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"""This module defines the TabularDataInterface interface.""" |
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from typing import Union, Iterable |
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from abc import ABC, abstractmethod |
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__all__ = ['TabularDataInterface'] |
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class TabularDataInterface(ABC): |
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"""Data points that have tabular structure and are loaded in memory. |
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Classes implementing this interface represent Data points that can be represented |
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as a table of rows an columns. One can imagine that each row (or column) represents a single observation |
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(single data point) and each column (or row) one single attribute out of possibly many attributes. |
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Classes implementing this interface have the ability to report on various |
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elements and properties (eg rows, columns) of the underlying table-like data-structure. |
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@property |
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@abstractmethod |
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def columns(self) -> Iterable: |
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"""List of the column identifiers.""" |
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raise NotImplementedError |
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@property |
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@abstractmethod |
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def rows(self) -> Iterable: |
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"""List of the row identifiers.""" |
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raise NotImplementedError |
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@abstractmethod |
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def column(self, identifier: Union[str, int]) -> Iterable: |
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"""Get the data inside a column of the table. |
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Args: |
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identifier (Union[str, int]): a primitive identifier to distinguish between the columns |
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Returns: |
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Iterable: the data contained in the table's requested column |
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raise NotImplementedError |
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@abstractmethod |
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def row(self, identifier: Union[str, int]) -> Iterable: |
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"""Get the data inside a row of the table. |
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identifier (Union[str, int]): a primitive identifier to distinguish between the rows |
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Iterable: the data contained in the table's requested row |
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@property |
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def nb_columns(self) -> int: |
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"""The number of the table's columns. |
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int: the number of columns |
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@property |
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def nb_rows(self) -> int: |
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"""The number of the table's rows. |
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int: the number of rows |
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@abstractmethod |
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def iterrows(self) -> Iterable: |
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"""Iterate over the table's rows.""" |
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@abstractmethod |
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def itercolumns(self) -> Iterable: |
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"""Iterate over the table's columns.""" |
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@abstractmethod |
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def __len__(self) -> int: |
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"""The table's length as the number of rows.""" |
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@abstractmethod |
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def __iter__(self) -> Iterable: |
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"""Iterate over the table's rows.""" |
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