tensorflow / tensorflow/datasets

Add `tfds list` CLI command

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Description

Addition of community dataset will sharply increase the no of available datasets. So it will become difficult to browse through repos or catalog.

So, it would great if we can add a new CLI command to list all the datasets in present in TFDS. This will allows users to easily search a dataset using tools like grep.

Possible Usage

tfds list # List all datasets
tfds list --type audio # List all audio dataset in TFDS
tfds list --namespace huggingface # List all huggingface community dataset
tfds list --search sun # Lists datasets like sun397, lsun (alternative is to use grep)

Implementation details

• Use/modify the tfds.list_builder API.
• Add a new file list.py in scripts/cli folder

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Research direction

Start by reading the existing tfds.list_builder API and the scripts/cli entry points. Use the proposed list.py location and example invocations to determine how dataset listing, type, namespace, and search options should fit the CLI. Done means tfds list can enumerate datasets and support the requested filters.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli, data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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