[PRE REVIEW]: Arabica: A Python package for exploratory analysis of text data

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Submitting author: !--author-handle-->@PetrKorab<!--end-author-handle-- (Petr Koráb) Repository: https://github.com/PetrKorab/Arabica Branch with paper.md (empty if default branch): main Version: 1.7.1 Editor: !--editor-->@oliviaguest<!--end-editor-- Reviewers: @linuxscout, @amitkumarj441 Managing EiC: Arfon Smith

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Software report:

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@PetrKorab – I don't think @editorialbot knows how to find your paper when it's in a path with a space in it. Could you please rename the paper joss folder to paper-joss?

[arfon]

Also, it would be very helpful to describe how your submission varies in scope/goals to this one: https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/4886

[PetrKorab]

@arfon Thanks. I moved the paper files to the main directory (https://github.com/PetrKorab/Arabica). The paper should now compile without problems. I also updated the paper with the contribution to the literature you mentioned.

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[arfon]

@PetrKorab – I don't see any way of testing this software. Could you please explain to me how this library is tested?

[PetrKorab]

@arfon I have added "tests" folder that contains the Travis CI test of the code generating the graphs used in the paper. I can provide additional manual tests, if necessary.

[arfon]

@arfon I have added "tests" folder that contains the Travis CI test of the code generating the graphs used in the paper. I can provide additional manual tests, if necessary.

This is probably useful, but not what I'm looking for. As a part of the JOSS review process, your software needs to have tests for reviewers to exercise (see https://joss.readthedocs.io/en/latest/review_criteria.html#tests). Without these, the package cannot be reviewed.

[PetrKorab]

@arfon The "tests" folder in the main branch now contains automated tests with Travis CI (Circle Ci alike). The reviews can fork the repository and make pull requests to run the test.

[arfon]

@PetrKorab – your software has passed the scope review. I'm now moving it to be 'waitlisted' while we await a suitable editor to take this submission on.

[oliviaguest]

@linuxscout @amitkumarj441 @kikarimullah can any or all of you review this, please? ☺️

[oliviaguest]

@editorialbot assign me as editor

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Assigned! @oliviaguest is now the editor

[amitkumarj441]

Hi @oliviaguest Sure, I would be happy to help.

[linuxscout]

Ok, I can review it.

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OK, I've started the review over in https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/6186.

[oliviaguest]

@linuxscout @amitkumarj441 @PetrKorab please go to #6186; and thank you to the reviewers for agreeing to review! 😊

[PetrKorab]

@linuxscout @amitkumarj441 @oliviaguest Thanks !