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| <link rel="modulepreload" href="/docs/datasets/pr_8021/en/_app/immutable/chunks/CodeBlock.5919a092.js"><!-- HEAD_svelte-u9bgzb_START --><meta name="hf:doc:metadata" content="{"title":"Create a dataset","local":"create-a-dataset","sections":[{"title":"File-based builders","local":"file-based-builders","sections":[],"depth":2},{"title":"Folder-based builders","local":"folder-based-builders","sections":[],"depth":2},{"title":"From Python dictionaries","local":"from-python-dictionaries","sections":[],"depth":2}],"depth":1}"><!-- HEAD_svelte-u9bgzb_END --> <p></p> <div class="items-center shrink-0 min-w-[100px] max-sm:min-w-[50px] justify-end ml-auto flex" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; display: inline-flex; position: relative; z-index: 10;"><div class="inline-flex rounded-md max-sm:rounded-sm"><button class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 h-7 max-sm:h-7 px-2 max-sm:px-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-gray-800 border border-r-0 rounded-l-md max-sm:rounded-l-sm border-gray-200 bg-white hover:shadow-inner dark:border-gray-850 dark:bg-gray-950 dark:text-gray-200 dark:hover:bg-gray-800" aria-live="polite"><span class="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-md p-0.5 max-sm:p-0 hover:text-gray-800 dark:hover:text-gray-200"><svg class="sm:size-3.5 size-3" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg></span> <span>Copy page</span></button> <button class="inline-flex items-center justify-center w-6 max-sm:w-5 h-7 max-sm:h-7 disabled:pointer-events-none text-sm text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-white rounded-r-md max-sm:rounded-r-sm border border-l transition border-gray-200 bg-white hover:shadow-inner dark:border-gray-850 dark:bg-gray-950 dark:text-gray-200 dark:hover:bg-gray-800" aria-haspopup="menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Open copy menu"><svg class="transition-transform text-gray-400 overflow-visible sm:size-3.5 size-3 rotate-0" width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 12 7" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M1 1L6 6L11 1" stroke="currentColor"></path></svg></button></div> </div> <h1 class="relative group"><a id="create-a-dataset" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#create-a-dataset"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>Create a dataset</span></h1> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-v9imqp">Sometimes, you may need to create a dataset if you’re working with your own data. Creating a dataset with 🤗 Datasets confers all the advantages of the library to your dataset: fast loading and processing, <a href="stream">stream enormous datasets</a>, <a href="https://huggingface.co/course/chapter5/4?fw=pt#the-magic-of-memory-mapping" rel="nofollow">memory-mapping</a>, and more. You can easily and rapidly create a dataset with 🤗 Datasets low-code approaches, reducing the time it takes to start training a model. In many cases, it is as easy as <a href="upload_dataset#upload-with-the-hub-ui">dragging and dropping</a> your data files into a dataset repository on the Hub.</p> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1cv0g2h">In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use 🤗 Datasets low-code methods for creating all types of datasets:</p> <ul data-svelte-h="svelte-1lzxsuu"><li>Folder-based builders for quickly creating an image or audio dataset</li> <li><code>from_</code> methods for creating datasets from local files</li></ul> <h2 class="relative group"><a id="file-based-builders" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#file-based-builders"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>File-based builders</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-109f0ey">🤗 Datasets supports many common formats such as <code>csv</code>, <code>json/jsonl</code>, <code>parquet</code>, <code>txt</code>.</p> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1qx83so">For example it can read a dataset made up of one or several CSV files (in this case, pass your CSV files as a list):</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5 text-gray-600 " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg> <div class="absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0"><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; "></div> Copied</div></button></div> <pre class=""><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span><span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> datasets <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> load_dataset | |
| <span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span>dataset = load_dataset(<span class="hljs-string">"csv"</span>, data_files=<span class="hljs-string">"my_file.csv"</span>)<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></pre></div> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-y2h2bt">To get the list of supported formats and code examples, follow this guide <a href="https://huggingface.co/docs/datasets/loading#local-and-remote-files" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p> <h2 class="relative group"><a id="folder-based-builders" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#folder-based-builders"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>Folder-based builders</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-gu1tts">There are two folder-based builders, <code>ImageFolder</code> and <code>AudioFolder</code>. These are low-code methods for quickly creating an image or speech and audio dataset with several thousand examples. They are great for rapidly prototyping computer vision and speech models before scaling to a larger dataset. Folder-based builders takes your data and automatically generates the dataset’s features, splits, and labels. Under the hood:</p> <ul data-svelte-h="svelte-1722p2a"><li><code>ImageFolder</code> uses the <a href="/docs/datasets/pr_8021/en/package_reference/main_classes#datasets.Image">Image</a> feature to decode an image file. Many image extension formats are supported, such as jpg and png, but other formats are also supported. You can check the complete <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/datasets/blob/b5672a956d5de864e6f5550e493527d962d6ae55/src/datasets/packaged_modules/imagefolder/imagefolder.py#L39" rel="nofollow">list</a> of supported image extensions.</li> <li><code>AudioFolder</code> uses the <a href="/docs/datasets/pr_8021/en/package_reference/main_classes#datasets.Audio">Audio</a> feature to decode an audio file. Extensions such as wav, mp3, and even mp4 are supported, and you can check the complete <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-formats.html" rel="nofollow">list</a> of supported audio extensions. Decoding is done via ffmpeg.</li></ul> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-nniyz4">The dataset splits are generated from the repository structure, and the label names are automatically inferred from the directory name.</p> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-cn9wsj">For example, if your image dataset (it is the same for an audio dataset) is stored like this:</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5 text-gray-600 " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg> <div class="absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0"><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; "></div> Copied</div></button></div> <pre class=""><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->pokemon<span class="hljs-regexp">/train/g</span>rass/bulbasaur.png | |
| pokemon<span class="hljs-regexp">/train/</span>fire/charmander.png | |
| pokemon<span class="hljs-regexp">/train/</span>water/squirtle.png | |
| pokemon<span class="hljs-regexp">/test/g</span>rass/ivysaur.png | |
| pokemon<span class="hljs-regexp">/test/</span>fire/charmeleon.png | |
| pokemon<span class="hljs-regexp">/test/</span>water/wartortle.png<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></pre></div> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-5wcoi">Then this is how the folder-based builder generates an example:</p> <div class="flex justify-center" data-svelte-h="svelte-hicz93"><img src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/datasets/folder-based-builder.png"></div> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-198xqwd">Create the image dataset by specifying <code>imagefolder</code> in <a href="/docs/datasets/pr_8021/en/package_reference/loading_methods#datasets.load_dataset">load_dataset()</a>:</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5 text-gray-600 " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg> <div class="absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0"><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; "></div> Copied</div></button></div> <pre class=""><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span><span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> datasets <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> load_dataset | |
| <span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span>dataset = load_dataset(<span class="hljs-string">"imagefolder"</span>, data_dir=<span class="hljs-string">"/path/to/pokemon"</span>)<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></pre></div> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-9ncc9x">An audio dataset is created in the same way, except you specify <code>audiofolder</code> in <a href="/docs/datasets/pr_8021/en/package_reference/loading_methods#datasets.load_dataset">load_dataset()</a> instead:</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5 text-gray-600 " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg> <div class="absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0"><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; "></div> Copied</div></button></div> <pre class=""><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span><span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> datasets <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> load_dataset | |
| <span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span>dataset = load_dataset(<span class="hljs-string">"audiofolder"</span>, data_dir=<span class="hljs-string">"/path/to/folder"</span>)<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></pre></div> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-ai9qzj">Any additional information about your dataset, such as text captions or transcriptions, can be included with a <code>metadata.csv</code> file in the folder containing your dataset. The metadata file needs to have a <code>file_name</code> column that links the image or audio file to its corresponding metadata:</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5 text-gray-600 " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg> <div class="absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0"><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; "></div> Copied</div></button></div> <pre class=""><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->file_name, <span class="hljs-built_in">text</span> | |
| bulbasaur.png, There <span class="hljs-keyword">is</span> a plant seed <span class="hljs-keyword">on</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">its</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">back</span> right <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">the</span> <span class="hljs-built_in">day</span> this Pokémon <span class="hljs-keyword">is</span> born. | |
| charmander.png, It has a preference <span class="hljs-keyword">for</span> hot things. | |
| squirtle.png, When <span class="hljs-keyword">it</span> retracts <span class="hljs-keyword">its</span> long neck <span class="hljs-keyword">into</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">its</span> shell, <span class="hljs-keyword">it</span> squirts out water <span class="hljs-keyword">with</span> vigorous force.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></pre></div> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-c9ukhj">To learn more about each of these folder-based builders, check out the and <a href="https://huggingface.co/docs/datasets/image_dataset#imagefolder"><span class="underline decoration-yellow-400 decoration-2 font-semibold">ImageFolder</span></a> or <a href="https://huggingface.co/docs/datasets/audio_dataset#audiofolder"><span class="underline decoration-pink-400 decoration-2 font-semibold">AudioFolder</span></a> guides.</p> <h2 class="relative group"><a id="from-python-dictionaries" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#from-python-dictionaries"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>From Python dictionaries</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-8iho7z">You can also create a dataset from data in Python dictionaries. There are two ways you can create a dataset using the <code>from_</code> methods:</p> <ul><li><p data-svelte-h="svelte-10k9a30">The <a href="/docs/datasets/pr_8021/en/package_reference/main_classes#datasets.Dataset.from_generator">from_generator()</a> method is the most memory-efficient way to create a dataset from a <a href="https://wiki.python.org/moin/Generators" rel="nofollow">generator</a> due to a generators iterative behavior. This is especially useful when you’re working with a really large dataset that may not fit in memory, since the dataset is generated on disk progressively and then memory-mapped.</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5 text-gray-600 " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg> <div class="absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0"><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; "></div> Copied</div></button></div> <pre class=""><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span><span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> datasets <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> Dataset | |
| <span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span><span class="hljs-keyword">def</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">gen</span>(): | |
| <span class="hljs-meta">... </span> <span class="hljs-keyword">yield</span> {<span class="hljs-string">"pokemon"</span>: <span class="hljs-string">"bulbasaur"</span>, <span class="hljs-string">"type"</span>: <span class="hljs-string">"grass"</span>} | |
| <span class="hljs-meta">... </span> <span class="hljs-keyword">yield</span> {<span class="hljs-string">"pokemon"</span>: <span class="hljs-string">"squirtle"</span>, <span class="hljs-string">"type"</span>: <span class="hljs-string">"water"</span>} | |
| <span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span>ds = Dataset.from_generator(gen) | |
| <span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span>ds[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>] | |
| {<span class="hljs-string">"pokemon"</span>: <span class="hljs-string">"bulbasaur"</span>, <span class="hljs-string">"type"</span>: <span class="hljs-string">"grass"</span>}<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></pre></div> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-339rub">A generator-based <a href="/docs/datasets/pr_8021/en/package_reference/main_classes#datasets.IterableDataset">IterableDataset</a> needs to be iterated over with a <code>for</code> loop for example:</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5 text-gray-600 " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg> <div class="absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0"><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; "></div> Copied</div></button></div> <pre class=""><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span><span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> datasets <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> IterableDataset | |
| <span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span>ds = IterableDataset.from_generator(gen) | |
| <span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span><span class="hljs-keyword">for</span> example <span class="hljs-keyword">in</span> ds: | |
| <span class="hljs-meta">... </span> <span class="hljs-built_in">print</span>(example) | |
| {<span class="hljs-string">"pokemon"</span>: <span class="hljs-string">"bulbasaur"</span>, <span class="hljs-string">"type"</span>: <span class="hljs-string">"grass"</span>} | |
| {<span class="hljs-string">"pokemon"</span>: <span class="hljs-string">"squirtle"</span>, <span class="hljs-string">"type"</span>: <span class="hljs-string">"water"</span>}<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></pre></div></li> <li><p data-svelte-h="svelte-1fgualb">The <a href="/docs/datasets/pr_8021/en/package_reference/main_classes#datasets.Dataset.from_dict">from_dict()</a> method is a straightforward way to create a dataset from a dictionary:</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5 text-gray-600 " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg> <div class="absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0"><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; "></div> Copied</div></button></div> <pre class=""><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span><span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> datasets <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> Dataset | |
| <span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span>ds = Dataset.from_dict({<span class="hljs-string">"pokemon"</span>: [<span class="hljs-string">"bulbasaur"</span>, <span class="hljs-string">"squirtle"</span>], <span class="hljs-string">"type"</span>: [<span class="hljs-string">"grass"</span>, <span class="hljs-string">"water"</span>]}) | |
| <span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span>ds[<span class="hljs-number">0</span>] | |
| {<span class="hljs-string">"pokemon"</span>: <span class="hljs-string">"bulbasaur"</span>, <span class="hljs-string">"type"</span>: <span class="hljs-string">"grass"</span>}<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></pre></div> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1rgp8re">To create an image or audio dataset, chain the <a href="/docs/datasets/pr_8021/en/package_reference/main_classes#datasets.Dataset.cast_column">cast_column()</a> method with <a href="/docs/datasets/pr_8021/en/package_reference/main_classes#datasets.Dataset.from_dict">from_dict()</a> and specify the column and feature type. For example, to create an audio dataset:</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5 text-gray-600 " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg> <div class="absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0"><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; "></div> Copied</div></button></div> <pre class=""><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><span class="hljs-meta">>>> </span>audio_dataset = Dataset.from_dict({<span class="hljs-string">"audio"</span>: [<span class="hljs-string">"path/to/audio_1"</span>, ..., <span class="hljs-string">"path/to/audio_n"</span>]}).cast_column(<span class="hljs-string">"audio"</span>, Audio())<!-- HTML_TAG_END --></pre></div></li></ul> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-uhu1ny">Now that you know how to create a dataset, consider sharing it on the Hub so the community can also benefit from your work! Go on to the next section to learn how to share your dataset.</p> <a class="!text-gray-400 !no-underline text-sm flex items-center not-prose mt-4" href="https://github.com/huggingface/datasets/blob/main/docs/source/create_dataset.mdx" target="_blank"><svg class="mr-1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M31,16l-7,7l-1.41-1.41L28.17,16l-5.58-5.59L24,9l7,7z"></path><path d="M1,16l7-7l1.41,1.41L3.83,16l5.58,5.59L8,23l-7-7z"></path><path d="M12.419,25.484L17.639,6.552l1.932,0.518L14.351,26.002z"></path></svg> <span data-svelte-h="svelte-zjs2n5"><span class="underline">Update</span> on GitHub</span></a> <p></p> | |
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