run.log_table stores 1-item lists differently

[norman-v]

The following code:

run.log_table('test',value={'x':['asd','sdf'],'y':[1,2]})
run.log_table('test1',value={'x':['asd'],'y':[1]})
run.get_metrics()

will yield:
{'test': {'x': ['asd', 'sdf'], 'y': [1, 2]}, 'test1': {'x': 'asd', 'y': 1}}

It shows that single-item lists are stored differently than lists with multiple items.

This makes the JSON produced from these inconsistent types hard to parse down the line (e.g. outside of AML as in PowerBI for example).

If we pass in a list, we would expect that it is stored as a list even if there is only one item in the list.

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[SnehaAgrawal-MSFT]

@norman-v Thanks for the feedback! We are currently investigating and will update you shortly.

[lostmygithubaccount]

@SnehaAgrawal-MSFT any updates?