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Shouldn't API client pass stream = True to the requests when downloading datasets?

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Description

Linking to the issue of the same name in kaggle-api:

https://github.com/Kaggle/kaggle-api/issues/754

I'm raising it here since the problematic code is now maintained in kagglesdk (KaggleHttpClient.call is where I think this could be fixed).

TL;DR Not using stream=True in requests is causing entire datasets to be materialized in memory which makes it impossible to download anything of even a modest size.

I refer to the linked issue for more details but happy to expand the conversation here.

Tagging @leoauri and @i-aki-y for their visibility.

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Research direction

Start in kagglesdk/kaggle_http_client.py at KaggleHttpClient.call, then read the linked kaggle-api issue for the dataset-download details. Confirm the client’s download behavior for larger datasets and verify that responses are handled without materializing the entire dataset in memory.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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