chore(docstrings): fixing deprecated root argument description in LeRobotDataset class

examples/backward_compatibility/replay.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class DatasetReplayConfig:
     repo_id: str
     # Episode to replay.
     episode: int
-    # Root directory where the dataset will be stored (e.g. 'dataset/path').
+    # Root directory where the dataset will be stored (e.g. 'dataset/path'). If None, defaults to $HF_LEROBOT_HOME/repo_id.
     root: str | Path | None = None
     # Limit the frames per second. By default, uses the policy fps.
     fps: int = 30

src/lerobot/configs/default.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class DatasetConfig:
     # "dataset_index" into the returned item. The index mapping is made according to the order in which the
     # datasets are provided.
     repo_id: str
-    # Root directory where the dataset will be stored (e.g. 'dataset/path').
+    # Root directory where the dataset will be stored (e.g. 'dataset/path'). If None, defaults to $HF_LEROBOT_HOME/repo_id.
     root: str | None = None
     episodes: list[int] | None = None
     image_transforms: ImageTransformsConfig = field(default_factory=ImageTransformsConfig)

src/lerobot/datasets/lerobot_dataset.py

@@ -664,11 +664,11 @@ def __init__(
         for the README).
 
         Args:
-            repo_id (str): This is the repo id that will be used to fetch the dataset. Locally, the dataset
-                will be stored under root/repo_id.
-            root (Path | None, optional): Local directory to use for downloading/writing files. You can also
-                set the HF_LEROBOT_HOME environment variable to point to a different location. Defaults to
-                '~/.cache/huggingface/lerobot'.
+            repo_id (str): This is the repo id that will be used to fetch the dataset.
+            root (Path | None, optional): Local directory where the dataset will be downloaded and
+                stored. If set, all dataset files will be stored directly under this path. If not set, the
+                dataset files will be stored under $HF_LEROBOT_HOME/repo_id (configurable via the
+                HF_LEROBOT_HOME environment variable).
             episodes (list[int] | None, optional): If specified, this will only load episodes specified by
                 their episode_index in this list. Defaults to None.
             image_transforms (Callable | None, optional): You can pass standard v2 image transforms from

src/lerobot/scripts/lerobot_record.py

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class DatasetRecordConfig:
     repo_id: str
     # A short but accurate description of the task performed during the recording (e.g. "Pick the Lego block and drop it in the box on the right.")
     single_task: str
-    # Root directory where the dataset will be stored (e.g. 'dataset/path').
+    # Root directory where the dataset will be stored (e.g. 'dataset/path'). If None, defaults to $HF_LEROBOT_HOME/repo_id.
     root: str | Path | None = None
     # Limit the frames per second.
     fps: int = 30

src/lerobot/scripts/lerobot_replay.py

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class DatasetReplayConfig:
     repo_id: str
     # Episode to replay.
     episode: int
-    # Root directory where the dataset will be stored (e.g. 'dataset/path').
+    # Root directory where the dataset will be stored (e.g. 'dataset/path'). If None, defaults to $HF_LEROBOT_HOME/repo_id.
     root: str | Path | None = None
     # Limit the frames per second. By default, uses the policy fps.
     fps: int = 30