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README

Definition:

Human-readable file describing the project and dataset in detail. This is an OPTIONAL file, and only one README file should appear in dataset.

Properties:

Property Value Description
baseDir / Name of the directory under which the file object is expected to appear.
stem README Portion of the filename which excludes the extension.
arbitraryNesting False Indicator for whether a given file object is allowed to be nested within an arbitrary number of subdirectories.
extensions ['.md', '.txt'] Extension of current file including initial dot

If object not found:

Property Value
code MISSING_README_DOC
level warning
reason It is recommended to include a 'README.md' or 'README.txt' file in the base directory