JuliaData / JuliaData/ARFFFiles.jl

Allow tab-delimited data

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Description

The ARFF description says that data fields can be comma or tab delimited, but we currently only parse comma-delimited data.

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked ARFF description and locating the parser entry point used by ARFFFiles.jl to load data. Trace how comma-delimited fields are recognized, then verify that equivalent tab-delimited data loads while existing comma-delimited input continues to work.

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Assessment

Tech stack
julia
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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