Bayanat Labs Dataset Template and Release Kit
The repository template that new Bayanat Labs open datasets are generated from, starting with this version. A generated repository carries a bilingual card, a licence on every record, a provenance ledger, a claims ledger, release files and a pipeline skeleton. The release kit adds a card linter (bl-card-lint), a release-gate checker (bl-gates), a manifest builder (bl-manifest) and a card renderer (bl-card-render). The standard and its card checklist are explained on the dataset standard page.
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (code); CC BY 4.0 (standard and docs) |
|---|---|
| Version | v0.1.0 · Template, release standard and release kit v0.1.0. |
| Published | |
| Updated | |
| Who it is for | Teams that publish Arabic datasets on Hugging Face and want a bilingual card, per-record licences and release checks from the start. |
| Level | Intermediate |
Downloads and identifiers
| Where | What |
|---|---|
| GitHub | Template on GitHub |
| bayanatlabs.com | The standard and the card checklist |
Get started
Generate a repository and run the checks (the release kit installs from the template repository until it is published on PyPI)
pip install "copier==9.18.0"
copier copy --vcs-ref v0.1.0 gh:Bayanat-Labs/dataset-template my-arabic-dataset
cd my-arabic-dataset
pip install "bayanatlabs-release-kit @ git+https://github.com/Bayanat-Labs/dataset-template@v0.1.0#subdirectory=kit/bayanatlabs-release-kit"
make lint gatesWhat is released
| Part | Licence | In this release |
|---|---|---|
| Copier template, release kit, schemas and scripts | Apache-2.0 | Yes |
| Release standard, card checklist and documentation (docs/, standard/) | CC BY 4.0 | Yes |
Attribution: Template by Bayanat Labs (bayanatlabs.com/open/standard)
Intended uses
- Generate a new dataset repository with a bilingual card, ledgers and release files.
- Lint a dataset card and run the release gates before publishing.
- Reuse the card checklist for any Arabic dataset.
Out of scope
- A dataset: the template contains no data.
- A substitute for checking the rights of each source: the checks read the licence and provenance records you provide.
Rights at a glance
Training, display, redistribution and synthetic-voice use are separate permissions.
| Use | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Training | Allowed | Code under Apache-2.0; standard and docs under CC BY 4.0. |
| Display | Allowed | CC BY 4.0 for the standard and docs, with attribution. |
| Redistribution | Allowed | Code under Apache-2.0; standard and docs under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. |
| Synthetic voice | Not applicable | Code and documents only. |
Limitations
- Bayanat Labs releases made before v0.1.0 do not follow the template yet.
- The release kit installs from the template repository until it is published on PyPI.
Sources and licences
Written by Bayanat Labs. The card sections build on the Hugging Face dataset card guidance, Datasheets for Datasets and the section structure of the FineWeb card.
How to cite
Cite as:
Bayanat Labs (2026). Bayanat Labs dataset template and release standard, version 0.1.0. Bayanat Labs. https://github.com/Bayanat-Labs/dataset-template
No DOI. Cite the URL in the citation above and the date you read it.
@misc{bayanatlabs2026datasettemplate,
author = {{Bayanat Labs}},
title = {Bayanat Labs dataset template and release standard, version 0.1.0},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Bayanat-Labs/dataset-template}}
}
Changelog
| Date | Version | Change |
|---|---|---|
| v0.1.0 | First public version of the template, the release standard and the release kit. |
Corrections and removal requests
If something in this release should not be there, or is wrong, email hello@bayanatlabs.com. We handle removal requests within 30 days, and platform requests within 24 hours. How removal requests work
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