lincc-frameworks / lincc-frameworks/rubin-dash

Ensure ZSTD compression is used for final catalogs

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Description

In the scripts ran to correct the DP2 imports for release, the compression was reverted from ZSTD to SNAPPY. In future releases, ZSTD should be used as we have proven it performs better for catalog data.

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Inspect the scripts used to correct the DP2 imports for release and find where catalog compression is selected. Confirm that the final catalogs use ZSTD rather than SNAPPY, and verify the release import flow produces catalogs with the intended compression.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
data-engineering, release
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
64/100

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