#1146235 ITP: python-datasets -- access and share datasets for machine learning

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2026-08-30 18:05:52 UTC
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Package name: python-datasets
Version: 5.0.1
Upstream Author: Hugging Face, Inc. and contributors
URL: https://github.com/huggingface/datasets
License: Apache-2.0
Programming Language: Python

Description:
 Hugging Face Datasets provides efficient access to datasets for audio,
 computer vision, and natural language processing. It supports memory-mapped
 Apache Arrow tables, streaming, local and remote filesystems, multiprocessing,
 and integration with the Hugging Face Hub.

The package will be maintained within the Debian Deep Learning Team. Initial
packaging is available at:
https://github.com/smoe-bot/python-datasets/tree/debian/latest