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Dataset split: records from one source file are scattered · case 01

records from one source file are scattered.

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ROOT CAUSE

The split key uses the record ID, not its shared source file.

THE FAILURE

The split key uses the record ID, not its shared source file.

Unsuccessful approach: Grouping by parent directory still combines unrelated files.

Case contract

Rows [id,file]; train files come from the explicit side map; return IDs sorted.

Why this case matters

This toy split allocator makes membership rules explicit for reproducible evaluation fixtures.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(rows, sides):
    return sorted(i for i,f in rows if sides.get(i)=='train')
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('same file',solve([['a','dir/a.csv'],['b','dir/a.csv']],{'dir/a.csv':'train'}),['a','b'])
check('different files',solve([['a','a.csv'],['b','b.csv']],{'a.csv':'train','b.csv':'validation'}),['a'])
check('empty',solve([],{}),[])
check('unknown file',solve([['a','x.csv']],{}),[])
check('same directory distinct files',solve([['a','d/a'],['b','d/b']],{'d/a':'train'}),['a'])
check('reversed rows',solve([['b','x'],['a','x']],{'x':'train'}),['a','b'])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
same file[]['a', 'b']Failed
different files[]['a']Failed
empty[][]Passed
unknown file[][]Passed
same directory distinct files[]['a']Failed
reversed rows[]['a', 'b']Failed

SHA-256 / aef68df47a1f9abcfdcf185e186bf2a4870b63036b02ec6db4cbb8d8291eec32

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(rows, sides):
    return sorted(i for i,f in rows if sides.get(f.split('/')[0])=='train')
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('same file',solve([['a','dir/a.csv'],['b','dir/a.csv']],{'dir/a.csv':'train'}),['a','b'])
check('different files',solve([['a','a.csv'],['b','b.csv']],{'a.csv':'train','b.csv':'validation'}),['a'])
check('empty',solve([],{}),[])
check('unknown file',solve([['a','x.csv']],{}),[])
check('same directory distinct files',solve([['a','d/a'],['b','d/b']],{'d/a':'train'}),['a'])
check('reversed rows',solve([['b','x'],['a','x']],{'x':'train'}),['a','b'])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
same file[]['a', 'b']Failed
different files['a']['a']Passed
empty[][]Passed
unknown file[][]Passed
same directory distinct files[]['a']Failed
reversed rows['a', 'b']['a', 'b']Passed

SHA-256 / 70ab0f14086eb6e57f419ca59ded69c2b856def2a6a64861074c9b350d7afd11

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Verification & scope

Inputs are small in-memory records with self-contained contracts; no claim is made about production sampling quality. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-30T16:48:07.116950+00:00.

Case digest / 1e1dca1547209f18f83beb94b6c76fe5e7a2572a72b48d44b7cba43cd661969e