updated linearized input

sportsett_basketball.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import csv
 import json
 import os
+import re
 from readline import parse_and_bind
 
 import datasets
@@ -567,6 +568,10 @@ class SportsettBasketball(datasets.GeneratorBasedBuilder):
             ),
         ]
 
+    def tokenize_initials(self, value):
+        attrib_value = re.sub(r"(\w)\.(\w)\.", r"\g<1>. \g<2>.", value)
+        return attrib_value
+
     def sort_players_by_pts(self, entry, type='HOME'):
         """
         Sort players by points and return the indices sorted by points
@@ -585,7 +590,7 @@ class SportsettBasketball(datasets.GeneratorBasedBuilder):
                         <FT> %d %d %d <REB> %d <AST> %d <STL> %s <BLK> %d <DREB> %d <OREB> %d <TO> %d"
         """
         pos = f'STARTER YES' if player_stats['starter'] == True else f'STARTER NO'
-        player_line = f"<PLAYER> {player_stats['name']} <TEAM> {team_name} <POS> {pos} <RANK> {rank}"
+        player_line = f"<PLAYER> {self.tokenize_initials(player_stats['name'])} <TEAM> {team_name} <POS> {pos} <RANK> {rank}"
         player_line = f"{player_line} <MIN> {player_stats['MIN']} <PTS> {player_stats['PTS']} <FG> {player_stats['FGM']} {player_stats['FGA']} {player_stats['FG_PCT']}"
         player_line = f"{player_line} <FG3> {player_stats['FG3M']} {player_stats['FG3A']} {player_stats['FG3_PCT']}"
         player_line = f"{player_line} <FT> {player_stats['FTM']} {player_stats['FTA']} {player_stats['FT_PCT']}"