Matt Cowgill

https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/DetailsPage/6204.0.55.0011966%20to%201984

We can't write a generic function to load datacubes (they're all formatted differently) but the LFS datacubes/pivot tables all have a standard format

New users are often tripped up by the distinction between ABS time series spreadsheets and 'data cubes'. This is not helped by the fact that the ABS de-emphasises this distinction...

add a `cpi_deflate()` function

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Uncertain about the name. Similar to `grattan::cpi_inflator()` by @HughParsonage but (1) won't use projections for future dates; and (2) will use the non-seasonally adjusted headline CPI.

Allow retrieval of time series data using product title with read_abs()

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parameter `ptitle` in the Time Series Directory

It’s a bottleneck Split metadata and data into separate DFs. Use series ID as key. Tidy separately and join.

questions about .fst operation

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I don't really like this - if a user supplies a 'tables' argument, `read_abs()` should return only that table, even if it entails downloading it afresh: ``` In read_abs(cat_no =...

Refactor README and Vignette(s)

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We now have three broad groups of functions: - Functions (such as `read_abs()`) to load ABS time series data - Functions (such as `download_abs_data_cube()` to load ABS data cubes -...

Unable to use models that require approval on HuggingFace

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Some models (eg. [Google's Gemma family](https://huggingface.co/google/gemma-2b)) require authorisation before use. This authorisation is free, immediate, and automatic, but must be done for each user. A similar process is in place...