Title: Increase chunk size for speeding up file downloads
Author: Narsil (CONTRIBUTOR)
State: open
Created: 2023-02-03T10:50:10Z

Original fix: https://github.com/huggingface/huggingface_hub/pull/1267
Not sure this function is actually still called though.

I haven't done benches on this. Is there a dataset where files are hosted on the hub through cloudfront so we can have the same setup as in `hf_hub` ?

Comments:
The docs for this PR live [here](https://moon-ci-docs.huggingface.co/docs/datasets/pr_5501). All of your documentation changes will be reflected on that endpoint.

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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) | 0.008407 / 0.011353 (-0.002946) | 0.004651 / 0.011008 (-0.006357) | 0.100367 / 0.038508 (0.061859) | 0.029107 / 0.023109 (0.005998) | 0.302798 / 0.275898 (0.026900) | 0.354379 / 0.323480 (0.030899) | 0.006985 / 0.007986 (-0.001001) | 0.003365 / 0.004328 (-0.000963) | 0.078312 / 0.004250 (0.074062) | 0.034205 / 0.037052 (-0.002847) | 0.310431 / 0.258489 (0.051941) | 0.346239 / 0.293841 (0.052398) | 0.033800 / 0.128546 (-0.094747) | 0.011515 / 0.075646 (-0.064131) | 0.323588 / 0.419271 (-0.095684) | 0.040766 / 0.043533 (-0.002767) | 0.300914 / 0.255139 (0.045775) | 0.332983 / 0.283200 (0.049784) | 0.087500 / 0.141683 (-0.054182) | 1.469505 / 1.452155 (0.017350) | 1.505119 / 1.492716 (0.012403) |

### 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) | 0.187319 / 0.018006 (0.169313) | 0.405498 / 0.000490 (0.405008) | 0.001000 / 0.000200 (0.000800) | 0.000069 / 0.000054 (0.000015) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.022583 / 0.037411 (-0.014828) | 0.098096 / 0.014526 (0.083570) | 0.104272 / 0.176557 (-0.072284) | 0.142801 / 0.737135 (-0.594335) | 0.109749 / 0.296338 (-0.186590) |

### 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) | 0.423343 / 0.215209 (0.208134) | 4.215116 / 2.077655 (2.137461) | 1.899714 / 1.504120 (0.395594) | 1.689579 / 1.541195 (0.148384) | 1.710292 / 1.468490 (0.241801) | 0.690976 / 4.584777 (-3.893801) | 3.432501 / 3.745712 (-0.313212) | 1.899600 / 5.269862 (-3.370261) | 1.279801 / 4.565676 (-3.285876) | 0.082763 / 0.424275 (-0.341512) | 0.012545 / 0.007607 (0.004938) | 0.531381 / 0.226044 (0.305336) | 5.320077 / 2.268929 (3.051148) | 2.370705 / 55.444624 (-53.073919) | 2.007089 / 6.876477 (-4.869388) | 2.062412 / 2.142072 (-0.079661) | 0.814998 / 4.805227 (-3.990229) | 0.149822 / 6.500664 (-6.350842) | 0.064399 / 0.075469 (-0.011070) |

### 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) | 1.226196 / 1.841788 (-0.615591) | 13.823443 / 8.074308 (5.749134) | 13.813667 / 10.191392 (3.622275) | 0.161289 / 0.680424 (-0.519135) | 0.028569 / 0.534201 (-0.505632) | 0.390360 / 0.579283 (-0.188923) | 0.396217 / 0.434364 (-0.038147) | 0.483120 / 0.540337 (-0.057217) | 0.570041 / 1.386936 (-0.816895) |

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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) | 0.006422 / 0.011353 (-0.004931) | 0.004528 / 0.011008 (-0.006481) | 0.076043 / 0.038508 (0.037535) | 0.027631 / 0.023109 (0.004522) | 0.340622 / 0.275898 (0.064724) | 0.376694 / 0.323480 (0.053214) | 0.004993 / 0.007986 (-0.002992) | 0.003403 / 0.004328 (-0.000926) | 0.074521 / 0.004250 (0.070270) | 0.037568 / 0.037052 (0.000516) | 0.343423 / 0.258489 (0.084934) | 0.387729 / 0.293841 (0.093888) | 0.031790 / 0.128546 (-0.096757) | 0.011767 / 0.075646 (-0.063879) | 0.085182 / 0.419271 (-0.334090) | 0.042867 / 0.043533 (-0.000666) | 0.341269 / 0.255139 (0.086130) | 0.368460 / 0.283200 (0.085261) | 0.090153 / 0.141683 (-0.051530) | 1.536490 / 1.452155 (0.084335) | 1.596403 / 1.492716 (0.103686) |

### 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) | 0.222373 / 0.018006 (0.204367) | 0.396145 / 0.000490 (0.395655) | 0.000384 / 0.000200 (0.000184) | 0.000062 / 0.000054 (0.000008) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.024801 / 0.037411 (-0.012610) | 0.099711 / 0.014526 (0.085185) | 0.106094 / 0.176557 (-0.070463) | 0.147819 / 0.737135 (-0.589316) | 0.110065 / 0.296338 (-0.186274) |

### 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) | 0.442863 / 0.215209 (0.227654) | 4.420043 / 2.077655 (2.342388) | 2.070136 / 1.504120 (0.566016) | 1.862363 / 1.541195 (0.321168) | 1.910890 / 1.468490 (0.442400) | 0.702570 / 4.584777 (-3.882207) | 3.435855 / 3.745712 (-0.309857) | 1.871290 / 5.269862 (-3.398572) | 1.169321 / 4.565676 (-3.396355) | 0.083674 / 0.424275 (-0.340601) | 0.012823 / 0.007607 (0.005216) | 0.539330 / 0.226044 (0.313285) | 5.403317 / 2.268929 (3.134389) | 2.536508 / 55.444624 (-52.908117) | 2.179629 / 6.876477 (-4.696847) | 2.207586 / 2.142072 (0.065514) | 0.812256 / 4.805227 (-3.992972) | 0.152915 / 6.500664 (-6.347749) | 0.068431 / 0.075469 (-0.007038) |

### 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) | 1.294982 / 1.841788 (-0.546806) | 13.912811 / 8.074308 (5.838503) | 13.415658 / 10.191392 (3.224266) | 0.149531 / 0.680424 (-0.530893) | 0.016785 / 0.534201 (-0.517416) | 0.381055 / 0.579283 (-0.198228) | 0.392084 / 0.434364 (-0.042280) | 0.472614 / 0.540337 (-0.067724) | 0.559799 / 1.386936 (-0.827137) |

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We simply do GET requests to hf.co to download files from the Hub right now. We may switch to hfh when we update how we do caching 

You can try on any dataset hosted on the hub like `imagenet-1k`

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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) | 0.010931 / 0.011353 (-0.000422) | 0.005730 / 0.011008 (-0.005278) | 0.116653 / 0.038508 (0.078145) | 0.041439 / 0.023109 (0.018330) | 0.359559 / 0.275898 (0.083661) | 0.408398 / 0.323480 (0.084918) | 0.009193 / 0.007986 (0.001208) | 0.006024 / 0.004328 (0.001695) | 0.087743 / 0.004250 (0.083492) | 0.048636 / 0.037052 (0.011584) | 0.363133 / 0.258489 (0.104643) | 0.407144 / 0.293841 (0.113303) | 0.044610 / 0.128546 (-0.083936) | 0.014075 / 0.075646 (-0.061571) | 0.396506 / 0.419271 (-0.022766) | 0.057014 / 0.043533 (0.013482) | 0.358254 / 0.255139 (0.103115) | 0.399887 / 0.283200 (0.116687) | 0.115337 / 0.141683 (-0.026346) | 1.731655 / 1.452155 (0.279500) | 1.813276 / 1.492716 (0.320560) |

### 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) | 0.210197 / 0.018006 (0.192191) | 0.475887 / 0.000490 (0.475397) | 0.003323 / 0.000200 (0.003123) | 0.000100 / 0.000054 (0.000045) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.031686 / 0.037411 (-0.005725) | 0.131167 / 0.014526 (0.116641) | 0.137919 / 0.176557 (-0.038637) | 0.184843 / 0.737135 (-0.552293) | 0.144998 / 0.296338 (-0.151340) |

### 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) | 0.471371 / 0.215209 (0.256162) | 4.693739 / 2.077655 (2.616084) | 2.251567 / 1.504120 (0.747447) | 1.993653 / 1.541195 (0.452458) | 2.053236 / 1.468490 (0.584746) | 0.809226 / 4.584777 (-3.775551) | 4.494120 / 3.745712 (0.748408) | 2.436921 / 5.269862 (-2.832940) | 1.541973 / 4.565676 (-3.023704) | 0.098401 / 0.424275 (-0.325874) | 0.014329 / 0.007607 (0.006722) | 0.597813 / 0.226044 (0.371769) | 5.964035 / 2.268929 (3.695107) | 2.709283 / 55.444624 (-52.735341) | 2.323537 / 6.876477 (-4.552940) | 2.401707 / 2.142072 (0.259635) | 0.976379 / 4.805227 (-3.828848) | 0.194638 / 6.500664 (-6.306026) | 0.076904 / 0.075469 (0.001435) |

### 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) | 1.516877 / 1.841788 (-0.324911) | 18.228010 / 8.074308 (10.153702) | 16.631750 / 10.191392 (6.440358) | 0.176030 / 0.680424 (-0.504394) | 0.033769 / 0.534201 (-0.500432) | 0.520511 / 0.579283 (-0.058773) | 0.531764 / 0.434364 (0.097400) | 0.648658 / 0.540337 (0.108321) | 0.779124 / 1.386936 (-0.607812) |

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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) | 0.008635 / 0.011353 (-0.002718) | 0.005785 / 0.011008 (-0.005223) | 0.087042 / 0.038508 (0.048534) | 0.039632 / 0.023109 (0.016523) | 0.419719 / 0.275898 (0.143821) | 0.463860 / 0.323480 (0.140380) | 0.006621 / 0.007986 (-0.001364) | 0.004655 / 0.004328 (0.000327) | 0.087003 / 0.004250 (0.082753) | 0.057122 / 0.037052 (0.020069) | 0.417820 / 0.258489 (0.159331) | 0.485981 / 0.293841 (0.192140) | 0.042606 / 0.128546 (-0.085940) | 0.014369 / 0.075646 (-0.061278) | 0.101939 / 0.419271 (-0.317333) | 0.058303 / 0.043533 (0.014770) | 0.415053 / 0.255139 (0.159914) | 0.439914 / 0.283200 (0.156714) | 0.134628 / 0.141683 (-0.007055) | 1.765464 / 1.452155 (0.313309) | 1.843963 / 1.492716 (0.351247) |

### 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) | 0.307156 / 0.018006 (0.289150) | 0.476657 / 0.000490 (0.476167) | 0.019718 / 0.000200 (0.019518) | 0.000160 / 0.000054 (0.000105) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.035286 / 0.037411 (-0.002125) | 0.138094 / 0.014526 (0.123568) | 0.144768 / 0.176557 (-0.031789) | 0.191386 / 0.737135 (-0.545750) | 0.151988 / 0.296338 (-0.144350) |

### 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) | 0.504733 / 0.215209 (0.289523) | 5.027048 / 2.077655 (2.949394) | 2.441571 / 1.504120 (0.937451) | 2.198242 / 1.541195 (0.657047) | 2.298473 / 1.468490 (0.829983) | 0.848048 / 4.584777 (-3.736729) | 4.613102 / 3.745712 (0.867390) | 2.522824 / 5.269862 (-2.747037) | 1.610159 / 4.565676 (-2.955517) | 0.105197 / 0.424275 (-0.319078) | 0.015195 / 0.007607 (0.007588) | 0.626976 / 0.226044 (0.400932) | 6.268459 / 2.268929 (3.999530) | 3.014387 / 55.444624 (-52.430237) | 2.554102 / 6.876477 (-4.322375) | 2.656051 / 2.142072 (0.513979) | 1.027978 / 4.805227 (-3.777249) | 0.200686 / 6.500664 (-6.299978) | 0.077104 / 0.075469 (0.001635) |

### 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) | 1.485228 / 1.841788 (-0.356560) | 18.319949 / 8.074308 (10.245641) | 15.855739 / 10.191392 (5.664347) | 0.204365 / 0.680424 (-0.476059) | 0.023824 / 0.534201 (-0.510377) | 0.505000 / 0.579283 (-0.074283) | 0.502866 / 0.434364 (0.068502) | 0.629574 / 0.540337 (0.089237) | 0.746602 / 1.386936 (-0.640334) |

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