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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Dataset conversion script
+
+Author: Gertjan van den Burg
+
+"""
+
+import json
+import argparse
+
+
+def parse_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-s",
+        "--subsample",
+        help="Number of observations to skip during subsampling",
+        type=int,
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("input_file", help="File to convert")
+    parser.add_argument("output_file", help="File to write to")
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def main():
+    args = parse_args()
+
+    with open(args.input_file, "r") as fp:
+        rows = [l.strip().split("\t") for l in fp]
+
+    time = []
+    values = []
+    for year, pop in rows:
+        time.append(year)
+        values.append(int(pop))
+
+    name = "centralia"
+    longname = "Centralia Pennsylvania Population"
+    time_fmt = "%Y"
+    series = [{"label": "Population", "type": "int", "raw": values}]
+
+    data = {
+        "name": name,
+        "longname": longname,
+        "n_obs": len(time),
+        "n_dim": len(series),
+        "time": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": time_fmt,
+            "index": list(range(len(time))),
+            "raw": time,
+        },
+        "series": series,
+    }
+
+    with open(args.output_file, "w") as fp:
+        json.dump(data, fp, indent="\t")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()