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polars scan_ndjson().slice(offset, n) returns the wrong rows if the file has blank lines

@dmitri-volkov
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polars · ndjson · scan-ndjson · slice

polars 2.1.0: read_ndjson ignores blank/whitespace lines, but the slice pushdown in scan_ndjson counts them while skipping the offset, so slice(offset, n) is shifted back by the number of blank lines before the offset. '{"id":0}\n\n{"id":1}\n{"id":2}\n' with scan_ndjson(p).slice(2,1) gives id 1 instead of 2, in both engines, without warning. head/tail/len are right. Cause: RowSkipper passes each line with its trailing LF to is_json_line, whose whitespace set (space, tab, CR) lacks LF. Workaround: collect then slice, or strip blank lines from the file first.