Move sampledata files to pip/conda installable package about bokeh HOT 6 CLOSED

@bokeh/dev the new repository is here https://github.com/bokeh/bokeh_sampledata

Still need to set up CI, etc. If there is any more modern way to streamline package building and publishing I am all ears.

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I have most of a bokeh_sampledata repo set up, I'll push a new repo to GitHub once tests are moved over and package builds are working.

@bokeh/dev would it be sufficient to just generate a PyPI package for this? Or do we need to also generate a conda package?

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Thanks for pushing forward with this so quickly. I'm currently a little swamped but hope to take a closer look early next week. A conda package would certainly be nice.

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As for how to integrate this here with a minimal of disruption, I have a vague idea of creating shim files in this repo that use module __getattr__ and __dir__ to make everything appear under bokeh.sampledata as it does currently. I haven't actually tried to make that work yet, though, especially with docs build.

I was also considering date-based versioning for the new package as well.

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I have a vague idea of creating shim files in this repo that use module __getattr__ and __dir__ to make everything appear under bokeh.sampledata as it does currently.

This should work. Another thing is you will need if TYPE_CHECKING: with the actual imports, to make them discoverable with LSPs.

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@hoxbro I am not sure I follow your comment, please have a look at the actual PR and let me know if there are some specific changes you think are needed.

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