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name: notebook-import-conventions description: "Correct import patterns and file paths for maxfuse Jupyter notebooks" author: smith6jt date: 2024-12-28

Notebook Import Conventions - Research Notes

Experiment Overview

Context

After reorganizing the maxfuse package, notebooks still had outdated imports referencing the old mario-py/ directory structure. Additionally, file paths were inconsistent - some using relative paths from the notebooks directory, others assuming files were in the current working directory.

Verified Import Patterns

Correct Imports for MaxFuse Package

Copy# Main classes (most common usage)
from maxfuse import Fusor, Mario

# Submodule access
from maxfuse.core import model as mf_model
from maxfuse.core import spatial_utils
from maxfuse.mario.match import pipelined_mario

# Namespace import
import maxfuse as mf

Package Structure Reference

Copysrc/maxfuse/
├── __init__.py          # Exports: Fusor, Mario, core, mario
├── core/
│   ├── model.py         # Fusor class
│   ├── spatial_utils.py # Spatial utilities
│   ├── match_utils.py   # Matching algorithms
│   ├── graph.py         # Graph construction
│   └── utils.py         # Numerical utilities
└── mario/
    ├── match.py         # Mario class, pipelined_mario function
    ├── match_utils.py   # MARIO matching utilities
    ├── cluster.py       # Clustering algorithms
    └── embed.py         # Embedding utilities

Verified File Path Conventions

Repository Structure

Copyrepo/
├── data/                 # Data files (gitignored)
│   ├── 1904CC2B_cells.tsv
│   ├── protein_gene_conversion.csv
│   └── raw_feature_bc_matrix/
├── results/              # Output files (gitignored)
├── notebooks/            # Jupyter notebooks
└── src/maxfuse/          # Package source

Correct Paths (from repo root working directory)

VS Code/Jupyter typically sets the working directory to the repo root, not the notebooks folder.

Failed Attempts (Critical)

Quick Reference: Before/After

Import Fixes

Copy# WRONG (old mario-py approach)
sys.path.insert(0, '../mario-py/src')
from mario.match import Mario, pipelined_mario

# CORRECT (maxfuse package)
from maxfuse import Mario
from maxfuse.mario.match import pipelined_mario

Copy# WRONG (direct submodule import)
from maxfuse import model
from maxfuse import spatial_utils

# CORRECT (through core subpackage)
from maxfuse.core import model
from maxfuse.core import spatial_utils

Path Fixes

Copy# WRONG (assumes notebooks/ working directory or wrong location)
codex_df = pd.read_csv('../1904CC2B_cells.tsv', sep='\t')
codex_df = pd.read_csv('../data/1904CC2B_cells.tsv', sep='\t')
rna_mtx = mmread("raw_feature_bc_matrix/matrix.mtx.gz")

# CORRECT (working directory is repo root)
codex_df = pd.read_csv('data/1904CC2B_cells.tsv', sep='\t')
rna_mtx = mmread("data/raw_feature_bc_matrix/matrix.mtx.gz")

Key Insights

• The __init__.py in maxfuse exports Fusor and Mario at the top level for convenience
• Submodules like spatial_utils must be accessed through maxfuse.core
• All data files should go in the data/ directory at repo root
• VS Code/Jupyter sets working directory to repo root, not the notebooks folder
• Use data/filename.tsv paths (no ../ prefix) since working directory is repo root
• The mario-py/ directory was removed; all MARIO functionality is now in maxfuse.mario

Notebooks Fixed

1. 1_preprocessing.ipynb - imports and CODEX/RNA paths
2. 2_integration.ipynb - correspondence table path
3. 3_visualization.ipynb - no changes needed
4. 4_multi_sample.ipynb - imports and sample config paths
5. 5_analysis.ipynb - spatial_utils import
6. codex_rnaseq_integration.ipynb - imports and all data paths

References

• Package structure: See src/maxfuse/__init__.py for exports
• CLAUDE.md: Repository structure documentation