Do no write index by default when exporting a dataset
Opened by mariosasko (closed)

Ensures all the writers that use Pandas for conversion (JSON, CSV, SQL) do not export `index` by default (https://github.com/huggingface/datasets/pull/5490 only did this for CSV)

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PyArrow==6.0.0

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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) | 0.009044 / 0.011353 (-0.002309) | 0.004244 / 0.011008 (-0.006765) | 0.106705 / 0.038508 (0.068197) | 0.029779 / 0.023109 (0.006670) | 0.289684 / 0.275898 (0.013786) | 0.347100 / 0.323480 (0.023620) | 0.007071 / 0.007986 (-0.000915) | 0.003734 / 0.004328 (-0.000595) | 0.077971 / 0.004250 (0.073720) | 0.035323 / 0.037052 (-0.001730) | 0.334520 / 0.258489 (0.076031) | 0.375804 / 0.293841 (0.081964) | 0.049211 / 0.128546 (-0.079335) | 0.016992 / 0.075646 (-0.058654) | 0.337208 / 0.419271 (-0.082064) | 0.053700 / 0.043533 (0.010167) | 0.295750 / 0.255139 (0.040611) | 0.330157 / 0.283200 (0.046958) | 0.097017 / 0.141683 (-0.044666) | 1.379353 / 1.452155 (-0.072802) | 1.402670 / 1.492716 (-0.090047) |

### 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) | 0.012685 / 0.018006 (-0.005321) | 0.474541 / 0.000490 (0.474051) | 0.006752 / 0.000200 (0.006552) | 0.000097 / 0.000054 (0.000042) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.025735 / 0.037411 (-0.011676) | 0.092507 / 0.014526 (0.077982) | 0.100275 / 0.176557 (-0.076281) | 0.180359 / 0.737135 (-0.556777) | 0.104312 / 0.296338 (-0.192026) |

### 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) | 0.456558 / 0.215209 (0.241349) | 4.786667 / 2.077655 (2.709012) | 1.873169 / 1.504120 (0.369050) | 1.640935 / 1.541195 (0.099741) | 1.614543 / 1.468490 (0.146053) | 0.936144 / 4.584777 (-3.648633) | 4.699886 / 3.745712 (0.954174) | 2.398545 / 5.269862 (-2.871317) | 1.642808 / 4.565676 (-2.922868) | 0.124803 / 0.424275 (-0.299472) | 0.011848 / 0.007607 (0.004241) | 0.631684 / 0.226044 (0.405639) | 6.096052 / 2.268929 (3.827124) | 2.463052 / 55.444624 (-52.981572) | 1.928551 / 6.876477 (-4.947926) | 1.927790 / 2.142072 (-0.214283) | 1.098912 / 4.805227 (-3.706315) | 0.196343 / 6.500664 (-6.304321) | 0.063296 / 0.075469 (-0.012173) |

### 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) | 1.255032 / 1.841788 (-0.586755) | 13.853623 / 8.074308 (5.779315) | 16.303280 / 10.191392 (6.111888) | 0.227287 / 0.680424 (-0.453137) | 0.037527 / 0.534201 (-0.496674) | 0.449345 / 0.579283 (-0.129938) | 0.522054 / 0.434364 (0.087690) | 0.552848 / 0.540337 (0.012511) | 0.642994 / 1.386936 (-0.743942) |

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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) | 0.008470 / 0.011353 (-0.002883) | 0.005167 / 0.011008 (-0.005841) | 0.077794 / 0.038508 (0.039286) | 0.029228 / 0.023109 (0.006119) | 0.340828 / 0.275898 (0.064930) | 0.400170 / 0.323480 (0.076691) | 0.005485 / 0.007986 (-0.002500) | 0.003854 / 0.004328 (-0.000475) | 0.077597 / 0.004250 (0.073346) | 0.036519 / 0.037052 (-0.000533) | 0.335522 / 0.258489 (0.077033) | 0.412622 / 0.293841 (0.118781) | 0.044587 / 0.128546 (-0.083959) | 0.016024 / 0.075646 (-0.059623) | 0.092312 / 0.419271 (-0.326960) | 0.055660 / 0.043533 (0.012127) | 0.343140 / 0.255139 (0.088001) | 0.386403 / 0.283200 (0.103203) | 0.098634 / 0.141683 (-0.043049) | 1.326126 / 1.452155 (-0.126029) | 1.430316 / 1.492716 (-0.062400) |

### 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) | 0.222807 / 0.018006 (0.204801) | 0.473622 / 0.000490 (0.473132) | 0.000376 / 0.000200 (0.000176) | 0.000066 / 0.000054 (0.000012) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.024599 / 0.037411 (-0.012813) | 0.100743 / 0.014526 (0.086217) | 0.112086 / 0.176557 (-0.064471) | 0.198294 / 0.737135 (-0.538842) | 0.111210 / 0.296338 (-0.185129) |

### 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) | 0.494120 / 0.215209 (0.278911) | 5.117958 / 2.077655 (3.040303) | 2.305131 / 1.504120 (0.801011) | 2.015591 / 1.541195 (0.474396) | 2.027284 / 1.468490 (0.558794) | 1.014241 / 4.584777 (-3.570536) | 4.738836 / 3.745712 (0.993124) | 2.519718 / 5.269862 (-2.750143) | 1.706379 / 4.565676 (-2.859298) | 0.122452 / 0.424275 (-0.301824) | 0.011500 / 0.007607 (0.003893) | 0.632864 / 0.226044 (0.406820) | 6.295457 / 2.268929 (4.026529) | 2.824897 / 55.444624 (-52.619727) | 2.324359 / 6.876477 (-4.552117) | 2.281046 / 2.142072 (0.138974) | 1.173570 / 4.805227 (-3.631657) | 0.197195 / 6.500664 (-6.303469) | 0.064845 / 0.075469 (-0.010624) |

### 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) | 1.273224 / 1.841788 (-0.568563) | 14.531155 / 8.074308 (6.456847) | 15.892176 / 10.191392 (5.700784) | 0.208051 / 0.680424 (-0.472373) | 0.023119 / 0.534201 (-0.511082) | 0.422317 / 0.579283 (-0.156966) | 0.519946 / 0.434364 (0.085582) | 0.544517 / 0.540337 (0.004179) | 0.605955 / 1.386936 (-0.780981) |

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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) | 0.010806 / 0.011353 (-0.000547) | 0.005631 / 0.011008 (-0.005378) | 0.113166 / 0.038508 (0.074657) | 0.042980 / 0.023109 (0.019871) | 0.344856 / 0.275898 (0.068958) | 0.404417 / 0.323480 (0.080938) | 0.012222 / 0.007986 (0.004236) | 0.004470 / 0.004328 (0.000141) | 0.088072 / 0.004250 (0.083822) | 0.049815 / 0.037052 (0.012763) | 0.366532 / 0.258489 (0.108043) | 0.392558 / 0.293841 (0.098717) | 0.045411 / 0.128546 (-0.083135) | 0.014118 / 0.075646 (-0.061529) | 0.392894 / 0.419271 (-0.026378) | 0.067713 / 0.043533 (0.024181) | 0.353013 / 0.255139 (0.097874) | 0.378375 / 0.283200 (0.095175) | 0.123686 / 0.141683 (-0.017996) | 1.665272 / 1.452155 (0.213118) | 1.748383 / 1.492716 (0.255667) |

### 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) | 0.011672 / 0.018006 (-0.006335) | 0.481667 / 0.000490 (0.481178) | 0.003644 / 0.000200 (0.003444) | 0.000092 / 0.000054 (0.000037) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.030436 / 0.037411 (-0.006976) | 0.122577 / 0.014526 (0.108052) | 0.135409 / 0.176557 (-0.041148) | 0.220385 / 0.737135 (-0.516750) | 0.143140 / 0.296338 (-0.153199) |

### 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) | 0.471146 / 0.215209 (0.255937) | 4.645023 / 2.077655 (2.567368) | 2.126783 / 1.504120 (0.622663) | 1.907905 / 1.541195 (0.366710) | 1.969561 / 1.468490 (0.501071) | 0.798670 / 4.584777 (-3.786107) | 4.394787 / 3.745712 (0.649075) | 2.353535 / 5.269862 (-2.916327) | 1.501013 / 4.565676 (-3.064664) | 0.097472 / 0.424275 (-0.326803) | 0.014015 / 0.007607 (0.006408) | 0.589365 / 0.226044 (0.363320) | 5.897331 / 2.268929 (3.628402) | 2.656198 / 55.444624 (-52.788427) | 2.256082 / 6.876477 (-4.620395) | 2.271122 / 2.142072 (0.129050) | 0.961566 / 4.805227 (-3.843661) | 0.188303 / 6.500664 (-6.312361) | 0.073258 / 0.075469 (-0.002211) |

### 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) | 1.445266 / 1.841788 (-0.396522) | 16.876710 / 8.074308 (8.802402) | 16.004287 / 10.191392 (5.812895) | 0.212252 / 0.680424 (-0.468172) | 0.033186 / 0.534201 (-0.501015) | 0.520564 / 0.579283 (-0.058719) | 0.516865 / 0.434364 (0.082501) | 0.638482 / 0.540337 (0.098144) | 0.761959 / 1.386936 (-0.624977) |

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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) | 0.008101 / 0.011353 (-0.003252) | 0.005512 / 0.011008 (-0.005497) | 0.086138 / 0.038508 (0.047630) | 0.038605 / 0.023109 (0.015496) | 0.413082 / 0.275898 (0.137184) | 0.444016 / 0.323480 (0.120536) | 0.006196 / 0.007986 (-0.001790) | 0.005736 / 0.004328 (0.001408) | 0.086938 / 0.004250 (0.082688) | 0.052307 / 0.037052 (0.015255) | 0.415206 / 0.258489 (0.156717) | 0.481510 / 0.293841 (0.187669) | 0.041469 / 0.128546 (-0.087077) | 0.013481 / 0.075646 (-0.062165) | 0.101528 / 0.419271 (-0.317744) | 0.056507 / 0.043533 (0.012974) | 0.418166 / 0.255139 (0.163027) | 0.443834 / 0.283200 (0.160634) | 0.116434 / 0.141683 (-0.025249) | 1.651223 / 1.452155 (0.199068) | 1.746429 / 1.492716 (0.253713) |

### 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) | 0.242381 / 0.018006 (0.224375) | 0.478826 / 0.000490 (0.478337) | 0.000463 / 0.000200 (0.000264) | 0.000067 / 0.000054 (0.000013) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.031743 / 0.037411 (-0.005668) | 0.126141 / 0.014526 (0.111616) | 0.134539 / 0.176557 (-0.042018) | 0.216546 / 0.737135 (-0.520590) | 0.143513 / 0.296338 (-0.152825) |

### 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) | 0.486915 / 0.215209 (0.271706) | 4.833812 / 2.077655 (2.756158) | 2.317785 / 1.504120 (0.813666) | 2.114181 / 1.541195 (0.572986) | 2.153896 / 1.468490 (0.685406) | 0.797490 / 4.584777 (-3.787287) | 4.369950 / 3.745712 (0.624238) | 2.305492 / 5.269862 (-2.964370) | 1.488860 / 4.565676 (-3.076816) | 0.098071 / 0.424275 (-0.326204) | 0.014129 / 0.007607 (0.006522) | 0.611311 / 0.226044 (0.385266) | 6.087482 / 2.268929 (3.818554) | 2.837676 / 55.444624 (-52.606948) | 2.451819 / 6.876477 (-4.424657) | 2.456763 / 2.142072 (0.314690) | 0.957637 / 4.805227 (-3.847590) | 0.190974 / 6.500664 (-6.309690) | 0.074497 / 0.075469 (-0.000972) |

### 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) | 1.466214 / 1.841788 (-0.375574) | 17.063925 / 8.074308 (8.989617) | 14.630326 / 10.191392 (4.438934) | 0.170570 / 0.680424 (-0.509854) | 0.023794 / 0.534201 (-0.510407) | 0.509175 / 0.579283 (-0.070108) | 0.506485 / 0.434364 (0.072121) | 0.616965 / 0.540337 (0.076628) | 0.718176 / 1.386936 (-0.668760) |

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