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+# Code Contests Plus (VERL Format)
+
+This dataset contains 8,432 competitive programming problems from the Code-Contests-Plus dataset, converted to VERL format for reinforcement learning applications. Each problem includes multi-language test cases validated through sandbox execution.
+
+**Source**: [ByteDance-Seed/Code-Contests-Plus](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ByteDance-Seed/Code-Contests-Plus) (1x config)
+
+**License**: MIT
+
+## Dataset Structure
+
+The dataset follows the VERL format with the following fields:
+
+- `data_source` (string): Dataset source identifier ("code-contests-plus")
+- `prompt` (list): Chat template format with role/content structure containing the coding problem
+- `ability` (string): Task category ("code")
+- `reward_model` (dict): Evaluation information
+  - `style`: Evaluation method ("rule")
+  - `ground_truth`: JSON-encoded test cases with multi-language support
+- `extra_info` (dict): Additional metadata
+  - `index`: Example index from original dataset
+
+## Test Case Format
+
+Each problem includes comprehensive test cases in the `reward_model.ground_truth` field, stored as JSON with the following structure:
+
+```json
+{
+  "test_cases": [
+    {
+      "input": "3\n1 2 3\n",
+      "output": "6\n"
+    }
+  ],
+  "templates": {
+    "python": "def solve():\n    {code}\n\nif __name__ == '__main__':\n    solve()",
+    "cpp": "#include <bits/stdc++.h>\nusing namespace std;\n\n{code}\n\nint main() {\n    solve();\n    return 0;\n}",
+    "java": "import java.util.*;\nimport java.io.*;\n\npublic class Main {\n    {code}\n    \n    public static void main(String[] args) {\n        solve();\n    }\n}",
+    "go": "package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"fmt\"\n\t\"bufio\"\n\t\"os\"\n)\n\n{code}\n\nfunc main() {\n\tsolve()\n}",
+    "rust": "use std::io::{self, BufRead};\n\n{code}\n\nfn main() {\n    solve();\n}"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Supported Languages
+
+- Python 3
+- C++ (with standard library)
+- Java
+- Go
+- Rust
+
+## Data Processing
+
+The dataset was created through a multi-step processing pipeline:
+
+### 1. Test Case Extraction
+- Extracted public test cases from the original dataset
+- Validated format and executability
+- Filtered problems without valid test cases
+
+### 2. Sandbox Validation
+- Each problem's test cases were validated using a sandbox environment
+- Template execution tested for all supported languages
+- Only problems with passing validation were included
+
+### 3. Size Filtering
+- Applied 10MB size limit to test case JSON (encoded)
+- Removed overly large problems to ensure efficient processing
+- Balanced dataset quality and usability
+
+### Processing Statistics
+
+- **Total input examples**: 11,690
+- **Successfully processed**: 8,432 (72.1% success rate)
+- **Filtered (no test cases)**: 3,258 (27.9%)
+- **Filtered (size >10MB)**: 3,204 (27.4%)
+- **Processing time**: 69 minutes
+- **Configuration used**: 1x (standard difficulty)
+
+## Usage
+
+```python
+from datasets import load_dataset
+import json
+
+# Load the dataset
+dataset = load_dataset("sungyub/code-contests-plus-verl")
+
+# Access an example
+example = dataset['train'][0]
+
+# Get the problem description
+problem = example['prompt'][0]['content']
+print("Problem:", problem)
+
+# Parse test cases
+ground_truth = json.loads(example['reward_model']['ground_truth'])
+test_cases = ground_truth['test_cases']
+templates = ground_truth['templates']
+
+print(f"\nTest cases: {len(test_cases)}")
+print(f"First input: {test_cases[0]['input']}")
+print(f"Expected output: {test_cases[0]['output']}")
+
+# Available language templates
+print(f"\nSupported languages: {list(templates.keys())}")
+```
+
+## Example Problem
+
+**Problem Description:**
+```
+Given an array of n integers, find the sum of all elements.
+
+Input Format:
+- First line: n (number of elements)
+- Second line: n space-separated integers
+
+Output Format:
+- Single integer: sum of all elements
+```
+
+**Test Case:**
+```python
+Input:  "3\n1 2 3\n"
+Output: "6\n"
+```
+
+**Python Template:**
+```python
+def solve():
+    {code}
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    solve()
+```
+
+## Statistics
+
+- **Total examples**: 8,432
+- **Average test cases per problem**: ~10-15
+- **Languages supported**: 5 (Python, C++, Java, Go, Rust)
+- **Dataset size**: ~10 GB uncompressed, ~10 GB compressed (includes test cases)
+- **Format**: Parquet (11 shards, ~1GB each)
+- **Schema**: VERL-compatible
+
+## Data Quality
+
+All problems in this dataset have been validated to ensure:
+
+1. **Valid test cases**: Each problem has at least one valid test case
+2. **Executable templates**: Templates for all languages pass basic validation
+3. **Size constraints**: Test cases are within reasonable size limits (≤10MB)
+4. **Format consistency**: All examples follow the same schema structure
+
+## Conversion Script
+
+The dataset was created using `preprocess_codecontests_verl.py`:
+
+```bash
+# Standard conversion (used for this dataset)
+python preprocess_codecontests_verl.py \
+  --dataset-id ByteDance-Seed/Code-Contests-Plus \
+  --config 1x \
+  --output-dir ./codecontests_verl_full \
+  --sandbox-url http://localhost:8080/run_code \
+  --batch-size 100
+
+# Process with different configuration
+python preprocess_codecontests_verl.py \
+  --dataset-id ByteDance-Seed/Code-Contests-Plus \
+  --config 2x \
+  --output-dir ./codecontests_verl_2x \
+  --sandbox-url http://localhost:8080/run_code \
+  --batch-size 100
+
+# Process limited samples for testing
+python preprocess_codecontests_verl.py \
+  --dataset-id ByteDance-Seed/Code-Contests-Plus \
+  --config 1x \
+  --output-dir ./codecontests_test \
+  --sandbox-url http://localhost:8080/run_code \
+  --max-examples 100
+```
+
+## Related Datasets
+
+- [Code Contests Plus (Original)](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ByteDance-Seed/Code-Contests-Plus): Original dataset with competitive programming problems
+- [Skywork-OR1-Code-VERL](https://huggingface.co/datasets/sungyub/skywork-or1-code-verl): Similar VERL-format dataset with 14,057 coding problems
+
+## Additional Information
+
+For more information about VERL format and usage in reinforcement learning, see:
+- [VERL Documentation](https://verl.readthedocs.io/en/latest/preparation/prepare_data.html)
+- [VERL GitHub Repository](https://github.com/volcengine/verl)
+
+## Citation
+
+If you use this dataset, please cite the original Code-Contests-Plus dataset:
+
+```bibtex
+@misc{code-contests-plus,
+  title={Code-Contests-Plus},
+  author={ByteDance-Seed},
+  year={2024},
+  publisher={HuggingFace},
+  url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/ByteDance-Seed/Code-Contests-Plus}
+}
+```
+
+## License
+
+This dataset is released under the MIT License, following the license of the original Code-Contests-Plus dataset.