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Why does TSV data file contains extra whitespace ?
As dataset may contains attributes flags attached to an observation value, the TSV format is adding them next to the value separated by.
In case of data results without such flags, these extra spaces could look like as unnecessary but they always be present to ensure format consistency.
In below example, space are visible as a dot and tabulation as an arrow.
The space is present in all data columns to ensure generic processing, for example separating by both tabulation and whitespace will result in having the attributes in an extra column next to the value.
Please consult the format description page for more details : API - FAQ - TSV data format