Title: Do not add index column by default when exporting to CSV
Author: albertvillanova (MEMBER)
State: closed
Created: 2023-02-01T10:20:55Z

As pointed out by @merveenoyan, default behavior of `Dataset.to_csv` adds the index as an additional column without name.

This PR changes the default behavior, so that now the index column is not written.

To add the index column, now you need to pass `index=True` and also `index_label=<name of the index colum>` to name that column.

CC: @merveenoyan

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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) | 0.008581 / 0.011353 (-0.002772) | 0.004519 / 0.011008 (-0.006490) | 0.099721 / 0.038508 (0.061213) | 0.029217 / 0.023109 (0.006107) | 0.298229 / 0.275898 (0.022331) | 0.332605 / 0.323480 (0.009125) | 0.006880 / 0.007986 (-0.001106) | 0.003324 / 0.004328 (-0.001005) | 0.078143 / 0.004250 (0.073892) | 0.034262 / 0.037052 (-0.002790) | 0.304162 / 0.258489 (0.045673) | 0.342351 / 0.293841 (0.048510) | 0.033387 / 0.128546 (-0.095159) | 0.011397 / 0.075646 (-0.064249) | 0.321527 / 0.419271 (-0.097744) | 0.040886 / 0.043533 (-0.002647) | 0.299968 / 0.255139 (0.044829) | 0.322484 / 0.283200 (0.039285) | 0.083832 / 0.141683 (-0.057851) | 1.482241 / 1.452155 (0.030086) | 1.548438 / 1.492716 (0.055721) |

### 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) | 0.191002 / 0.018006 (0.172996) | 0.403423 / 0.000490 (0.402933) | 0.002493 / 0.000200 (0.002293) | 0.000074 / 0.000054 (0.000020) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.023720 / 0.037411 (-0.013691) | 0.100806 / 0.014526 (0.086281) | 0.105314 / 0.176557 (-0.071242) | 0.141490 / 0.737135 (-0.595645) | 0.108695 / 0.296338 (-0.187644) |

### 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) | 0.412250 / 0.215209 (0.197041) | 4.124830 / 2.077655 (2.047175) | 1.851948 / 1.504120 (0.347828) | 1.651597 / 1.541195 (0.110403) | 1.712486 / 1.468490 (0.243996) | 0.696634 / 4.584777 (-3.888143) | 3.304220 / 3.745712 (-0.441492) | 1.862776 / 5.269862 (-3.407086) | 1.159452 / 4.565676 (-3.406224) | 0.082930 / 0.424275 (-0.341345) | 0.012586 / 0.007607 (0.004979) | 0.524499 / 0.226044 (0.298455) | 5.249235 / 2.268929 (2.980307) | 2.293187 / 55.444624 (-53.151437) | 1.950101 / 6.876477 (-4.926376) | 2.008274 / 2.142072 (-0.133799) | 0.811641 / 4.805227 (-3.993586) | 0.148785 / 6.500664 (-6.351879) | 0.064461 / 0.075469 (-0.011008) |

### 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) | 1.232227 / 1.841788 (-0.609561) | 13.235896 / 8.074308 (5.161588) | 13.837420 / 10.191392 (3.646028) | 0.135586 / 0.680424 (-0.544838) | 0.028935 / 0.534201 (-0.505266) | 0.397064 / 0.579283 (-0.182220) | 0.393814 / 0.434364 (-0.040549) | 0.480450 / 0.540337 (-0.059887) | 0.561159 / 1.386936 (-0.825777) |

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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) | 0.006696 / 0.011353 (-0.004657) | 0.004528 / 0.011008 (-0.006480) | 0.077335 / 0.038508 (0.038827) | 0.027181 / 0.023109 (0.004072) | 0.345379 / 0.275898 (0.069481) | 0.372544 / 0.323480 (0.049064) | 0.006808 / 0.007986 (-0.001178) | 0.003284 / 0.004328 (-0.001045) | 0.077379 / 0.004250 (0.073129) | 0.039954 / 0.037052 (0.002901) | 0.348094 / 0.258489 (0.089605) | 0.382315 / 0.293841 (0.088474) | 0.031694 / 0.128546 (-0.096852) | 0.011714 / 0.075646 (-0.063933) | 0.086425 / 0.419271 (-0.332846) | 0.041778 / 0.043533 (-0.001754) | 0.342161 / 0.255139 (0.087022) | 0.363798 / 0.283200 (0.080599) | 0.091315 / 0.141683 (-0.050368) | 1.462066 / 1.452155 (0.009912) | 1.541417 / 1.492716 (0.048700) |

### 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) | 0.235840 / 0.018006 (0.217834) | 0.397096 / 0.000490 (0.396606) | 0.004597 / 0.000200 (0.004397) | 0.000079 / 0.000054 (0.000025) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.024296 / 0.037411 (-0.013115) | 0.099167 / 0.014526 (0.084641) | 0.108257 / 0.176557 (-0.068299) | 0.143434 / 0.737135 (-0.593701) | 0.111933 / 0.296338 (-0.184406) |

### 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) | 0.440306 / 0.215209 (0.225096) | 4.374065 / 2.077655 (2.296410) | 2.072653 / 1.504120 (0.568533) | 1.864829 / 1.541195 (0.323635) | 1.927970 / 1.468490 (0.459479) | 0.710118 / 4.584777 (-3.874659) | 3.391216 / 3.745712 (-0.354496) | 1.888847 / 5.269862 (-3.381015) | 1.178740 / 4.565676 (-3.386936) | 0.083950 / 0.424275 (-0.340325) | 0.012567 / 0.007607 (0.004960) | 0.540557 / 0.226044 (0.314513) | 5.437621 / 2.268929 (3.168692) | 2.531165 / 55.444624 (-52.913460) | 2.181450 / 6.876477 (-4.695027) | 2.209108 / 2.142072 (0.067035) | 0.814236 / 4.805227 (-3.990991) | 0.153000 / 6.500664 (-6.347664) | 0.066769 / 0.075469 (-0.008700) |

### 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) | 1.301057 / 1.841788 (-0.540731) | 14.066786 / 8.074308 (5.992478) | 13.641455 / 10.191392 (3.450063) | 0.138838 / 0.680424 (-0.541586) | 0.016733 / 0.534201 (-0.517468) | 0.391823 / 0.579283 (-0.187460) | 0.390817 / 0.434364 (-0.043547) | 0.487682 / 0.540337 (-0.052656) | 0.581134 / 1.386936 (-0.805802) |

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