microsoft / microsoft/qlib

Support for storing str type data

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Description

🌟 Feature Description

Support for storing str type data.

Motivation

  1. Application scenario
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Store data such as name, industry, and block of stocks.

Alternatives

This data is a bit like the category type in the pandas library, we can store the string in a list and then store its index.

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Research direction

Start by tracing Qlib's existing data storage and type-handling entry points to determine where numeric and categorical values are currently supported. Clarify the expected representation, supported operations, compatibility requirements, and tests for storing names, industries, and stock blocks before implementation; done means string data can be stored and retrieved reliably without breaking existing data types.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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