[GH-ISSUE #11267] copy() function too generic name and conflict with data.table #69487

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opened 2026-05-04 18:15:10 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @Alex7722 on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/11267

What is the issue?

I think the name of the function should be changed to something less generic, and that would reduce the risk of conflict with other packages. Right now, this function conflicts with the widely use data.table package and one of its most used functions.

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Originally created by @Alex7722 on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/11267 ### What is the issue? I think the name of the function should be changed to something less generic, and that would reduce the risk of conflict with other packages. Right now, this function conflicts with the widely use data.table package and one of its most used functions. ### Relevant log output ```shell ``` ### OS _No response_ ### GPU _No response_ ### CPU _No response_ ### Ollama version _No response_
GiteaMirror added the bug label 2026-05-04 18:15:10 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025):

Relevance to ollama?

<!-- gh-comment-id:3027192840 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025): Relevance to ollama?
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@Alex7722 commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025):

Wrong tab and wrote in wrong repository, my bad. Sorry.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3027300116 --> @Alex7722 commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025): Wrong tab and wrote in wrong repository, my bad. Sorry.
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#69487