edsl 0.1.39.dev1__py3-none-any.whl → 0.1.39.dev3__py3-none-any.whl

edsl/results/Dataset.py

@@ -1,424 +1,424 @@
-"""A module to represent a dataset of observations."""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-import random
-import json
-from collections import UserList
-from typing import Any, Union, Optional
-import sys
-import numpy as np
-
-from edsl.results.ResultsExportMixin import ResultsExportMixin
-from edsl.results.DatasetTree import Tree
-from edsl.results.TableDisplay import TableDisplay
-
-
-class Dataset(UserList, ResultsExportMixin):
-    """A class to represent a dataset of observations."""
-
-    def __init__(
-        self, data: list[dict[str, Any]] = None, print_parameters: Optional[dict] = None
-    ):
-        """Initialize the dataset with the given data."""
-        super().__init__(data)
-        self.print_parameters = print_parameters
-
-    def __len__(self) -> int:
-        """Return the number of observations in the dataset.
-
-        Need to override the __len__ method to return the number of observations in the dataset because
-        otherwise, the UserList class would return the number of dictionaries in the dataset.
-
-        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}])
-        >>> len(d)
-        4
-        """
-        _, values = list(self.data[0].items())[0]
-        return len(values)
-
-    def keys(self) -> list[str]:
-        """Return the keys of the first observation in the dataset.
-
-        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}])
-        >>> d.keys()
-        ['a.b']
-        """
-        return [list(o.keys())[0] for o in self]
-
-    def filter(self, expression):
-        return self.to_scenario_list().filter(expression).to_dataset()
-
-    def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        """Return a string representation of the dataset."""
-        return f"Dataset({self.data})"
-
-    def write(self, filename: str, tablefmt: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
-        return self.table(tablefmt=tablefmt).write(filename)
-
-    def _repr_html_(self):
-        # headers, data = self._tabular()
-        return self.table(print_parameters=self.print_parameters)._repr_html_()
-        # return TableDisplay(headers=headers, data=data, raw_data_set=self)
-
-    def _tabular(self) -> tuple[list[str], list[list[Any]]]:
-        # Extract headers
-        headers = []
-        for entry in self.data:
-            headers.extend(entry.keys())
-        headers = list(dict.fromkeys(headers))  # Ensure unique headers
-
-        # Extract data
-        max_len = max(len(values) for entry in self.data for values in entry.values())
-        rows = []
-        for i in range(max_len):
-            row = []
-            for header in headers:
-                for entry in self.data:
-                    if header in entry:
-                        values = entry[header]
-                        row.append(values[i] if i < len(values) else None)
-                        break
-                else:
-                    row.append(None)  # Default to None if header is missing
-            rows.append(row)
-
-        return headers, rows
-
-    def _key_to_value(self, key: str) -> Any:
-        """Retrieve the value associated with the given key from the dataset.
-
-        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}])
-        >>> d._key_to_value('a.b')
-        [1, 2, 3, 4]
-
-        >>> d._key_to_value('a')
-        Traceback (most recent call last):
-        ...
-        KeyError: "Key 'a' not found in any of the dictionaries."
-
-        """
-        potential_matches = []
-        for data_dict in self.data:
-            data_key, data_values = list(data_dict.items())[0]
-            if key == data_key:
-                return data_values
-            if key == data_key.split(".")[-1]:
-                potential_matches.append((data_key, data_values))
-
-        if len(potential_matches) == 1:
-            return potential_matches[0][1]
-        elif len(potential_matches) > 1:
-            raise KeyError(
-                f"Key '{key}' found in more than one location: {[m[0] for m in potential_matches]}"
-            )
-
-        raise KeyError(f"Key '{key}' not found in any of the dictionaries.")
-
-    def first(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        """Get the first value of the first key in the first dictionary.
-
-        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}])
-        >>> d.first()
-        1
-        """
-
-        def get_values(d):
-            """Get the values of the first key in the dictionary."""
-            return list(d.values())[0]
-
-        return get_values(self.data[0])[0]
-
-    def print(self, pretty_labels=None, **kwargs):
-        if "format" in kwargs:
-            if kwargs["format"] not in ["html", "markdown", "rich", "latex"]:
-                raise ValueError(f"Format '{kwargs['format']}' not supported.")
-        if pretty_labels is None:
-            pretty_labels = {}
-        else:
-            return self.rename(pretty_labels).print(**kwargs)
-        return self.table()
-
-    def rename(self, rename_dic) -> Dataset:
-        new_data = []
-        for observation in self.data:
-            key, values = list(observation.items())[0]
-            new_key = rename_dic.get(key, key)
-            new_data.append({new_key: values})
-        return Dataset(new_data)
-
-    def select(self, *keys) -> Dataset:
-        """Return a new dataset with only the selected keys.
-
-        :param keys: The keys to select.
-
-        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}, {'c.d':[5,6,7,8]}])
-        >>> d.select('a.b')
-        Dataset([{'a.b': [1, 2, 3, 4]}])
-
-        >>> d.select('a.b', 'c.d')
-        Dataset([{'a.b': [1, 2, 3, 4]}, {'c.d': [5, 6, 7, 8]}])
-        """
-        if isinstance(keys, str):
-            keys = [keys]
-
-        new_data = []
-        for observation in self.data:
-            observation_key = list(observation.keys())[0]
-            if observation_key in keys:
-                new_data.append(observation)
-        return Dataset(new_data)
-
-    def to_json(self):
-        """Return a JSON representation of the dataset.
-
-        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}])
-        >>> d.to_json()
-        [{'a.b': [1, 2, 3, 4]}]
-        """
-        return json.loads(
-            json.dumps(self.data)
-        )  # janky but I want to make sure it's serializable & deserializable
-
-    def shuffle(self, seed=None) -> Dataset:
-        """Return a new dataset with the observations shuffled.
-
-        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}])
-        >>> d.shuffle(seed=0)
-        Dataset([{'a.b': [3, 1, 2, 4]}])
-        """
-        if seed is not None:
-            random.seed(seed)
-
-        indices = None
-
-        for entry in self:
-            key, values = list(entry.items())[0]
-            if indices is None:
-                indices = list(range(len(values)))
-                random.shuffle(indices)
-            entry[key] = [values[i] for i in indices]
-
-        return self
-
-    def expand(self, field):
-        return self.to_scenario_list().expand(field).to_dataset()
-
-    def sample(
-        self,
-        n: int = None,
-        frac: float = None,
-        with_replacement: bool = True,
-        seed: Union[str, int, float] = None,
-    ) -> Dataset:
-        """Return a new dataset with a sample of the observations.
-
-        :param n: The number of samples to take.
-        :param frac: The fraction of samples to take.
-        :param with_replacement: Whether to sample with replacement.
-        :param seed: The seed for the random number generator.
-
-        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}])
-        >>> d.sample(n=2, seed=0, with_replacement=True)
-        Dataset([{'a.b': [4, 4]}])
-
-        >>> d.sample(n = 10, seed=0, with_replacement=False)
-        Traceback (most recent call last):
-        ...
-        ValueError: Sample size cannot be greater than the number of available elements when sampling without replacement.
-        """
-        if seed is not None:
-            random.seed(seed)
-
-        # Validate the input for sampling parameters
-        if n is None and frac is None:
-            raise ValueError("Either 'n' or 'frac' must be provided for sampling.")
-
-        if n is not None and frac is not None:
-            raise ValueError("Only one of 'n' or 'frac' should be specified.")
-
-        # Get the length of the lists from the first entry
-        first_key, first_values = list(self[0].items())[0]
-        total_length = len(first_values)
-
-        # Determine the number of samples based on 'n' or 'frac'
-        if n is None:
-            n = int(total_length * frac)
-
-        if not with_replacement and n > total_length:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "Sample size cannot be greater than the number of available elements when sampling without replacement."
-            )
-
-        # Sample indices based on the method chosen
-        if with_replacement:
-            indices = [random.randint(0, total_length - 1) for _ in range(n)]
-        else:
-            indices = random.sample(range(total_length), k=n)
-
-        # Apply the same indices to all entries
-        for entry in self:
-            key, values = list(entry.items())[0]
-            entry[key] = [values[i] for i in indices]
-
-        return self
-
-    def order_by(self, sort_key: str, reverse: bool = False) -> Dataset:
-        """Return a new dataset with the observations sorted by the given key.
-
-        :param sort_key: The key to sort the observations by.
-        :param reverse: Whether to sort in reverse order.
-
-        >>> d = Dataset([{'a':[1,2,3,4]}, {'b':[4,3,2,1]}])
-        >>> d.order_by('a')
-        Dataset([{'a': [1, 2, 3, 4]}, {'b': [4, 3, 2, 1]}])
-
-        >>> d.order_by('a', reverse=True)
-        Dataset([{'a': [4, 3, 2, 1]}, {'b': [1, 2, 3, 4]}])
-
-        >>> d = Dataset([{'X.a':[1,2,3,4]}, {'X.b':[4,3,2,1]}])
-        >>> d.order_by('a')
-        Dataset([{'X.a': [1, 2, 3, 4]}, {'X.b': [4, 3, 2, 1]}])
-
-
-        """
-
-        def sort_indices(lst: list[Any]) -> list[int]:
-            """
-            Return the indices that would sort the list.
-
-            :param lst: The list to be sorted.
-            :return: A list of indices that would sort the list.
-            """
-            indices = np.argsort(lst).tolist()
-            if reverse:
-                indices.reverse()
-            return indices
-
-        number_found = 0
-        for obs in self.data:
-            key, values = list(obs.items())[0]
-            # an obseration is {'a':[1,2,3,4]}
-            # key = list(obs.keys())[0]
-            if (
-                sort_key == key or sort_key == key.split(".")[-1]
-            ):  # e.g., "age" in "scenario.age"
-                relevant_values = values
-                number_found += 1
-
-        if number_found == 0:
-            raise ValueError(f"Key '{sort_key}' not found in any of the dictionaries.")
-        elif number_found > 1:
-            raise ValueError(f"Key '{sort_key}' found in more than one dictionary.")
-
-        # relevant_values = self._key_to_value(sort_key)
-        sort_indices_list = sort_indices(relevant_values)
-        new_data = []
-        for observation in self.data:
-            # print(observation)
-            key, values = list(observation.items())[0]
-            new_values = [values[i] for i in sort_indices_list]
-            new_data.append({key: new_values})
-
-        return Dataset(new_data)
-
-    def tree(self, node_order: Optional[list[str]] = None) -> Tree:
-        """Return a tree representation of the dataset.
-
-        >>> d = Dataset([{'a':[1,2,3,4]}, {'b':[4,3,2,1]}])
-        >>> d.tree()
-        Tree(Dataset({'a': [1, 2, 3, 4], 'b': [4, 3, 2, 1]}))
-        """
-        return Tree(self, node_order=node_order)
-
-    def table(
-        self,
-        *fields,
-        tablefmt: Optional[str] = None,
-        max_rows: Optional[int] = None,
-        pretty_labels=None,
-        print_parameters: Optional[dict] = None,
-    ):
-        if pretty_labels is not None:
-            new_fields = []
-            for field in fields:
-                new_fields.append(pretty_labels.get(field, field))
-            return self.rename(pretty_labels).table(
-                *new_fields, tablefmt=tablefmt, max_rows=max_rows
-            )
-
-        self.print_parameters = print_parameters
-
-        headers, data = self._tabular()
-
-        if tablefmt is not None:
-            from tabulate import tabulate_formats
-
-            if tablefmt not in tabulate_formats:
-                print(
-                    f"Error: The following table format is not supported: {tablefmt}",
-                    file=sys.stderr,
-                )
-                print(f"\nAvailable formats are: {tabulate_formats}", file=sys.stderr)
-                return None
-
-        if max_rows:
-            if len(data) < max_rows:
-                max_rows = None
-
-        if fields:
-            full_data = data
-            data = []
-            indices = []
-            for field in fields:
-                if field not in headers:
-                    print(
-                        f"Error: The following field was not found: {field}",
-                        file=sys.stderr,
-                    )
-                    print(f"\nAvailable fields are: {headers}", file=sys.stderr)
-
-                    # Optional: Suggest similar fields using difflib
-                    import difflib
-
-                    matches = difflib.get_close_matches(field, headers)
-                    if matches:
-                        print(f"\nDid you mean: {matches[0]} ?", file=sys.stderr)
-                    return None
-                indices.append(headers.index(field))
-            headers = fields
-            for row in full_data:
-                data.append([row[i] for i in indices])
-
-        if max_rows is not None:
-            if max_rows > len(data):
-                raise ValueError(
-                    "max_rows cannot be greater than the number of rows in the dataset."
-                )
-            last_line = data[-1]
-            spaces = len(data[max_rows])
-            filler_line = ["." for i in range(spaces)]
-            data = data[:max_rows]
-            data.append(filler_line)
-            data.append(last_line)
-
-        return TableDisplay(
-            data=data, headers=headers, tablefmt=tablefmt, raw_data_set=self
-        )
-
-    def summary(self):
-        return Dataset([{"num_observations": [len(self)], "keys": [self.keys()]}])
-
-    @classmethod
-    def example(self):
-        """Return an example dataset.
-
-        >>> Dataset.example()
-        Dataset([{'a': [1, 2, 3, 4]}, {'b': [4, 3, 2, 1]}])
-        """
-        return Dataset([{"a": [1, 2, 3, 4]}, {"b": [4, 3, 2, 1]}])
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    import doctest
-
-    doctest.testmod(optionflags=doctest.ELLIPSIS)
+"""A module to represent a dataset of observations."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+import random
+import json
+from collections import UserList
+from typing import Any, Union, Optional
+import sys
+import numpy as np
+
+from edsl.results.ResultsExportMixin import ResultsExportMixin
+from edsl.results.DatasetTree import Tree
+from edsl.results.TableDisplay import TableDisplay
+
+
+class Dataset(UserList, ResultsExportMixin):
+    """A class to represent a dataset of observations."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, data: list[dict[str, Any]] = None, print_parameters: Optional[dict] = None
+    ):
+        """Initialize the dataset with the given data."""
+        super().__init__(data)
+        self.print_parameters = print_parameters
+
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
+        """Return the number of observations in the dataset.
+
+        Need to override the __len__ method to return the number of observations in the dataset because
+        otherwise, the UserList class would return the number of dictionaries in the dataset.
+
+        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}])
+        >>> len(d)
+        4
+        """
+        _, values = list(self.data[0].items())[0]
+        return len(values)
+
+    def keys(self) -> list[str]:
+        """Return the keys of the first observation in the dataset.
+
+        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}])
+        >>> d.keys()
+        ['a.b']
+        """
+        return [list(o.keys())[0] for o in self]
+
+    def filter(self, expression):
+        return self.to_scenario_list().filter(expression).to_dataset()
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        """Return a string representation of the dataset."""
+        return f"Dataset({self.data})"
+
+    def write(self, filename: str, tablefmt: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
+        return self.table(tablefmt=tablefmt).write(filename)
+
+    def _repr_html_(self):
+        # headers, data = self._tabular()
+        return self.table(print_parameters=self.print_parameters)._repr_html_()
+        # return TableDisplay(headers=headers, data=data, raw_data_set=self)
+
+    def _tabular(self) -> tuple[list[str], list[list[Any]]]:
+        # Extract headers
+        headers = []
+        for entry in self.data:
+            headers.extend(entry.keys())
+        headers = list(dict.fromkeys(headers))  # Ensure unique headers
+
+        # Extract data
+        max_len = max(len(values) for entry in self.data for values in entry.values())
+        rows = []
+        for i in range(max_len):
+            row = []
+            for header in headers:
+                for entry in self.data:
+                    if header in entry:
+                        values = entry[header]
+                        row.append(values[i] if i < len(values) else None)
+                        break
+                else:
+                    row.append(None)  # Default to None if header is missing
+            rows.append(row)
+
+        return headers, rows
+
+    def _key_to_value(self, key: str) -> Any:
+        """Retrieve the value associated with the given key from the dataset.
+
+        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}])
+        >>> d._key_to_value('a.b')
+        [1, 2, 3, 4]
+
+        >>> d._key_to_value('a')
+        Traceback (most recent call last):
+        ...
+        KeyError: "Key 'a' not found in any of the dictionaries."
+
+        """
+        potential_matches = []
+        for data_dict in self.data:
+            data_key, data_values = list(data_dict.items())[0]
+            if key == data_key:
+                return data_values
+            if key == data_key.split(".")[-1]:
+                potential_matches.append((data_key, data_values))
+
+        if len(potential_matches) == 1:
+            return potential_matches[0][1]
+        elif len(potential_matches) > 1:
+            raise KeyError(
+                f"Key '{key}' found in more than one location: {[m[0] for m in potential_matches]}"
+            )
+
+        raise KeyError(f"Key '{key}' not found in any of the dictionaries.")
+
+    def first(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Get the first value of the first key in the first dictionary.
+
+        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}])
+        >>> d.first()
+        1
+        """
+
+        def get_values(d):
+            """Get the values of the first key in the dictionary."""
+            return list(d.values())[0]
+
+        return get_values(self.data[0])[0]
+
+    def print(self, pretty_labels=None, **kwargs):
+        if "format" in kwargs:
+            if kwargs["format"] not in ["html", "markdown", "rich", "latex"]:
+                raise ValueError(f"Format '{kwargs['format']}' not supported.")
+        if pretty_labels is None:
+            pretty_labels = {}
+        else:
+            return self.rename(pretty_labels).print(**kwargs)
+        return self.table()
+
+    def rename(self, rename_dic) -> Dataset:
+        new_data = []
+        for observation in self.data:
+            key, values = list(observation.items())[0]
+            new_key = rename_dic.get(key, key)
+            new_data.append({new_key: values})
+        return Dataset(new_data)
+
+    def select(self, *keys) -> Dataset:
+        """Return a new dataset with only the selected keys.
+
+        :param keys: The keys to select.
+
+        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}, {'c.d':[5,6,7,8]}])
+        >>> d.select('a.b')
+        Dataset([{'a.b': [1, 2, 3, 4]}])
+
+        >>> d.select('a.b', 'c.d')
+        Dataset([{'a.b': [1, 2, 3, 4]}, {'c.d': [5, 6, 7, 8]}])
+        """
+        if isinstance(keys, str):
+            keys = [keys]
+
+        new_data = []
+        for observation in self.data:
+            observation_key = list(observation.keys())[0]
+            if observation_key in keys:
+                new_data.append(observation)
+        return Dataset(new_data)
+
+    def to_json(self):
+        """Return a JSON representation of the dataset.
+
+        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}])
+        >>> d.to_json()
+        [{'a.b': [1, 2, 3, 4]}]
+        """
+        return json.loads(
+            json.dumps(self.data)
+        )  # janky but I want to make sure it's serializable & deserializable
+
+    def shuffle(self, seed=None) -> Dataset:
+        """Return a new dataset with the observations shuffled.
+
+        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}])
+        >>> d.shuffle(seed=0)
+        Dataset([{'a.b': [3, 1, 2, 4]}])
+        """
+        if seed is not None:
+            random.seed(seed)
+
+        indices = None
+
+        for entry in self:
+            key, values = list(entry.items())[0]
+            if indices is None:
+                indices = list(range(len(values)))
+                random.shuffle(indices)
+            entry[key] = [values[i] for i in indices]
+
+        return self
+
+    def expand(self, field):
+        return self.to_scenario_list().expand(field).to_dataset()
+
+    def sample(
+        self,
+        n: int = None,
+        frac: float = None,
+        with_replacement: bool = True,
+        seed: Union[str, int, float] = None,
+    ) -> Dataset:
+        """Return a new dataset with a sample of the observations.
+
+        :param n: The number of samples to take.
+        :param frac: The fraction of samples to take.
+        :param with_replacement: Whether to sample with replacement.
+        :param seed: The seed for the random number generator.
+
+        >>> d = Dataset([{'a.b':[1,2,3,4]}])
+        >>> d.sample(n=2, seed=0, with_replacement=True)
+        Dataset([{'a.b': [4, 4]}])
+
+        >>> d.sample(n = 10, seed=0, with_replacement=False)
+        Traceback (most recent call last):
+        ...
+        ValueError: Sample size cannot be greater than the number of available elements when sampling without replacement.
+        """
+        if seed is not None:
+            random.seed(seed)
+
+        # Validate the input for sampling parameters
+        if n is None and frac is None:
+            raise ValueError("Either 'n' or 'frac' must be provided for sampling.")
+
+        if n is not None and frac is not None:
+            raise ValueError("Only one of 'n' or 'frac' should be specified.")
+
+        # Get the length of the lists from the first entry
+        first_key, first_values = list(self[0].items())[0]
+        total_length = len(first_values)
+
+        # Determine the number of samples based on 'n' or 'frac'
+        if n is None:
+            n = int(total_length * frac)
+
+        if not with_replacement and n > total_length:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Sample size cannot be greater than the number of available elements when sampling without replacement."
+            )
+
+        # Sample indices based on the method chosen
+        if with_replacement:
+            indices = [random.randint(0, total_length - 1) for _ in range(n)]
+        else:
+            indices = random.sample(range(total_length), k=n)
+
+        # Apply the same indices to all entries
+        for entry in self:
+            key, values = list(entry.items())[0]
+            entry[key] = [values[i] for i in indices]
+
+        return self
+
+    def order_by(self, sort_key: str, reverse: bool = False) -> Dataset:
+        """Return a new dataset with the observations sorted by the given key.
+
+        :param sort_key: The key to sort the observations by.
+        :param reverse: Whether to sort in reverse order.
+
+        >>> d = Dataset([{'a':[1,2,3,4]}, {'b':[4,3,2,1]}])
+        >>> d.order_by('a')
+        Dataset([{'a': [1, 2, 3, 4]}, {'b': [4, 3, 2, 1]}])
+
+        >>> d.order_by('a', reverse=True)
+        Dataset([{'a': [4, 3, 2, 1]}, {'b': [1, 2, 3, 4]}])
+
+        >>> d = Dataset([{'X.a':[1,2,3,4]}, {'X.b':[4,3,2,1]}])
+        >>> d.order_by('a')
+        Dataset([{'X.a': [1, 2, 3, 4]}, {'X.b': [4, 3, 2, 1]}])
+
+
+        """
+
+        def sort_indices(lst: list[Any]) -> list[int]:
+            """
+            Return the indices that would sort the list.
+
+            :param lst: The list to be sorted.
+            :return: A list of indices that would sort the list.
+            """
+            indices = np.argsort(lst).tolist()
+            if reverse:
+                indices.reverse()
+            return indices
+
+        number_found = 0
+        for obs in self.data:
+            key, values = list(obs.items())[0]
+            # an obseration is {'a':[1,2,3,4]}
+            # key = list(obs.keys())[0]
+            if (
+                sort_key == key or sort_key == key.split(".")[-1]
+            ):  # e.g., "age" in "scenario.age"
+                relevant_values = values
+                number_found += 1
+
+        if number_found == 0:
+            raise ValueError(f"Key '{sort_key}' not found in any of the dictionaries.")
+        elif number_found > 1:
+            raise ValueError(f"Key '{sort_key}' found in more than one dictionary.")
+
+        # relevant_values = self._key_to_value(sort_key)
+        sort_indices_list = sort_indices(relevant_values)
+        new_data = []
+        for observation in self.data:
+            # print(observation)
+            key, values = list(observation.items())[0]
+            new_values = [values[i] for i in sort_indices_list]
+            new_data.append({key: new_values})
+
+        return Dataset(new_data)
+
+    def tree(self, node_order: Optional[list[str]] = None) -> Tree:
+        """Return a tree representation of the dataset.
+
+        >>> d = Dataset([{'a':[1,2,3,4]}, {'b':[4,3,2,1]}])
+        >>> d.tree()
+        Tree(Dataset({'a': [1, 2, 3, 4], 'b': [4, 3, 2, 1]}))
+        """
+        return Tree(self, node_order=node_order)
+
+    def table(
+        self,
+        *fields,
+        tablefmt: Optional[str] = None,
+        max_rows: Optional[int] = None,
+        pretty_labels=None,
+        print_parameters: Optional[dict] = None,
+    ):
+        if pretty_labels is not None:
+            new_fields = []
+            for field in fields:
+                new_fields.append(pretty_labels.get(field, field))
+            return self.rename(pretty_labels).table(
+                *new_fields, tablefmt=tablefmt, max_rows=max_rows
+            )
+
+        self.print_parameters = print_parameters
+
+        headers, data = self._tabular()
+
+        if tablefmt is not None:
+            from tabulate import tabulate_formats
+
+            if tablefmt not in tabulate_formats:
+                print(
+                    f"Error: The following table format is not supported: {tablefmt}",
+                    file=sys.stderr,
+                )
+                print(f"\nAvailable formats are: {tabulate_formats}", file=sys.stderr)
+                return None
+
+        if max_rows:
+            if len(data) < max_rows:
+                max_rows = None
+
+        if fields:
+            full_data = data
+            data = []
+            indices = []
+            for field in fields:
+                if field not in headers:
+                    print(
+                        f"Error: The following field was not found: {field}",
+                        file=sys.stderr,
+                    )
+                    print(f"\nAvailable fields are: {headers}", file=sys.stderr)
+
+                    # Optional: Suggest similar fields using difflib
+                    import difflib
+
+                    matches = difflib.get_close_matches(field, headers)
+                    if matches:
+                        print(f"\nDid you mean: {matches[0]} ?", file=sys.stderr)
+                    return None
+                indices.append(headers.index(field))
+            headers = fields
+            for row in full_data:
+                data.append([row[i] for i in indices])
+
+        if max_rows is not None:
+            if max_rows > len(data):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "max_rows cannot be greater than the number of rows in the dataset."
+                )
+            last_line = data[-1]
+            spaces = len(data[max_rows])
+            filler_line = ["." for i in range(spaces)]
+            data = data[:max_rows]
+            data.append(filler_line)
+            data.append(last_line)
+
+        return TableDisplay(
+            data=data, headers=headers, tablefmt=tablefmt, raw_data_set=self
+        )
+
+    def summary(self):
+        return Dataset([{"num_observations": [len(self)], "keys": [self.keys()]}])
+
+    @classmethod
+    def example(self):
+        """Return an example dataset.
+
+        >>> Dataset.example()
+        Dataset([{'a': [1, 2, 3, 4]}, {'b': [4, 3, 2, 1]}])
+        """
+        return Dataset([{"a": [1, 2, 3, 4]}, {"b": [4, 3, 2, 1]}])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import doctest
+
+    doctest.testmod(optionflags=doctest.ELLIPSIS)