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Spurious label column created when audiofolder/imagefolder directories match split names
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## Describe the bug
When using `audiofolder` or `imagefolder` with directories for **splits** (train/test) rather than class labels, a spurious `label` column is incorrectly created.
**Example:** https://huggingface.co/datasets/datasets-examples/doc-audio-4
```
from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("datasets-examples/doc-audio-4")
print(ds["train"].features)
```
Shows 'label' column with ClassLabel(names=['test', 'train']) - incorrect!## Root cause
In `folder_based_builder.py`, the `labels` set is accumulated across ALL splits (line 77). When directories are `train/` and `test/`:
- `labels = {"train", "test"}` → `len(labels) > 1` → `add_labels = True`
- Spurious label column is created with split names as class labels
## Expected behavior
No `label` column should be added when directory names match split names.
## Proposed fix
Skip label inference when inferred labels match split names.
cc @lhoestq
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