dataruff 0.1.1

One-command dataset health diagnostics - the Ruff of datasets.

dataruff

The Ruff of datasets. One command to discover, explain, score, and fix data quality problems in Pandas DataFrames and CSV/Excel files.

from dataruff import audit

audit(df)

Data Quality Score: 81/100

Issues Found (5):
  !      42 duplicate rows
  ~      13 invalid email  (column: email)
  !       3 empty columns
  ~       7 outlier  (column: salary)
  .       2 inconsistent date format  (column: created_at)

Rows: 10,000 | Columns: 12

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Install

pip install dataruff

Optionally install rich for prettier terminal output:

pip install dataruff[rich]

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Quick start

import pandas as pd
from dataruff import audit, fix, score, validate, detect_pii

df = pd.read_csv("customers.csv")

# Full health report
audit(df)

# Get numeric score
s = score(df)
print(s.overall)   # 81
print(s.to_dict()) # {'overall': 81, 'completeness': 92, ...}

# Auto-fix common issues
clean_df = fix(df)

# Validate against a schema
result = validate(df, schema={
    "email": "email",
    "age":   "0-120",
    "id":    "unique",
})

# PII detection
report = detect_pii(df)
print(report.columns_with_pii)
# {'email': ['email'], 'phone': ['phone'], 'uid': ['aadhaar']}

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API reference

Function	Description	Returns
audit(df)	Print full health report	InvestigationReport
investigate(df)	Structured issue breakdown	InvestigationReport
score(df)	Data quality score	ScoreBreakdown
fix(df)	Auto-repair common issues	pd.DataFrame
validate(df, schema)	Check schema constraints	dict
compare(old, new)	Diff two datasets	ComparisonReport
detect_pii(df)	Find PII columns	PIIReport
mask_pii(df)	Redact PII values	pd.DataFrame
detect_drift(old, new)	Distribution drift analysis	DriftReport
find_anomalies(df)	Anomaly / outlier detection	dict

All functions accept a DataFrame, CSV path, or XLSX path as input.

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Scoring formula

Dimension	Weight	Measures
Completeness	25%	Non-null ratio across all cells
Validity	25%	Format correctness (emails, dates, types)
Consistency	20%	Uniform types and formats per column
Uniqueness	20%	Absence of duplicate rows
Schema compliance	10%	Adherence to user-provided schema

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fix() — what gets repaired

Issue	Fix applied
Duplicate rows	Removed
Leading/trailing whitespace	Stripped
Boolean strings (yes/no/true/false)	Converted to bool
Mixed date formats	Normalized to YYYY-MM-DD
Missing numeric values	Filled with column median
Missing string values	Filled with column mode

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validate() — schema rules

validate(df, schema={
    "email":   "email",          # valid email format
    "age":     "0-120",          # numeric range
    "user_id": "unique",         # no duplicates
    "price":   "positive",       # > 0
    "code":    "not_null",       # no missing values
    "ref":     "regex:[A-Z]{3}", # custom regex
})

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detect_pii() — supported PII types

Type	Example
email	[e-mail]
phone	9876543210
aadhaar	2345 6789 0123
pan	ABCDE1234F
ssn	123-45-6789
credit_card	4111 1111 1111 1111

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CLI

# Audit a CSV file
dataruff audit customers.csv

# Output as JSON
dataruff audit customers.csv --json

# Fix issues and write cleaned file
dataruff fix customers.csv
# -> customers_clean.csv

# Compare two datasets
dataruff compare old.csv new.csv

# Data quality score
dataruff score customers.csv

# PII detection
dataruff detect-pii customers.csv

# Mask PII
dataruff mask-pii customers.csv
# -> customers_masked.csv

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Architecture

dataruff/
├── analyzers/       # DuplicateAnalyzer, NullAnalyzer, TypeAnalyzer,
│                    # FormatAnalyzer, OutlierAnalyzer, PIIAnalyzer, DriftAnalyzer
├── scoring/         # Weighted scoring engine
├── fixing/          # Auto-remediation rules
└── reporting/       # Terminal (rich + plain fallback) and JSON output

No LLMs. No API calls. Everything deterministic and offline.

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Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• pandas, numpy, scipy, scikit-learn, openpyxl, python-dateutil

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License

MIT