Saving and Loading Preprocessed Data#

What you will learn in this tutorial:#

  • how to save your preprocessed data

  • how to load your preprocessed data

Preparations#

We import pymovements as the alias pm for convenience.

[1]:
import pymovements as pm
/home/docs/checkouts/readthedocs.org/user_builds/pymovements/envs/v0.12.0/lib/python3.9/site-packages/tqdm/auto.py:21: TqdmWarning: IProgress not found. Please update jupyter and ipywidgets. See https://ipywidgets.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user_install.html
  from .autonotebook import tqdm as notebook_tqdm

Let’s start by downloading our ToyDataset and loading in its data:

[2]:
dataset = pm.Dataset('ToyDataset', path='data/ToyDataset')
dataset.download()
dataset.load()
Using already downloaded and verified file: data/ToyDataset/downloads/pymovements-toy-dataset.zip
Extracting pymovements-toy-dataset.zip to data/ToyDataset/raw
100%|██████████| 20/20 [00:00<00:00, 180.34it/s]
[2]:
<pymovements.dataset.dataset.Dataset at 0x7fbbc6b1ba30>

Now let’s load in the data and do some preprocessing:

[3]:
dataset.pix2deg()
dataset.pos2vel()

dataset.gaze[0].frame.head()
100%|██████████| 20/20 [00:00<00:00, 791.36it/s]
100%|██████████| 20/20 [00:00<00:00, 653.53it/s]
[3]:
shape: (5, 9)
text_idpage_idtimex_right_pixy_right_pixy_right_posx_right_posy_right_velx_right_vel
i64i64f64f64f64f64f64f64f64
011.988145e6206.8152.4-12.005591-7.528075-3.5896971.221164
011.988146e6206.9152.1-12.01277-7.525633-7.1792032.442343
011.988147e6207.0151.8-12.019949-7.52319-5.1848271.628238
011.988148e6207.1151.7-12.022342-7.520748-4.3869680.407059
011.988149e6207.0151.5-12.027128-7.52319-3.1904450.407069

We have now added some additional columns for degrees in visual angle and velocity.

Saving#

Saving your preprocessed data is as simple as:

[4]:
dataset.save_preprocessed()
100%|██████████| 20/20 [00:00<00:00, 615.87it/s]
[4]:
<pymovements.dataset.dataset.Dataset at 0x7fbbc6b1ba30>

All of the preprocessed data is saved into this directory:

[5]:
dataset.paths.preprocessed
[5]:
PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed')

Let’s confirm it by printing all the new files in this directory:

[6]:
print(list(dataset.paths.preprocessed.glob('*/*/*')))
[PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_0_1.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_1_3.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_2_2.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_3_3.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_0_3.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_2_5.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_0_4.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_2_4.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_3_2.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_2_1.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_1_2.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_3_4.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_3_5.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_1_1.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_2_3.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_1_5.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_0_5.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_0_2.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_3_1.feather'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_1_4.feather')]

All of the files have been saved into the Dataset.paths.preprocessed as feather files.

If we want to save the data into an alternative directory and also use a different file format like csv we can use the following:

[7]:
dataset.save_preprocessed(preprocessed_dirname='preprocessed_csv', extension='csv')
100%|██████████| 20/20 [00:00<00:00, 59.48it/s]
[7]:
<pymovements.dataset.dataset.Dataset at 0x7fbbc6b1ba30>

Let’s confirm again by printing all the new files in this alternative directory:

[8]:
alternative_dirpath = dataset.path / 'preprocessed_csv'
print(list(alternative_dirpath.glob('*/*/*')))
[PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_3_2.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_0_4.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_0_5.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_0_1.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_1_2.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_3_5.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_2_2.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_2_5.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_1_4.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_1_5.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_0_2.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_3_3.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_1_3.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_0_3.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_2_3.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_2_1.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_3_4.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_1_1.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_2_4.csv'), PosixPath('data/ToyDataset/preprocessed_csv/aeye-lab-pymovements-toy-dataset-6cb5d66/data/trial_3_1.csv')]

Loading#

Now let’s imagine that this preprocessing and saving was done in another file and we only want to load the preprocessed data.

We simulate this by initializing a new dataset object. We don’t need to download any additional data.

[9]:
events_dataset = pm.Dataset('ToyDataset', path='data/ToyDataset')

The preprocessed data can now simply be loaded by setting preprocessed to True:

[10]:
events_dataset.load(preprocessed=True)

events_dataset.gaze[0].frame.head()
100%|██████████| 20/20 [00:00<00:00, 1310.84it/s]
[10]:
shape: (5, 9)
text_idpage_idtimex_right_pixy_right_pixy_right_posx_right_posy_right_velx_right_vel
i64i64f64f64f64f64f64f64f64
011.988145e6206.8152.4-12.005591-7.528075-3.5896971.221164
011.988146e6206.9152.1-12.01277-7.525633-7.1792032.442343
011.988147e6207.0151.8-12.019949-7.52319-5.1848271.628238
011.988148e6207.1151.7-12.022342-7.520748-4.3869680.407059
011.988149e6207.0151.5-12.027128-7.52319-3.1904450.407069

By default, the preprocessed directory and the feather extension will be chosen.

In case of alternative directory names or other file formats you can use the following:

[11]:
events_dataset.load(
    preprocessed=True,
    preprocessed_dirname='preprocessed_csv',
    extension='csv',
)
events_dataset.gaze[0].frame.head()
100%|██████████| 20/20 [00:00<00:00, 75.47it/s]
[11]:
shape: (5, 9)
text_idpage_idtimex_right_pixy_right_pixy_right_posx_right_posy_right_velx_right_vel
i64i64f64f64f64f64f64f64f64
011.988145e6206.8152.4-12.005591-7.528075-3.5896971.221164
011.988146e6206.9152.1-12.01277-7.525633-7.1792032.442343
011.988147e6207.0151.8-12.019949-7.52319-5.1848271.628238
011.988148e6207.1151.7-12.022342-7.520748-4.3869680.407059
011.988149e6207.0151.5-12.027128-7.52319-3.1904450.407069

What you have learned in this tutorial:#

  • saving your preprocesed data using Dataset.save_preprocessed()

  • load your preprocesed data using Dataset.load(preprocessed=True)

  • using custom directory names by specifying preprocessed_dirname

  • using other file formats than the default feather format by specifying extension