Title: Avoid calling http_head for non-HTTP URLs
Author: albertvillanova (MEMBER)
State: closed
Created: 2024-07-23T07:25:09Z

Avoid calling `http_head` for non-HTTP URLs, by adding and `else` statement.

Currently, it makes an unnecessary HTTP call (which adds latency) for non-HTTP protocols, like FTP, S3,...

I discovered this while working in an unrelated issue.

Comments:
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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) | 0.005591 / 0.011353 (-0.005761) | 0.003992 / 0.011008 (-0.007016) | 0.063932 / 0.038508 (0.025424) | 0.034572 / 0.023109 (0.011463) | 0.252532 / 0.275898 (-0.023366) | 0.271233 / 0.323480 (-0.052247) | 0.005146 / 0.007986 (-0.002840) | 0.002844 / 0.004328 (-0.001484) | 0.049555 / 0.004250 (0.045305) | 0.044111 / 0.037052 (0.007059) | 0.270131 / 0.258489 (0.011642) | 0.318109 / 0.293841 (0.024269) | 0.030247 / 0.128546 (-0.098300) | 0.012438 / 0.075646 (-0.063209) | 0.205160 / 0.419271 (-0.214112) | 0.036228 / 0.043533 (-0.007305) | 0.250664 / 0.255139 (-0.004475) | 0.263884 / 0.283200 (-0.019315) | 0.018141 / 0.141683 (-0.123541) | 1.128504 / 1.452155 (-0.323650) | 1.182543 / 1.492716 (-0.310173) |

### 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) | 0.094576 / 0.018006 (0.076570) | 0.301153 / 0.000490 (0.300664) | 0.000246 / 0.000200 (0.000046) | 0.000065 / 0.000054 (0.000011) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.019143 / 0.037411 (-0.018268) | 0.062788 / 0.014526 (0.048262) | 0.074688 / 0.176557 (-0.101869) | 0.121799 / 0.737135 (-0.615336) | 0.076200 / 0.296338 (-0.220138) |

### 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) | 0.277002 / 0.215209 (0.061793) | 2.735738 / 2.077655 (0.658083) | 1.430408 / 1.504120 (-0.073712) | 1.309795 / 1.541195 (-0.231400) | 1.339083 / 1.468490 (-0.129407) | 0.702540 / 4.584777 (-3.882237) | 2.352468 / 3.745712 (-1.393244) | 2.913698 / 5.269862 (-2.356164) | 1.871739 / 4.565676 (-2.693938) | 0.077054 / 0.424275 (-0.347221) | 0.005055 / 0.007607 (-0.002552) | 0.330550 / 0.226044 (0.104505) | 3.272556 / 2.268929 (1.003627) | 1.805268 / 55.444624 (-53.639356) | 1.504791 / 6.876477 (-5.371686) | 1.511361 / 2.142072 (-0.630712) | 0.784451 / 4.805227 (-4.020776) | 0.132182 / 6.500664 (-6.368482) | 0.042516 / 0.075469 (-0.032954) |

### 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) | 0.946939 / 1.841788 (-0.894849) | 11.369607 / 8.074308 (3.295299) | 9.667350 / 10.191392 (-0.524042) | 0.138689 / 0.680424 (-0.541735) | 0.014416 / 0.534201 (-0.519785) | 0.300685 / 0.579283 (-0.278598) | 0.259709 / 0.434364 (-0.174655) | 0.341271 / 0.540337 (-0.199066) | 0.435609 / 1.386936 (-0.951327) |

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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) | 0.005726 / 0.011353 (-0.005627) | 0.004071 / 0.011008 (-0.006937) | 0.050837 / 0.038508 (0.012329) | 0.047000 / 0.023109 (0.023890) | 0.278543 / 0.275898 (0.002645) | 0.300526 / 0.323480 (-0.022954) | 0.004483 / 0.007986 (-0.003503) | 0.002835 / 0.004328 (-0.001494) | 0.050925 / 0.004250 (0.046675) | 0.041834 / 0.037052 (0.004782) | 0.285059 / 0.258489 (0.026570) | 0.324557 / 0.293841 (0.030716) | 0.038949 / 0.128546 (-0.089597) | 0.012145 / 0.075646 (-0.063501) | 0.061791 / 0.419271 (-0.357481) | 0.034493 / 0.043533 (-0.009040) | 0.274034 / 0.255139 (0.018895) | 0.295886 / 0.283200 (0.012686) | 0.018524 / 0.141683 (-0.123159) | 1.148766 / 1.452155 (-0.303388) | 1.207966 / 1.492716 (-0.284750) |

### 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) | 0.094078 / 0.018006 (0.076071) | 0.307850 / 0.000490 (0.307361) | 0.000224 / 0.000200 (0.000024) | 0.000079 / 0.000054 (0.000025) |

### Benchmark: benchmark_indices_mapping.json

| metric | select | shard | shuffle | sort | train_test_split |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|
| new / old (diff) | 0.023502 / 0.037411 (-0.013910) | 0.077321 / 0.014526 (0.062795) | 0.091147 / 0.176557 (-0.085410) | 0.131111 / 0.737135 (-0.606025) | 0.090906 / 0.296338 (-0.205432) |

### 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) | 0.290700 / 0.215209 (0.075491) | 2.833655 / 2.077655 (0.756001) | 1.546371 / 1.504120 (0.042251) | 1.415337 / 1.541195 (-0.125858) | 1.445752 / 1.468490 (-0.022738) | 0.737880 / 4.584777 (-3.846897) | 0.961549 / 3.745712 (-2.784164) | 2.844021 / 5.269862 (-2.425841) | 2.023547 / 4.565676 (-2.542130) | 0.079791 / 0.424275 (-0.344484) | 0.005449 / 0.007607 (-0.002158) | 0.356381 / 0.226044 (0.130337) | 3.515555 / 2.268929 (1.246627) | 1.920407 / 55.444624 (-53.524217) | 1.628637 / 6.876477 (-5.247839) | 1.752995 / 2.142072 (-0.389077) | 0.807264 / 4.805227 (-3.997963) | 0.133627 / 6.500664 (-6.367037) | 0.041861 / 0.075469 (-0.033609) |

### 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) | 1.035643 / 1.841788 (-0.806144) | 12.114792 / 8.074308 (4.040484) | 10.185844 / 10.191392 (-0.005548) | 0.142354 / 0.680424 (-0.538070) | 0.015466 / 0.534201 (-0.518734) | 0.304681 / 0.579283 (-0.274603) | 0.124297 / 0.434364 (-0.310067) | 0.339907 / 0.540337 (-0.200430) | 0.436266 / 1.386936 (-0.950670) |

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