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[jira] [Created] (ARROW-8404) Read and write dataset description in both R and Python

Vincent Nijs created ARROW-8404:
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             Summary: Read and write dataset description in both R and Python
                 Key: ARROW-8404
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-8404
             Project: Apache Arrow
          Issue Type: New Feature
            Reporter: Vincent Nijs


Below a feature request for feather. Wes suggested opening an issue here. The idea is to add metadata to a data frame to store and display information about the data (e.g., variable descriptions, data source, main company contact about data, changes, etc. etc.). For a simple example in R (+ shiny) that uses a "description" attribute in markdown format and then renders it in HTML when loaded, see the link below. See the description for the diamonds data.

[https://vnijs.shinyapps.io/radiant]

Having a data format that works for both R and Python *and* maintains attributes like a data description would be great!

[https://github.com/wesm/feather/issues/328]



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