open_dataset

data.open_dataset(name, download=True)

Opens and decodes a dataset given its name.

Notes: This function opens the dataset and returns a Dataset object. The dataset is not loaded into memory, and its contents are lazy-loaded. Use load_dataset to load the dataset into memory.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
name	str	Name of the dataset to open.	required
download	bool	Whether to download the dataset if it is not available locally.	True

Returns

Name	Type	Description
Dataset	Dataset	Opened dataset.