Some historical discussions on a namedarray on the scikit-learn side: https://github.com/scikit-learn/enhancement_proposals/pull/25 Might be useful to y'all. On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 8:49 AM Dom Grigonis <dom.grigonis@gmail.com> wrote:
I would make use of it if it was also supporting pure-numpy indices too. Pure-numpy n-dim array with indices is what I was after for a while now. The reason is exactly that - to shed heavy dependencies as pandas and have performance of pure numpy.
Regards, DG
On 20 Oct 2023, at 00:51, Anderson Banihirwe <axbanihirwe@gmail.com> wrote:
:wave:t5: folks, [there has been growing interest in a lightweight array structure](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/3981) that's in the same vein as [xarray's Variable]( https://docs.xarray.dev/en/stable/generated/xarray.Variable.html). we've put together a design doc for `namedarray`, and we could use your feedback/input.
## what is `namedarray`?
in essence, `namedarray` aims to be a lighter version of xarray's Variable—shedding some of the heavier dependencies (e.g. Pandas) but still retaining the goodness of named dimensions.
## what makes it special?
* **Array Protocol Compatibility**: we are planning to make it compatible with existing array protocols and the new [Python array API standard](https://data-apis.org/array-api/latest/). * **Duck-Array Objects**: designed to wrap around multiple duck-array objects, like NumPy, Dask, Sparse, Pint, CuPy, and PyTorch.
## why are we doing this?
the goal is to bridge the gap between power and simplicity, providing a lightweight alternative for scientific computing tasks that don't require the full firepower of Xarray (`DataArray` and `Dataset`).
## share your thoughts
We've put together a design doc that goes into the nitty-gritty of `namedarray`. your insights could be invaluable in making this initiative a success. please give it a read and share your thoughts [here]( https://github.com/pydata/xarray/discussions/8080)
* **Design Doc**: [namedarray Design Document]( https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/design_notes/named_array_design_d... )
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