Title: Drop redundant None guard.
State: closed

`xxx if xxx is not None else None` is no-op.

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PyArrow==8.0.0

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### Benchmark: benchmark_array_xd.json

| metric | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_batch_unformated after write_array2d | read_batch_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_batch_unformated after write_nested_sequence | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_col_unformated after write_array2d | read_col_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_col_unformated after write_nested_sequence | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_unformated after write_array2d | read_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_unformated after write_nested_sequence | write_array2d | write_flattened_sequence | write_nested_sequence |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.004768 / 0.011353 (-0.006585) | 0.003084 / 0.011008 (-0.007924) | 0.062775 / 0.038508 (0.024267) | 0.029909 / 0.023109 (0.006800) | 0.242905 / 0.275898 (-0.032993) | 0.265609 / 0.323480 (-0.057871) | 0.003856 / 0.007986 (-0.004130) | 0.002610 / 0.004328 (-0.001718) | 0.048631 / 0.004250 (0.044381) | 0.040464 / 0.037052 (0.003412) | 0.256023 / 0.258489 (-0.002467) | 0.285914 / 0.293841 (-0.007927) | 0.027305 / 0.128546 (-0.101241) | 0.010345 / 0.075646 (-0.065301) | 0.206264 / 0.419271 (-0.213008) | 0.035290 / 0.043533 (-0.008243) | 0.247785 / 0.255139 (-0.007353) | 0.267053 / 0.283200 (-0.016147) | 0.017910 / 0.141683 (-0.123773) | 1.166096 / 1.452155 (-0.286059) | 1.210717 / 1.492716 (-0.281999) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_getitem\_100B.json

| metric | get_batch_of\_1024\_random_rows | get_batch_of\_1024\_rows | get_first_row | get_last_row |
|--------|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.095759 / 0.018006 (0.077753) | 0.311030 / 0.000490 (0.310540) | 0.000234 / 0.000200 (0.000034) | 0.000042 / 0.000054 (-0.000013) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.017828 / 0.037411 (-0.019583) | 0.060123 / 0.014526 (0.045597) | 0.071947 / 0.176557 (-0.104610) | 0.119353 / 0.737135 (-0.617782) | 0.073529 / 0.296338 (-0.222809) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_iterating.json

| metric | read 5000 | read 50000 | read_batch 50000 10 | read_batch 50000 100 | read_batch 50000 1000 | read_formatted numpy 5000 | read_formatted pandas 5000 | read_formatted tensorflow 5000 | read_formatted torch 5000 | read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 10 | read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 1000 | shuffled read 5000 | shuffled read 50000 | shuffled read_batch 50000 10 | shuffled read_batch 50000 100 | shuffled read_batch 50000 1000 | shuffled read_formatted numpy 5000 | shuffled read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 10 | shuffled read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 1000 |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.282737 / 0.215209 (0.067528) | 2.761914 / 2.077655 (0.684260) | 1.480310 / 1.504120 (-0.023810) | 1.329977 / 1.541195 (-0.211218) | 1.332686 / 1.468490 (-0.135804) | 0.566309 / 4.584777 (-4.018468) | 2.361838 / 3.745712 (-1.383874) | 2.775613 / 5.269862 (-2.494249) | 1.744985 / 4.565676 (-2.820692) | 0.063038 / 0.424275 (-0.361237) | 0.004969 / 0.007607 (-0.002638) | 0.335543 / 0.226044 (0.109499) | 3.293779 / 2.268929 (1.024851) | 1.816093 / 55.444624 (-53.628532) | 1.562658 / 6.876477 (-5.313819) | 1.544888 / 2.142072 (-0.597185) | 0.641762 / 4.805227 (-4.163465) | 0.117904 / 6.500664 (-6.382760) | 0.042534 / 0.075469 (-0.032935) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_map_filter.json

| metric | filter | map fast-tokenizer batched | map identity | map identity batched | map no-op batched | map no-op batched numpy | map no-op batched pandas | map no-op batched pytorch | map no-op batched tensorflow |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.935577 / 1.841788 (-0.906211) | 11.565833 / 8.074308 (3.491525) | 10.314723 / 10.191392 (0.123331) | 0.138912 / 0.680424 (-0.541512) | 0.013968 / 0.534201 (-0.520233) | 0.296270 / 0.579283 (-0.283013) | 0.266106 / 0.434364 (-0.168258) | 0.334729 / 0.540337 (-0.205609) | 0.443191 / 1.386936 (-0.943745) |

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PyArrow==latest

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### Benchmark: benchmark_array_xd.json

| metric | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_batch_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_batch_unformated after write_array2d | read_batch_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_batch_unformated after write_nested_sequence | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_col_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_col_unformated after write_array2d | read_col_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_col_unformated after write_nested_sequence | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_array2d | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_flattened_sequence | read_formatted_as_numpy after write_nested_sequence | read_unformated after write_array2d | read_unformated after write_flattened_sequence | read_unformated after write_nested_sequence | write_array2d | write_flattened_sequence | write_nested_sequence |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.004865 / 0.011353 (-0.006488) | 0.003523 / 0.011008 (-0.007485) | 0.049303 / 0.038508 (0.010795) | 0.029252 / 0.023109 (0.006143) | 0.271288 / 0.275898 (-0.004610) | 0.290529 / 0.323480 (-0.032951) | 0.003982 / 0.007986 (-0.004004) | 0.002740 / 0.004328 (-0.001589) | 0.048513 / 0.004250 (0.044262) | 0.044473 / 0.037052 (0.007420) | 0.282072 / 0.258489 (0.023583) | 0.311321 / 0.293841 (0.017480) | 0.028825 / 0.128546 (-0.099721) | 0.010311 / 0.075646 (-0.065335) | 0.057071 / 0.419271 (-0.362200) | 0.052629 / 0.043533 (0.009097) | 0.273134 / 0.255139 (0.017995) | 0.290989 / 0.283200 (0.007789) | 0.018074 / 0.141683 (-0.123609) | 1.171724 / 1.452155 (-0.280431) | 1.236178 / 1.492716 (-0.256538) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_getitem\_100B.json

| metric | get_batch_of\_1024\_random_rows | get_batch_of\_1024\_rows | get_first_row | get_last_row |
|--------|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.097099 / 0.018006 (0.079093) | 0.309788 / 0.000490 (0.309298) | 0.000221 / 0.000200 (0.000021) | 0.000053 / 0.000054 (-0.000001) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.021703 / 0.037411 (-0.015708) | 0.076104 / 0.014526 (0.061578) | 0.088202 / 0.176557 (-0.088355) | 0.127351 / 0.737135 (-0.609784) | 0.089754 / 0.296338 (-0.206585) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_iterating.json

| metric | read 5000 | read 50000 | read_batch 50000 10 | read_batch 50000 100 | read_batch 50000 1000 | read_formatted numpy 5000 | read_formatted pandas 5000 | read_formatted tensorflow 5000 | read_formatted torch 5000 | read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 10 | read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 1000 | shuffled read 5000 | shuffled read 50000 | shuffled read_batch 50000 10 | shuffled read_batch 50000 100 | shuffled read_batch 50000 1000 | shuffled read_formatted numpy 5000 | shuffled read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 10 | shuffled read_formatted_batch numpy 5000 1000 |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.294574 / 0.215209 (0.079365) | 2.851581 / 2.077655 (0.773926) | 1.599117 / 1.504120 (0.094997) | 1.476183 / 1.541195 (-0.065012) | 1.512309 / 1.468490 (0.043819) | 0.559785 / 4.584777 (-4.024992) | 2.453287 / 3.745712 (-1.292425) | 2.660101 / 5.269862 (-2.609760) | 1.743043 / 4.565676 (-2.822633) | 0.063450 / 0.424275 (-0.360825) | 0.005019 / 0.007607 (-0.002589) | 0.351507 / 0.226044 (0.125462) | 3.431587 / 2.268929 (1.162658) | 1.943349 / 55.444624 (-53.501275) | 1.658706 / 6.876477 (-5.217771) | 1.780042 / 2.142072 (-0.362030) | 0.641364 / 4.805227 (-4.163863) | 0.118052 / 6.500664 (-6.382612) | 0.040961 / 0.075469 (-0.034508) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_map_filter.json

| metric | filter | map fast-tokenizer batched | map identity | map identity batched | map no-op batched | map no-op batched numpy | map no-op batched pandas | map no-op batched pytorch | map no-op batched tensorflow |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.974219 / 1.841788 (-0.867568) | 12.257824 / 8.074308 (4.183516) | 10.821225 / 10.191392 (0.629833) | 0.139399 / 0.680424 (-0.541025) | 0.015277 / 0.534201 (-0.518924) | 0.286975 / 0.579283 (-0.292309) | 0.283419 / 0.434364 (-0.150945) | 0.324299 / 0.540337 (-0.216039) | 0.424538 / 1.386936 (-0.962398) |

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