Do... something? about machine_learning/forecasting #8780

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In reference to #7305, it's clear to me that @nandiya isn't coming back to fix the warnings in machine_learning/forecasting/run.py. With that said, I want to discuss some more fundamental issues that I have with the file and get other opinions on what to do about them.

  • At the risk of sounding harsh, I think some of the code was haphazardly written. The warnings mentioned in [PYTEST WARNING] Machine learning forecasting #7305 are mostly due to the code providing far too few input observations (like, literally only 4 observations). Adding more observations doesn't necessarily resolve the warnings either, as there are other bugs in the code (passing bad arguments into functions and incorrectly reading a CSV file) that prevent the code from fully running. To me, it almost seems like the file was never run or tested independently, as these bugs and warnings would've been caught by just running the code.

  • I suspect that the code could've been plagiarized (or at the very least uncredited). At the top of the file, it says this:

    this is code for forecasting
    but i modified it and used it for safety checker of data

    ... but modified from where? No sources were ever referenced.

  • This file isn't an algorithm, much less a machine learning algorithm. Forecasting is a very general statistical task, and there's no single algorithm for it. In actuality, this file uses three different statistical methods (linear regression, SARIMAX, and SVR) to complete a forecasting task. Why not simply implement each of those algorithms in separate files?

  • Related to the previous point, this file is clearly a how-to. The SARIMAX and SVR code relies entirely on pre-existing implementations in other packages.

My main question is what we should do about this file. Fixing the existing code would resolve the warnings brought up in #7305 and would address the first issue, but it doesn't really address any of the other issues. What do you all think we should do about this file?

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      Do... something? about machine_learning/forecasting #8780

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      In reference to #7305, it's clear to me that @nandiya isn't coming back to fix the warnings in machine_learning/forecasting/run.py. With that said, I want to discuss some more fundamental issues that I have with the file and get other opinions on what to do about them.

      • At the risk of sounding harsh, I think some of the code was haphazardly written. The warnings mentioned in [PYTEST WARNING] Machine learning forecasting #7305 are mostly due to the code providing far too few input observations (like, literally only 4 observations). Adding more observations doesn't necessarily resolve the warnings either, as there are other bugs in the code (passing bad arguments into functions and incorrectly reading a CSV file) that prevent the code from fully running. To me, it almost seems like the file was never run or tested independently, as these bugs and warnings would've been caught by just running the code.

      • I suspect that the code could've been plagiarized (or at the very least uncredited). At the top of the file, it says this:

        this is code for forecasting
        but i modified it and used it for safety checker of data

        ... but modified from where? No sources were ever referenced.

      • This file isn't an algorithm, much less a machine learning algorithm. Forecasting is a very general statistical task, and there's no single algorithm for it. In actuality, this file uses three different statistical methods (linear regression, SARIMAX, and SVR) to complete a forecasting task. Why not simply implement each of those algorithms in separate files?

      • Related to the previous point, this file is clearly a how-to. The SARIMAX and SVR code relies entirely on pre-existing implementations in other packages.

      My main question is what we should do about this file. Fixing the existing code would resolve the warnings brought up in #7305 and would address the first issue, but it doesn't really address any of the other issues. What do you all think we should do about this file?

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          Do... something? about machine_learning/forecasting #8780

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          In reference to #7305, it's clear to me that @nandiya isn't coming back to fix the warnings in machine_learning/forecasting/run.py. With that said, I want to discuss some more fundamental issues that I have with the file and get other opinions on what to do about them.

          • At the risk of sounding harsh, I think some of the code was haphazardly written. The warnings mentioned in [PYTEST WARNING] Machine learning forecasting #7305 are mostly due to the code providing far too few input observations (like, literally only 4 observations). Adding more observations doesn't necessarily resolve the warnings either, as there are other bugs in the code (passing bad arguments into functions and incorrectly reading a CSV file) that prevent the code from fully running. To me, it almost seems like the file was never run or tested independently, as these bugs and warnings would've been caught by just running the code.

          • I suspect that the code could've been plagiarized (or at the very least uncredited). At the top of the file, it says this:

            this is code for forecasting
            but i modified it and used it for safety checker of data

            ... but modified from where? No sources were ever referenced.

          • This file isn't an algorithm, much less a machine learning algorithm. Forecasting is a very general statistical task, and there's no single algorithm for it. In actuality, this file uses three different statistical methods (linear regression, SARIMAX, and SVR) to complete a forecasting task. Why not simply implement each of those algorithms in separate files?

          • Related to the previous point, this file is clearly a how-to. The SARIMAX and SVR code relies entirely on pre-existing implementations in other packages.

          My main question is what we should do about this file. Fixing the existing code would resolve the warnings brought up in #7305 and would address the first issue, but it doesn't really address any of the other issues. What do you all think we should do about this file?

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              Do... something? about machine_learning/forecasting #8780

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              In reference to #7305, it's clear to me that @nandiya isn't coming back to fix the warnings in machine_learning/forecasting/run.py. With that said, I want to discuss some more fundamental issues that I have with the file and get other opinions on what to do about them.

              • At the risk of sounding harsh, I think some of the code was haphazardly written. The warnings mentioned in [PYTEST WARNING] Machine learning forecasting #7305 are mostly due to the code providing far too few input observations (like, literally only 4 observations). Adding more observations doesn't necessarily resolve the warnings either, as there are other bugs in the code (passing bad arguments into functions and incorrectly reading a CSV file) that prevent the code from fully running. To me, it almost seems like the file was never run or tested independently, as these bugs and warnings would've been caught by just running the code.

              • I suspect that the code could've been plagiarized (or at the very least uncredited). At the top of the file, it says this:

                this is code for forecasting
                but i modified it and used it for safety checker of data

                ... but modified from where? No sources were ever referenced.

              • This file isn't an algorithm, much less a machine learning algorithm. Forecasting is a very general statistical task, and there's no single algorithm for it. In actuality, this file uses three different statistical methods (linear regression, SARIMAX, and SVR) to complete a forecasting task. Why not simply implement each of those algorithms in separate files?

              • Related to the previous point, this file is clearly a how-to. The SARIMAX and SVR code relies entirely on pre-existing implementations in other packages.

              My main question is what we should do about this file. Fixing the existing code would resolve the warnings brought up in #7305 and would address the first issue, but it doesn't really address any of the other issues. What do you all think we should do about this file?

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                  Do... something? about machine_learning/forecasting #8780

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                  In reference to #7305, it's clear to me that @nandiya isn't coming back to fix the warnings in machine_learning/forecasting/run.py. With that said, I want to discuss some more fundamental issues that I have with the file and get other opinions on what to do about them.

                  • At the risk of sounding harsh, I think some of the code was haphazardly written. The warnings mentioned in [PYTEST WARNING] Machine learning forecasting #7305 are mostly due to the code providing far too few input observations (like, literally only 4 observations). Adding more observations doesn't necessarily resolve the warnings either, as there are other bugs in the code (passing bad arguments into functions and incorrectly reading a CSV file) that prevent the code from fully running. To me, it almost seems like the file was never run or tested independently, as these bugs and warnings would've been caught by just running the code.

                  • I suspect that the code could've been plagiarized (or at the very least uncredited). At the top of the file, it says this:

                    this is code for forecasting
                    but i modified it and used it for safety checker of data

                    ... but modified from where? No sources were ever referenced.

                  • This file isn't an algorithm, much less a machine learning algorithm. Forecasting is a very general statistical task, and there's no single algorithm for it. In actuality, this file uses three different statistical methods (linear regression, SARIMAX, and SVR) to complete a forecasting task. Why not simply implement each of those algorithms in separate files?

                  • Related to the previous point, this file is clearly a how-to. The SARIMAX and SVR code relies entirely on pre-existing implementations in other packages.

                  My main question is what we should do about this file. Fixing the existing code would resolve the warnings brought up in #7305 and would address the first issue, but it doesn't really address any of the other issues. What do you all think we should do about this file?

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                      Do... something? about machine_learning/forecasting #8780

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                      In reference to #7305, it's clear to me that @nandiya isn't coming back to fix the warnings in machine_learning/forecasting/run.py. With that said, I want to discuss some more fundamental issues that I have with the file and get other opinions on what to do about them.

                      • At the risk of sounding harsh, I think some of the code was haphazardly written. The warnings mentioned in [PYTEST WARNING] Machine learning forecasting #7305 are mostly due to the code providing far too few input observations (like, literally only 4 observations). Adding more observations doesn't necessarily resolve the warnings either, as there are other bugs in the code (passing bad arguments into functions and incorrectly reading a CSV file) that prevent the code from fully running. To me, it almost seems like the file was never run or tested independently, as these bugs and warnings would've been caught by just running the code.

                      • I suspect that the code could've been plagiarized (or at the very least uncredited). At the top of the file, it says this:

                        this is code for forecasting
                        but i modified it and used it for safety checker of data

                        ... but modified from where? No sources were ever referenced.

                      • This file isn't an algorithm, much less a machine learning algorithm. Forecasting is a very general statistical task, and there's no single algorithm for it. In actuality, this file uses three different statistical methods (linear regression, SARIMAX, and SVR) to complete a forecasting task. Why not simply implement each of those algorithms in separate files?

                      • Related to the previous point, this file is clearly a how-to. The SARIMAX and SVR code relies entirely on pre-existing implementations in other packages.

                      My main question is what we should do about this file. Fixing the existing code would resolve the warnings brought up in #7305 and would address the first issue, but it doesn't really address any of the other issues. What do you all think we should do about this file?

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                          Do... something? about machine_learning/forecasting #8780

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                          In reference to #7305, it's clear to me that @nandiya isn't coming back to fix the warnings in machine_learning/forecasting/run.py. With that said, I want to discuss some more fundamental issues that I have with the file and get other opinions on what to do about them.

                          • At the risk of sounding harsh, I think some of the code was haphazardly written. The warnings mentioned in [PYTEST WARNING] Machine learning forecasting #7305 are mostly due to the code providing far too few input observations (like, literally only 4 observations). Adding more observations doesn't necessarily resolve the warnings either, as there are other bugs in the code (passing bad arguments into functions and incorrectly reading a CSV file) that prevent the code from fully running. To me, it almost seems like the file was never run or tested independently, as these bugs and warnings would've been caught by just running the code.

                          • I suspect that the code could've been plagiarized (or at the very least uncredited). At the top of the file, it says this:

                            this is code for forecasting
                            but i modified it and used it for safety checker of data

                            ... but modified from where? No sources were ever referenced.

                          • This file isn't an algorithm, much less a machine learning algorithm. Forecasting is a very general statistical task, and there's no single algorithm for it. In actuality, this file uses three different statistical methods (linear regression, SARIMAX, and SVR) to complete a forecasting task. Why not simply implement each of those algorithms in separate files?

                          • Related to the previous point, this file is clearly a how-to. The SARIMAX and SVR code relies entirely on pre-existing implementations in other packages.

                          My main question is what we should do about this file. Fixing the existing code would resolve the warnings brought up in #7305 and would address the first issue, but it doesn't really address any of the other issues. What do you all think we should do about this file?

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                              Do... something? about machine_learning/forecasting #8780

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                              In reference to #7305, it's clear to me that @nandiya isn't coming back to fix the warnings in machine_learning/forecasting/run.py. With that said, I want to discuss some more fundamental issues that I have with the file and get other opinions on what to do about them.

                              • At the risk of sounding harsh, I think some of the code was haphazardly written. The warnings mentioned in [PYTEST WARNING] Machine learning forecasting #7305 are mostly due to the code providing far too few input observations (like, literally only 4 observations). Adding more observations doesn't necessarily resolve the warnings either, as there are other bugs in the code (passing bad arguments into functions and incorrectly reading a CSV file) that prevent the code from fully running. To me, it almost seems like the file was never run or tested independently, as these bugs and warnings would've been caught by just running the code.

                              • I suspect that the code could've been plagiarized (or at the very least uncredited). At the top of the file, it says this:

                                this is code for forecasting
                                but i modified it and used it for safety checker of data

                                ... but modified from where? No sources were ever referenced.

                              • This file isn't an algorithm, much less a machine learning algorithm. Forecasting is a very general statistical task, and there's no single algorithm for it. In actuality, this file uses three different statistical methods (linear regression, SARIMAX, and SVR) to complete a forecasting task. Why not simply implement each of those algorithms in separate files?

                              • Related to the previous point, this file is clearly a how-to. The SARIMAX and SVR code relies entirely on pre-existing implementations in other packages.

                              My main question is what we should do about this file. Fixing the existing code would resolve the warnings brought up in #7305 and would address the first issue, but it doesn't really address any of the other issues. What do you all think we should do about this file?

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