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Contains classes and methods to load input data for Meridian.
The InputDataLoader abstract class defines a single method: load() which
reads data from any of the supported sources and stores it as an InputData
object.
Classes
class DataFrameDataLoader: Reads data from a Pandas DataFrame.
class InputDataLoader: Loads the data from the specified data format.
class XrDatasetDataLoader: Reads data from an xarray.Dataset object.
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Last updated 2025-09-05 UTC.
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