DataValues.jl

Missing values for julia

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DataValues

Overview

This package provides the type DataValue that is used to represent missing data.

Currently the main use of this type is in the Query.jl and IterableTables.jl packages.

This repo is based on the following principles/ideas:

  • This type is meant to make life for data scientists as easy as possible.
    That is the main guiding principle.
  • We hook into the dot broadcasting mechanism from julia 0.7 to provide
    lifting functionality for functions that don't have specific methods
    for DataValue arguments.
  • The & and | operators follow the 3VL
    semantics for DataValues.
  • Comparison operators like ==, < etc. on DataValues return
    Bool values, i.e. they are normal predicates.
  • The package provides many lifted methods.
  • One can access or unpack the value within a DataValue either via the
    get(x) function, or use the x[] syntax.

Any help with this package would be greatly appreciated!