Issue: Add Dataset.take and Dataset.skip
State: closed
Author: lhoestq

...to be aligned with IterableDataset.take and IterableDataset.skip

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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) | 0.005153 / 0.011353 (-0.006200) | 0.003560 / 0.011008 (-0.007448) | 0.063142 / 0.038508 (0.024634) | 0.030799 / 0.023109 (0.007690) | 0.241754 / 0.275898 (-0.034144) | 0.264874 / 0.323480 (-0.058606) | 0.003099 / 0.007986 (-0.004887) | 0.002629 / 0.004328 (-0.001700) | 0.049006 / 0.004250 (0.044756) | 0.044831 / 0.037052 (0.007779) | 0.258961 / 0.258489 (0.000472) | 0.286939 / 0.293841 (-0.006902) | 0.026756 / 0.128546 (-0.101791) | 0.010443 / 0.075646 (-0.065204) | 0.207264 / 0.419271 (-0.212007) | 0.035242 / 0.043533 (-0.008291) | 0.250440 / 0.255139 (-0.004699) | 0.265405 / 0.283200 (-0.017794) | 0.018924 / 0.141683 (-0.122759) | 1.138607 / 1.452155 (-0.313547) | 1.203017 / 1.492716 (-0.289700) |

### 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) | 0.091293 / 0.018006 (0.073286) | 0.303937 / 0.000490 (0.303447) | 0.000266 / 0.000200 (0.000066) | 0.000056 / 0.000054 (0.000002) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.018667 / 0.037411 (-0.018744) | 0.061310 / 0.014526 (0.046784) | 0.073565 / 0.176557 (-0.102991) | 0.119044 / 0.737135 (-0.618091) | 0.074484 / 0.296338 (-0.221854) |

### 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) | 0.286324 / 0.215209 (0.071114) | 2.836637 / 2.077655 (0.758982) | 1.458531 / 1.504120 (-0.045589) | 1.333081 / 1.541195 (-0.208114) | 1.328398 / 1.468490 (-0.140092) | 0.571467 / 4.584777 (-4.013310) | 2.409869 / 3.745712 (-1.335843) | 2.760241 / 5.269862 (-2.509621) | 1.728153 / 4.565676 (-2.837523) | 0.063008 / 0.424275 (-0.361267) | 0.005375 / 0.007607 (-0.002232) | 0.338574 / 0.226044 (0.112530) | 3.355485 / 2.268929 (1.086556) | 1.812741 / 55.444624 (-53.631884) | 1.507435 / 6.876477 (-5.369041) | 1.516957 / 2.142072 (-0.625116) | 0.643790 / 4.805227 (-4.161437) | 0.117465 / 6.500664 (-6.383199) | 0.041960 / 0.075469 (-0.033509) |

### 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) | 0.993787 / 1.841788 (-0.848001) | 11.439076 / 8.074308 (3.364768) | 9.636815 / 10.191392 (-0.554577) | 0.131292 / 0.680424 (-0.549132) | 0.014916 / 0.534201 (-0.519285) | 0.287309 / 0.579283 (-0.291974) | 0.261971 / 0.434364 (-0.172392) | 0.324453 / 0.540337 (-0.215885) | 0.420306 / 1.386936 (-0.966630) |

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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) | 0.005138 / 0.011353 (-0.006215) | 0.003719 / 0.011008 (-0.007289) | 0.050411 / 0.038508 (0.011903) | 0.031334 / 0.023109 (0.008225) | 0.281752 / 0.275898 (0.005854) | 0.299445 / 0.323480 (-0.024035) | 0.004194 / 0.007986 (-0.003792) | 0.002737 / 0.004328 (-0.001591) | 0.048527 / 0.004250 (0.044277) | 0.040294 / 0.037052 (0.003242) | 0.291763 / 0.258489 (0.033274) | 0.317597 / 0.293841 (0.023757) | 0.029014 / 0.128546 (-0.099532) | 0.010372 / 0.075646 (-0.065274) | 0.058704 / 0.419271 (-0.360568) | 0.033259 / 0.043533 (-0.010273) | 0.278109 / 0.255139 (0.022970) | 0.299593 / 0.283200 (0.016393) | 0.018048 / 0.141683 (-0.123635) | 1.185558 / 1.452155 (-0.266597) | 1.203481 / 1.492716 (-0.289236) |

### 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) | 0.091149 / 0.018006 (0.073143) | 0.306152 / 0.000490 (0.305662) | 0.000246 / 0.000200 (0.000046) | 0.000052 / 0.000054 (-0.000003) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.022082 / 0.037411 (-0.015330) | 0.074487 / 0.014526 (0.059961) | 0.086112 / 0.176557 (-0.090444) | 0.124303 / 0.737135 (-0.612832) | 0.088831 / 0.296338 (-0.207508) |

### 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) | 0.291745 / 0.215209 (0.076536) | 2.878397 / 2.077655 (0.800742) | 1.606920 / 1.504120 (0.102801) | 1.492352 / 1.541195 (-0.048843) | 1.509725 / 1.468490 (0.041235) | 0.567087 / 4.584777 (-4.017690) | 2.436423 / 3.745712 (-1.309290) | 2.793930 / 5.269862 (-2.475932) | 1.748329 / 4.565676 (-2.817347) | 0.063424 / 0.424275 (-0.360851) | 0.005476 / 0.007607 (-0.002131) | 0.346211 / 0.226044 (0.120167) | 3.461288 / 2.268929 (1.192360) | 1.979362 / 55.444624 (-53.465262) | 1.702877 / 6.876477 (-5.173600) | 1.699087 / 2.142072 (-0.442985) | 0.645116 / 4.805227 (-4.160112) | 0.116186 / 6.500664 (-6.384478) | 0.041246 / 0.075469 (-0.034223) |

### 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) | 1.017540 / 1.841788 (-0.824248) | 12.016640 / 8.074308 (3.942332) | 10.234085 / 10.191392 (0.042693) | 0.147558 / 0.680424 (-0.532866) | 0.015096 / 0.534201 (-0.519105) | 0.288077 / 0.579283 (-0.291206) | 0.274629 / 0.434364 (-0.159735) | 0.334097 / 0.540337 (-0.206241) | 0.425476 / 1.386936 (-0.961460) |

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