Elizabeth Wickes | AutoDocish: Automated-ish Dataset Documentation

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Channel: PyData · 2016 · Science & Technology

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PyData Chicago 2016

Slides: https://figshare.com/articles/AutoDocish_Automated-ish_Dataset_Documentation/3759288/1

AutoDocish is a command line Python tool to semi-automate the dataset documentation process. Written with a framework for expansion and customization, it produces template files in MarkDown that contain a basic data dictionary structure. This talk explains dataset documentation practices and how this tool could fit into the data publishing workflow. 00:00 Welcome!
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