.xarray.dev/en/stable/generated/xarray.Variable.html). we've > put together a design doc for `namedarray`, and we could use your > feedback/input. > > > > ## what is `namedarray`? > > > > in essence, `namedarray` aims to be a lighter version of xarray's > Variable—shedding some of the heavier dependencies (e.g. Pandas) but still > retaining the goodness of named dimensions. > > > > ## what makes it special? > > > > * **Array Protocol Compatibility**: we are planning to make it > compatible with existing array protocols and the new [Python array API > standard](https://data-apis.org/array-api/latest/). > > * **Duck-Array Objects**: designed to wrap around multiple duck-array > objects, like NumPy, Dask, Sparse, Pint, CuPy, and PyTorch. > > > > ## why are we doing this? > > > > the goal is to bridge the gap between power and simplicity, providing a > lightweight alternative for scientific computing tasks that don't require > the full firepower of Xarray (`DataArray` and `Dataset`). > > > > ## share your thoughts > > > > We've put together a design doc that goes into the nitty-gritty of > `namedarray`. your insights could be invaluable in making this initiative a > success. please give it a read and share your thoughts [here]( > https://github.com/pydata/xarray/discussions/8080) > > > > * **Design Doc**: [namedarray Design Document]( > https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/design_notes/named_array_design_doc.md > ) > > > > cross posting from [Scientifc Python Discourse]( > https://discuss.scientific-python.org/t/seeking-feedback-design-doc-for-namedarray-a-lightweight-array-data-structure-with-named-dimensions/841 > ) > > _______________________________________________ > > NumPy-Discussion mailing list -- numpy-discussion@python.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to numpy-discussion-le...@python.org > > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/numpy-discussion.python.org/ > > Member address: dom.grigo...@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > NumPy-Discussion mailing list -- numpy-discussion@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to numpy-discussion-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/numpy-discussion.python.org/ > Member address: adrin.jal...@gmail.com >
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