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Binsparse Gives Sparse Data a Shared Grammar

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An open, versioned binary format for exchanging sparse matrices and tensors across languages and tools.

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Binsparse separates its format specification from the implementations that consume it, linking version 0.1.0, a current draft, and an archive of releases. The parser table provides a compact view of ecosystem coverage: SciPy, PyData/sparse, and PyTorch share a Python reference parser, while TACO and Finch.jl use separate C/C++ and Julia implementations. The page labels the first group compliant and the latter two functional.

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