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ultralytics.data.loaders.SourceTypes dataclass

Class to represent various types of input sources for predictions.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
@dataclass
class SourceTypes:
    """Class to represent various types of input sources for predictions."""

    stream: bool = False
    screenshot: bool = False
    from_img: bool = False
    tensor: bool = False



ultralytics.data.loaders.LoadStreams

Stream Loader for various types of video streams, Supports RTSP, RTMP, HTTP, and TCP streams.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
sources str

The source input paths or URLs for the video streams.

vid_stride int

Video frame-rate stride, defaults to 1.

buffer bool

Whether to buffer input streams, defaults to False.

running bool

Flag to indicate if the streaming thread is running.

mode str

Set to 'stream' indicating real-time capture.

imgs list

List of image frames for each stream.

fps list

List of FPS for each stream.

frames list

List of total frames for each stream.

threads list

List of threads for each stream.

shape list

List of shapes for each stream.

caps list

List of cv2.VideoCapture objects for each stream.

bs int

Batch size for processing.

Methods:

Name Description
__init__

Initialize the stream loader.

update

Read stream frames in daemon thread.

close

Close stream loader and release resources.

__iter__

Returns an iterator object for the class.

__next__

Returns source paths, transformed, and original images for processing.

__len__

Return the length of the sources object.

Example
yolo predict source='rtsp://example.com/media.mp4'
Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
class LoadStreams:
    """
    Stream Loader for various types of video streams, Supports RTSP, RTMP, HTTP, and TCP streams.

    Attributes:
        sources (str): The source input paths or URLs for the video streams.
        vid_stride (int): Video frame-rate stride, defaults to 1.
        buffer (bool): Whether to buffer input streams, defaults to False.
        running (bool): Flag to indicate if the streaming thread is running.
        mode (str): Set to 'stream' indicating real-time capture.
        imgs (list): List of image frames for each stream.
        fps (list): List of FPS for each stream.
        frames (list): List of total frames for each stream.
        threads (list): List of threads for each stream.
        shape (list): List of shapes for each stream.
        caps (list): List of cv2.VideoCapture objects for each stream.
        bs (int): Batch size for processing.

    Methods:
        __init__: Initialize the stream loader.
        update: Read stream frames in daemon thread.
        close: Close stream loader and release resources.
        __iter__: Returns an iterator object for the class.
        __next__: Returns source paths, transformed, and original images for processing.
        __len__: Return the length of the sources object.

    Example:
         ```bash
         yolo predict source='rtsp://example.com/media.mp4'
         ```
    """

    def __init__(self, sources="file.streams", vid_stride=1, buffer=False):
        """Initialize instance variables and check for consistent input stream shapes."""
        torch.backends.cudnn.benchmark = True  # faster for fixed-size inference
        self.buffer = buffer  # buffer input streams
        self.running = True  # running flag for Thread
        self.mode = "stream"
        self.vid_stride = vid_stride  # video frame-rate stride

        sources = Path(sources).read_text().rsplit() if os.path.isfile(sources) else [sources]
        n = len(sources)
        self.bs = n
        self.fps = [0] * n  # frames per second
        self.frames = [0] * n
        self.threads = [None] * n
        self.caps = [None] * n  # video capture objects
        self.imgs = [[] for _ in range(n)]  # images
        self.shape = [[] for _ in range(n)]  # image shapes
        self.sources = [ops.clean_str(x) for x in sources]  # clean source names for later
        for i, s in enumerate(sources):  # index, source
            # Start thread to read frames from video stream
            st = f"{i + 1}/{n}: {s}... "
            if urlparse(s).hostname in {"www.youtube.com", "youtube.com", "youtu.be"}:  # if source is YouTube video
                # YouTube format i.e. 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgi9g1ksQHc' or 'https://youtu.be/LNwODJXcvt4'
                s = get_best_youtube_url(s)
            s = eval(s) if s.isnumeric() else s  # i.e. s = '0' local webcam
            if s == 0 and (IS_COLAB or IS_KAGGLE):
                raise NotImplementedError(
                    "'source=0' webcam not supported in Colab and Kaggle notebooks. "
                    "Try running 'source=0' in a local environment."
                )
            self.caps[i] = cv2.VideoCapture(s)  # store video capture object
            if not self.caps[i].isOpened():
                raise ConnectionError(f"{st}Failed to open {s}")
            w = int(self.caps[i].get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH))
            h = int(self.caps[i].get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT))
            fps = self.caps[i].get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS)  # warning: may return 0 or nan
            self.frames[i] = max(int(self.caps[i].get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_COUNT)), 0) or float(
                "inf"
            )  # infinite stream fallback
            self.fps[i] = max((fps if math.isfinite(fps) else 0) % 100, 0) or 30  # 30 FPS fallback

            success, im = self.caps[i].read()  # guarantee first frame
            if not success or im is None:
                raise ConnectionError(f"{st}Failed to read images from {s}")
            self.imgs[i].append(im)
            self.shape[i] = im.shape
            self.threads[i] = Thread(target=self.update, args=([i, self.caps[i], s]), daemon=True)
            LOGGER.info(f"{st}Success ✅ ({self.frames[i]} frames of shape {w}x{h} at {self.fps[i]:.2f} FPS)")
            self.threads[i].start()
        LOGGER.info("")  # newline

    def update(self, i, cap, stream):
        """Read stream `i` frames in daemon thread."""
        n, f = 0, self.frames[i]  # frame number, frame array
        while self.running and cap.isOpened() and n < (f - 1):
            if len(self.imgs[i]) < 30:  # keep a <=30-image buffer
                n += 1
                cap.grab()  # .read() = .grab() followed by .retrieve()
                if n % self.vid_stride == 0:
                    success, im = cap.retrieve()
                    if not success:
                        im = np.zeros(self.shape[i], dtype=np.uint8)
                        LOGGER.warning("WARNING ⚠️ Video stream unresponsive, please check your IP camera connection.")
                        cap.open(stream)  # re-open stream if signal was lost
                    if self.buffer:
                        self.imgs[i].append(im)
                    else:
                        self.imgs[i] = [im]
            else:
                time.sleep(0.01)  # wait until the buffer is empty

    def close(self):
        """Close stream loader and release resources."""
        self.running = False  # stop flag for Thread
        for thread in self.threads:
            if thread.is_alive():
                thread.join(timeout=5)  # Add timeout
        for cap in self.caps:  # Iterate through the stored VideoCapture objects
            try:
                cap.release()  # release video capture
            except Exception as e:
                LOGGER.warning(f"WARNING ⚠️ Could not release VideoCapture object: {e}")
        cv2.destroyAllWindows()

    def __iter__(self):
        """Iterates through YOLO image feed and re-opens unresponsive streams."""
        self.count = -1
        return self

    def __next__(self):
        """Returns source paths, transformed and original images for processing."""
        self.count += 1

        images = []
        for i, x in enumerate(self.imgs):
            # Wait until a frame is available in each buffer
            while not x:
                if not self.threads[i].is_alive() or cv2.waitKey(1) == ord("q"):  # q to quit
                    self.close()
                    raise StopIteration
                time.sleep(1 / min(self.fps))
                x = self.imgs[i]
                if not x:
                    LOGGER.warning(f"WARNING ⚠️ Waiting for stream {i}")

            # Get and remove the first frame from imgs buffer
            if self.buffer:
                images.append(x.pop(0))

            # Get the last frame, and clear the rest from the imgs buffer
            else:
                images.append(x.pop(-1) if x else np.zeros(self.shape[i], dtype=np.uint8))
                x.clear()

        return self.sources, images, [""] * self.bs

    def __len__(self):
        """Return the length of the sources object."""
        return self.bs  # 1E12 frames = 32 streams at 30 FPS for 30 years

__init__(sources='file.streams', vid_stride=1, buffer=False)

Initialize instance variables and check for consistent input stream shapes.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __init__(self, sources="file.streams", vid_stride=1, buffer=False):
    """Initialize instance variables and check for consistent input stream shapes."""
    torch.backends.cudnn.benchmark = True  # faster for fixed-size inference
    self.buffer = buffer  # buffer input streams
    self.running = True  # running flag for Thread
    self.mode = "stream"
    self.vid_stride = vid_stride  # video frame-rate stride

    sources = Path(sources).read_text().rsplit() if os.path.isfile(sources) else [sources]
    n = len(sources)
    self.bs = n
    self.fps = [0] * n  # frames per second
    self.frames = [0] * n
    self.threads = [None] * n
    self.caps = [None] * n  # video capture objects
    self.imgs = [[] for _ in range(n)]  # images
    self.shape = [[] for _ in range(n)]  # image shapes
    self.sources = [ops.clean_str(x) for x in sources]  # clean source names for later
    for i, s in enumerate(sources):  # index, source
        # Start thread to read frames from video stream
        st = f"{i + 1}/{n}: {s}... "
        if urlparse(s).hostname in {"www.youtube.com", "youtube.com", "youtu.be"}:  # if source is YouTube video
            # YouTube format i.e. 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgi9g1ksQHc' or 'https://youtu.be/LNwODJXcvt4'
            s = get_best_youtube_url(s)
        s = eval(s) if s.isnumeric() else s  # i.e. s = '0' local webcam
        if s == 0 and (IS_COLAB or IS_KAGGLE):
            raise NotImplementedError(
                "'source=0' webcam not supported in Colab and Kaggle notebooks. "
                "Try running 'source=0' in a local environment."
            )
        self.caps[i] = cv2.VideoCapture(s)  # store video capture object
        if not self.caps[i].isOpened():
            raise ConnectionError(f"{st}Failed to open {s}")
        w = int(self.caps[i].get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH))
        h = int(self.caps[i].get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT))
        fps = self.caps[i].get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS)  # warning: may return 0 or nan
        self.frames[i] = max(int(self.caps[i].get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_COUNT)), 0) or float(
            "inf"
        )  # infinite stream fallback
        self.fps[i] = max((fps if math.isfinite(fps) else 0) % 100, 0) or 30  # 30 FPS fallback

        success, im = self.caps[i].read()  # guarantee first frame
        if not success or im is None:
            raise ConnectionError(f"{st}Failed to read images from {s}")
        self.imgs[i].append(im)
        self.shape[i] = im.shape
        self.threads[i] = Thread(target=self.update, args=([i, self.caps[i], s]), daemon=True)
        LOGGER.info(f"{st}Success ✅ ({self.frames[i]} frames of shape {w}x{h} at {self.fps[i]:.2f} FPS)")
        self.threads[i].start()
    LOGGER.info("")  # newline

__iter__()

Iterates through YOLO image feed and re-opens unresponsive streams.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __iter__(self):
    """Iterates through YOLO image feed and re-opens unresponsive streams."""
    self.count = -1
    return self

__len__()

Return the length of the sources object.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __len__(self):
    """Return the length of the sources object."""
    return self.bs  # 1E12 frames = 32 streams at 30 FPS for 30 years

__next__()

Returns source paths, transformed and original images for processing.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __next__(self):
    """Returns source paths, transformed and original images for processing."""
    self.count += 1

    images = []
    for i, x in enumerate(self.imgs):
        # Wait until a frame is available in each buffer
        while not x:
            if not self.threads[i].is_alive() or cv2.waitKey(1) == ord("q"):  # q to quit
                self.close()
                raise StopIteration
            time.sleep(1 / min(self.fps))
            x = self.imgs[i]
            if not x:
                LOGGER.warning(f"WARNING ⚠️ Waiting for stream {i}")

        # Get and remove the first frame from imgs buffer
        if self.buffer:
            images.append(x.pop(0))

        # Get the last frame, and clear the rest from the imgs buffer
        else:
            images.append(x.pop(-1) if x else np.zeros(self.shape[i], dtype=np.uint8))
            x.clear()

    return self.sources, images, [""] * self.bs

close()

Close stream loader and release resources.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def close(self):
    """Close stream loader and release resources."""
    self.running = False  # stop flag for Thread
    for thread in self.threads:
        if thread.is_alive():
            thread.join(timeout=5)  # Add timeout
    for cap in self.caps:  # Iterate through the stored VideoCapture objects
        try:
            cap.release()  # release video capture
        except Exception as e:
            LOGGER.warning(f"WARNING ⚠️ Could not release VideoCapture object: {e}")
    cv2.destroyAllWindows()

update(i, cap, stream)

Read stream i frames in daemon thread.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def update(self, i, cap, stream):
    """Read stream `i` frames in daemon thread."""
    n, f = 0, self.frames[i]  # frame number, frame array
    while self.running and cap.isOpened() and n < (f - 1):
        if len(self.imgs[i]) < 30:  # keep a <=30-image buffer
            n += 1
            cap.grab()  # .read() = .grab() followed by .retrieve()
            if n % self.vid_stride == 0:
                success, im = cap.retrieve()
                if not success:
                    im = np.zeros(self.shape[i], dtype=np.uint8)
                    LOGGER.warning("WARNING ⚠️ Video stream unresponsive, please check your IP camera connection.")
                    cap.open(stream)  # re-open stream if signal was lost
                if self.buffer:
                    self.imgs[i].append(im)
                else:
                    self.imgs[i] = [im]
        else:
            time.sleep(0.01)  # wait until the buffer is empty



ultralytics.data.loaders.LoadScreenshots

YOLOv8 screenshot dataloader.

This class manages the loading of screenshot images for processing with YOLOv8. Suitable for use with yolo predict source=screen.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
source str

The source input indicating which screen to capture.

screen int

The screen number to capture.

left int

The left coordinate for screen capture area.

top int

The top coordinate for screen capture area.

width int

The width of the screen capture area.

height int

The height of the screen capture area.

mode str

Set to 'stream' indicating real-time capture.

frame int

Counter for captured frames.

sct mss

Screen capture object from mss library.

bs int

Batch size, set to 1.

monitor dict

Monitor configuration details.

Methods:

Name Description
__iter__

Returns an iterator object.

__next__

Captures the next screenshot and returns it.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
class LoadScreenshots:
    """
    YOLOv8 screenshot dataloader.

    This class manages the loading of screenshot images for processing with YOLOv8.
    Suitable for use with `yolo predict source=screen`.

    Attributes:
        source (str): The source input indicating which screen to capture.
        screen (int): The screen number to capture.
        left (int): The left coordinate for screen capture area.
        top (int): The top coordinate for screen capture area.
        width (int): The width of the screen capture area.
        height (int): The height of the screen capture area.
        mode (str): Set to 'stream' indicating real-time capture.
        frame (int): Counter for captured frames.
        sct (mss.mss): Screen capture object from `mss` library.
        bs (int): Batch size, set to 1.
        monitor (dict): Monitor configuration details.

    Methods:
        __iter__: Returns an iterator object.
        __next__: Captures the next screenshot and returns it.
    """

    def __init__(self, source):
        """Source = [screen_number left top width height] (pixels)."""
        check_requirements("mss")
        import mss  # noqa

        source, *params = source.split()
        self.screen, left, top, width, height = 0, None, None, None, None  # default to full screen 0
        if len(params) == 1:
            self.screen = int(params[0])
        elif len(params) == 4:
            left, top, width, height = (int(x) for x in params)
        elif len(params) == 5:
            self.screen, left, top, width, height = (int(x) for x in params)
        self.mode = "stream"
        self.frame = 0
        self.sct = mss.mss()
        self.bs = 1
        self.fps = 30

        # Parse monitor shape
        monitor = self.sct.monitors[self.screen]
        self.top = monitor["top"] if top is None else (monitor["top"] + top)
        self.left = monitor["left"] if left is None else (monitor["left"] + left)
        self.width = width or monitor["width"]
        self.height = height or monitor["height"]
        self.monitor = {"left": self.left, "top": self.top, "width": self.width, "height": self.height}

    def __iter__(self):
        """Returns an iterator of the object."""
        return self

    def __next__(self):
        """mss screen capture: get raw pixels from the screen as np array."""
        im0 = np.asarray(self.sct.grab(self.monitor))[:, :, :3]  # BGRA to BGR
        s = f"screen {self.screen} (LTWH): {self.left},{self.top},{self.width},{self.height}: "

        self.frame += 1
        return [str(self.screen)], [im0], [s]  # screen, img, string

__init__(source)

Source = [screen_number left top width height] (pixels).

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __init__(self, source):
    """Source = [screen_number left top width height] (pixels)."""
    check_requirements("mss")
    import mss  # noqa

    source, *params = source.split()
    self.screen, left, top, width, height = 0, None, None, None, None  # default to full screen 0
    if len(params) == 1:
        self.screen = int(params[0])
    elif len(params) == 4:
        left, top, width, height = (int(x) for x in params)
    elif len(params) == 5:
        self.screen, left, top, width, height = (int(x) for x in params)
    self.mode = "stream"
    self.frame = 0
    self.sct = mss.mss()
    self.bs = 1
    self.fps = 30

    # Parse monitor shape
    monitor = self.sct.monitors[self.screen]
    self.top = monitor["top"] if top is None else (monitor["top"] + top)
    self.left = monitor["left"] if left is None else (monitor["left"] + left)
    self.width = width or monitor["width"]
    self.height = height or monitor["height"]
    self.monitor = {"left": self.left, "top": self.top, "width": self.width, "height": self.height}

__iter__()

Returns an iterator of the object.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __iter__(self):
    """Returns an iterator of the object."""
    return self

__next__()

mss screen capture: get raw pixels from the screen as np array.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __next__(self):
    """mss screen capture: get raw pixels from the screen as np array."""
    im0 = np.asarray(self.sct.grab(self.monitor))[:, :, :3]  # BGRA to BGR
    s = f"screen {self.screen} (LTWH): {self.left},{self.top},{self.width},{self.height}: "

    self.frame += 1
    return [str(self.screen)], [im0], [s]  # screen, img, string



ultralytics.data.loaders.LoadImagesAndVideos

YOLOv8 image/video dataloader.

This class manages the loading and pre-processing of image and video data for YOLOv8. It supports loading from various formats, including single image files, video files, and lists of image and video paths.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
files list

List of image and video file paths.

nf int

Total number of files (images and videos).

video_flag list

Flags indicating whether a file is a video (True) or an image (False).

mode str

Current mode, 'image' or 'video'.

vid_stride int

Stride for video frame-rate, defaults to 1.

bs int

Batch size, set to 1 for this class.

cap VideoCapture

Video capture object for OpenCV.

frame int

Frame counter for video.

frames int

Total number of frames in the video.

count int

Counter for iteration, initialized at 0 during __iter__().

Methods:

Name Description
_new_video

Create a new cv2.VideoCapture object for a given video path.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
class LoadImagesAndVideos:
    """
    YOLOv8 image/video dataloader.

    This class manages the loading and pre-processing of image and video data for YOLOv8. It supports loading from
    various formats, including single image files, video files, and lists of image and video paths.

    Attributes:
        files (list): List of image and video file paths.
        nf (int): Total number of files (images and videos).
        video_flag (list): Flags indicating whether a file is a video (True) or an image (False).
        mode (str): Current mode, 'image' or 'video'.
        vid_stride (int): Stride for video frame-rate, defaults to 1.
        bs (int): Batch size, set to 1 for this class.
        cap (cv2.VideoCapture): Video capture object for OpenCV.
        frame (int): Frame counter for video.
        frames (int): Total number of frames in the video.
        count (int): Counter for iteration, initialized at 0 during `__iter__()`.

    Methods:
        _new_video(path): Create a new cv2.VideoCapture object for a given video path.
    """

    def __init__(self, path, batch=1, vid_stride=1):
        """Initialize the Dataloader and raise FileNotFoundError if file not found."""
        parent = None
        if isinstance(path, str) and Path(path).suffix == ".txt":  # *.txt file with img/vid/dir on each line
            parent = Path(path).parent
            path = Path(path).read_text().splitlines()  # list of sources
        files = []
        for p in sorted(path) if isinstance(path, (list, tuple)) else [path]:
            a = str(Path(p).absolute())  # do not use .resolve() https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/issues/2912
            if "*" in a:
                files.extend(sorted(glob.glob(a, recursive=True)))  # glob
            elif os.path.isdir(a):
                files.extend(sorted(glob.glob(os.path.join(a, "*.*"))))  # dir
            elif os.path.isfile(a):
                files.append(a)  # files (absolute or relative to CWD)
            elif parent and (parent / p).is_file():
                files.append(str((parent / p).absolute()))  # files (relative to *.txt file parent)
            else:
                raise FileNotFoundError(f"{p} does not exist")

        # Define files as images or videos
        images, videos = [], []
        for f in files:
            suffix = f.split(".")[-1].lower()  # Get file extension without the dot and lowercase
            if suffix in IMG_FORMATS:
                images.append(f)
            elif suffix in VID_FORMATS:
                videos.append(f)
        ni, nv = len(images), len(videos)

        self.files = images + videos
        self.nf = ni + nv  # number of files
        self.ni = ni  # number of images
        self.video_flag = [False] * ni + [True] * nv
        self.mode = "image"
        self.vid_stride = vid_stride  # video frame-rate stride
        self.bs = batch
        if any(videos):
            self._new_video(videos[0])  # new video
        else:
            self.cap = None
        if self.nf == 0:
            raise FileNotFoundError(f"No images or videos found in {p}. {FORMATS_HELP_MSG}")

    def __iter__(self):
        """Returns an iterator object for VideoStream or ImageFolder."""
        self.count = 0
        return self

    def __next__(self):
        """Returns the next batch of images or video frames along with their paths and metadata."""
        paths, imgs, info = [], [], []
        while len(imgs) < self.bs:
            if self.count >= self.nf:  # end of file list
                if len(imgs) > 0:
                    return paths, imgs, info  # return last partial batch
                else:
                    raise StopIteration

            path = self.files[self.count]
            if self.video_flag[self.count]:
                self.mode = "video"
                if not self.cap or not self.cap.isOpened():
                    self._new_video(path)

                for _ in range(self.vid_stride):
                    success = self.cap.grab()
                    if not success:
                        break  # end of video or failure

                if success:
                    success, im0 = self.cap.retrieve()
                    if success:
                        self.frame += 1
                        paths.append(path)
                        imgs.append(im0)
                        info.append(f"video {self.count + 1}/{self.nf} (frame {self.frame}/{self.frames}) {path}: ")
                        if self.frame == self.frames:  # end of video
                            self.count += 1
                            self.cap.release()
                else:
                    # Move to the next file if the current video ended or failed to open
                    self.count += 1
                    if self.cap:
                        self.cap.release()
                    if self.count < self.nf:
                        self._new_video(self.files[self.count])
            else:
                self.mode = "image"
                im0 = cv2.imread(path)  # BGR
                if im0 is None:
                    raise FileNotFoundError(f"Image Not Found {path}")
                paths.append(path)
                imgs.append(im0)
                info.append(f"image {self.count + 1}/{self.nf} {path}: ")
                self.count += 1  # move to the next file
                if self.count >= self.ni:  # end of image list
                    break

        return paths, imgs, info

    def _new_video(self, path):
        """Creates a new video capture object for the given path."""
        self.frame = 0
        self.cap = cv2.VideoCapture(path)
        self.fps = int(self.cap.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS))
        if not self.cap.isOpened():
            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Failed to open video {path}")
        self.frames = int(self.cap.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_COUNT) / self.vid_stride)

    def __len__(self):
        """Returns the number of batches in the object."""
        return math.ceil(self.nf / self.bs)  # number of files

__init__(path, batch=1, vid_stride=1)

Initialize the Dataloader and raise FileNotFoundError if file not found.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __init__(self, path, batch=1, vid_stride=1):
    """Initialize the Dataloader and raise FileNotFoundError if file not found."""
    parent = None
    if isinstance(path, str) and Path(path).suffix == ".txt":  # *.txt file with img/vid/dir on each line
        parent = Path(path).parent
        path = Path(path).read_text().splitlines()  # list of sources
    files = []
    for p in sorted(path) if isinstance(path, (list, tuple)) else [path]:
        a = str(Path(p).absolute())  # do not use .resolve() https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/issues/2912
        if "*" in a:
            files.extend(sorted(glob.glob(a, recursive=True)))  # glob
        elif os.path.isdir(a):
            files.extend(sorted(glob.glob(os.path.join(a, "*.*"))))  # dir
        elif os.path.isfile(a):
            files.append(a)  # files (absolute or relative to CWD)
        elif parent and (parent / p).is_file():
            files.append(str((parent / p).absolute()))  # files (relative to *.txt file parent)
        else:
            raise FileNotFoundError(f"{p} does not exist")

    # Define files as images or videos
    images, videos = [], []
    for f in files:
        suffix = f.split(".")[-1].lower()  # Get file extension without the dot and lowercase
        if suffix in IMG_FORMATS:
            images.append(f)
        elif suffix in VID_FORMATS:
            videos.append(f)
    ni, nv = len(images), len(videos)

    self.files = images + videos
    self.nf = ni + nv  # number of files
    self.ni = ni  # number of images
    self.video_flag = [False] * ni + [True] * nv
    self.mode = "image"
    self.vid_stride = vid_stride  # video frame-rate stride
    self.bs = batch
    if any(videos):
        self._new_video(videos[0])  # new video
    else:
        self.cap = None
    if self.nf == 0:
        raise FileNotFoundError(f"No images or videos found in {p}. {FORMATS_HELP_MSG}")

__iter__()

Returns an iterator object for VideoStream or ImageFolder.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __iter__(self):
    """Returns an iterator object for VideoStream or ImageFolder."""
    self.count = 0
    return self

__len__()

Returns the number of batches in the object.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __len__(self):
    """Returns the number of batches in the object."""
    return math.ceil(self.nf / self.bs)  # number of files

__next__()

Returns the next batch of images or video frames along with their paths and metadata.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __next__(self):
    """Returns the next batch of images or video frames along with their paths and metadata."""
    paths, imgs, info = [], [], []
    while len(imgs) < self.bs:
        if self.count >= self.nf:  # end of file list
            if len(imgs) > 0:
                return paths, imgs, info  # return last partial batch
            else:
                raise StopIteration

        path = self.files[self.count]
        if self.video_flag[self.count]:
            self.mode = "video"
            if not self.cap or not self.cap.isOpened():
                self._new_video(path)

            for _ in range(self.vid_stride):
                success = self.cap.grab()
                if not success:
                    break  # end of video or failure

            if success:
                success, im0 = self.cap.retrieve()
                if success:
                    self.frame += 1
                    paths.append(path)
                    imgs.append(im0)
                    info.append(f"video {self.count + 1}/{self.nf} (frame {self.frame}/{self.frames}) {path}: ")
                    if self.frame == self.frames:  # end of video
                        self.count += 1
                        self.cap.release()
            else:
                # Move to the next file if the current video ended or failed to open
                self.count += 1
                if self.cap:
                    self.cap.release()
                if self.count < self.nf:
                    self._new_video(self.files[self.count])
        else:
            self.mode = "image"
            im0 = cv2.imread(path)  # BGR
            if im0 is None:
                raise FileNotFoundError(f"Image Not Found {path}")
            paths.append(path)
            imgs.append(im0)
            info.append(f"image {self.count + 1}/{self.nf} {path}: ")
            self.count += 1  # move to the next file
            if self.count >= self.ni:  # end of image list
                break

    return paths, imgs, info



ultralytics.data.loaders.LoadPilAndNumpy

Load images from PIL and Numpy arrays for batch processing.

This class is designed to manage loading and pre-processing of image data from both PIL and Numpy formats. It performs basic validation and format conversion to ensure that the images are in the required format for downstream processing.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
paths list

List of image paths or autogenerated filenames.

im0 list

List of images stored as Numpy arrays.

mode str

Type of data being processed, defaults to 'image'.

bs int

Batch size, equivalent to the length of im0.

Methods:

Name Description
_single_check

Validate and format a single image to a Numpy array.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
class LoadPilAndNumpy:
    """
    Load images from PIL and Numpy arrays for batch processing.

    This class is designed to manage loading and pre-processing of image data from both PIL and Numpy formats.
    It performs basic validation and format conversion to ensure that the images are in the required format for
    downstream processing.

    Attributes:
        paths (list): List of image paths or autogenerated filenames.
        im0 (list): List of images stored as Numpy arrays.
        mode (str): Type of data being processed, defaults to 'image'.
        bs (int): Batch size, equivalent to the length of `im0`.

    Methods:
        _single_check(im): Validate and format a single image to a Numpy array.
    """

    def __init__(self, im0):
        """Initialize PIL and Numpy Dataloader."""
        if not isinstance(im0, list):
            im0 = [im0]
        self.paths = [getattr(im, "filename", f"image{i}.jpg") for i, im in enumerate(im0)]
        self.im0 = [self._single_check(im) for im in im0]
        self.mode = "image"
        self.bs = len(self.im0)

    @staticmethod
    def _single_check(im):
        """Validate and format an image to numpy array."""
        assert isinstance(im, (Image.Image, np.ndarray)), f"Expected PIL/np.ndarray image type, but got {type(im)}"
        if isinstance(im, Image.Image):
            if im.mode != "RGB":
                im = im.convert("RGB")
            im = np.asarray(im)[:, :, ::-1]
            im = np.ascontiguousarray(im)  # contiguous
        return im

    def __len__(self):
        """Returns the length of the 'im0' attribute."""
        return len(self.im0)

    def __next__(self):
        """Returns batch paths, images, processed images, None, ''."""
        if self.count == 1:  # loop only once as it's batch inference
            raise StopIteration
        self.count += 1
        return self.paths, self.im0, [""] * self.bs

    def __iter__(self):
        """Enables iteration for class LoadPilAndNumpy."""
        self.count = 0
        return self

__init__(im0)

Initialize PIL and Numpy Dataloader.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __init__(self, im0):
    """Initialize PIL and Numpy Dataloader."""
    if not isinstance(im0, list):
        im0 = [im0]
    self.paths = [getattr(im, "filename", f"image{i}.jpg") for i, im in enumerate(im0)]
    self.im0 = [self._single_check(im) for im in im0]
    self.mode = "image"
    self.bs = len(self.im0)

__iter__()

Enables iteration for class LoadPilAndNumpy.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __iter__(self):
    """Enables iteration for class LoadPilAndNumpy."""
    self.count = 0
    return self

__len__()

Returns the length of the 'im0' attribute.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __len__(self):
    """Returns the length of the 'im0' attribute."""
    return len(self.im0)

__next__()

Returns batch paths, images, processed images, None, ''.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __next__(self):
    """Returns batch paths, images, processed images, None, ''."""
    if self.count == 1:  # loop only once as it's batch inference
        raise StopIteration
    self.count += 1
    return self.paths, self.im0, [""] * self.bs



ultralytics.data.loaders.LoadTensor

Load images from torch.Tensor data.

This class manages the loading and pre-processing of image data from PyTorch tensors for further processing.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
im0 Tensor

The input tensor containing the image(s).

bs int

Batch size, inferred from the shape of im0.

mode str

Current mode, set to 'image'.

paths list

List of image paths or filenames.

count int

Counter for iteration, initialized at 0 during __iter__().

Methods:

Name Description
_single_check

Validate and possibly modify the input tensor.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
class LoadTensor:
    """
    Load images from torch.Tensor data.

    This class manages the loading and pre-processing of image data from PyTorch tensors for further processing.

    Attributes:
        im0 (torch.Tensor): The input tensor containing the image(s).
        bs (int): Batch size, inferred from the shape of `im0`.
        mode (str): Current mode, set to 'image'.
        paths (list): List of image paths or filenames.
        count (int): Counter for iteration, initialized at 0 during `__iter__()`.

    Methods:
        _single_check(im, stride): Validate and possibly modify the input tensor.
    """

    def __init__(self, im0) -> None:
        """Initialize Tensor Dataloader."""
        self.im0 = self._single_check(im0)
        self.bs = self.im0.shape[0]
        self.mode = "image"
        self.paths = [getattr(im, "filename", f"image{i}.jpg") for i, im in enumerate(im0)]

    @staticmethod
    def _single_check(im, stride=32):
        """Validate and format an image to torch.Tensor."""
        s = (
            f"WARNING ⚠️ torch.Tensor inputs should be BCHW i.e. shape(1, 3, 640, 640) "
            f"divisible by stride {stride}. Input shape{tuple(im.shape)} is incompatible."
        )
        if len(im.shape) != 4:
            if len(im.shape) != 3:
                raise ValueError(s)
            LOGGER.warning(s)
            im = im.unsqueeze(0)
        if im.shape[2] % stride or im.shape[3] % stride:
            raise ValueError(s)
        if im.max() > 1.0 + torch.finfo(im.dtype).eps:  # torch.float32 eps is 1.2e-07
            LOGGER.warning(
                f"WARNING ⚠️ torch.Tensor inputs should be normalized 0.0-1.0 but max value is {im.max()}. "
                f"Dividing input by 255."
            )
            im = im.float() / 255.0

        return im

    def __iter__(self):
        """Returns an iterator object."""
        self.count = 0
        return self

    def __next__(self):
        """Return next item in the iterator."""
        if self.count == 1:
            raise StopIteration
        self.count += 1
        return self.paths, self.im0, [""] * self.bs

    def __len__(self):
        """Returns the batch size."""
        return self.bs

__init__(im0)

Initialize Tensor Dataloader.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __init__(self, im0) -> None:
    """Initialize Tensor Dataloader."""
    self.im0 = self._single_check(im0)
    self.bs = self.im0.shape[0]
    self.mode = "image"
    self.paths = [getattr(im, "filename", f"image{i}.jpg") for i, im in enumerate(im0)]

__iter__()

Returns an iterator object.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __iter__(self):
    """Returns an iterator object."""
    self.count = 0
    return self

__len__()

Returns the batch size.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __len__(self):
    """Returns the batch size."""
    return self.bs

__next__()

Return next item in the iterator.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def __next__(self):
    """Return next item in the iterator."""
    if self.count == 1:
        raise StopIteration
    self.count += 1
    return self.paths, self.im0, [""] * self.bs



ultralytics.data.loaders.autocast_list(source)

Merges a list of source of different types into a list of numpy arrays or PIL images.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def autocast_list(source):
    """Merges a list of source of different types into a list of numpy arrays or PIL images."""
    files = []
    for im in source:
        if isinstance(im, (str, Path)):  # filename or uri
            files.append(Image.open(requests.get(im, stream=True).raw if str(im).startswith("http") else im))
        elif isinstance(im, (Image.Image, np.ndarray)):  # PIL or np Image
            files.append(im)
        else:
            raise TypeError(
                f"type {type(im).__name__} is not a supported Ultralytics prediction source type. \n"
                f"See https://docs.ultralytics.com/modes/predict for supported source types."
            )

    return files



ultralytics.data.loaders.get_best_youtube_url(url, use_pafy=True)

Retrieves the URL of the best quality MP4 video stream from a given YouTube video.

This function uses the pafy or yt_dlp library to extract the video info from YouTube. It then finds the highest quality MP4 format that has video codec but no audio codec, and returns the URL of this video stream.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
url str

The URL of the YouTube video.

required
use_pafy bool

Use the pafy package, default=True, otherwise use yt_dlp package.

True

Returns:

Type Description
str

The URL of the best quality MP4 video stream, or None if no suitable stream is found.

Source code in ultralytics/data/loaders.py
def get_best_youtube_url(url, use_pafy=True):
    """
    Retrieves the URL of the best quality MP4 video stream from a given YouTube video.

    This function uses the pafy or yt_dlp library to extract the video info from YouTube. It then finds the highest
    quality MP4 format that has video codec but no audio codec, and returns the URL of this video stream.

    Args:
        url (str): The URL of the YouTube video.
        use_pafy (bool): Use the pafy package, default=True, otherwise use yt_dlp package.

    Returns:
        (str): The URL of the best quality MP4 video stream, or None if no suitable stream is found.
    """
    if use_pafy:
        check_requirements(("pafy", "youtube_dl==2020.12.2"))
        import pafy  # noqa

        return pafy.new(url).getbestvideo(preftype="mp4").url
    else:
        check_requirements("yt-dlp")
        import yt_dlp

        with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL({"quiet": True}) as ydl:
            info_dict = ydl.extract_info(url, download=False)  # extract info
        for f in reversed(info_dict.get("formats", [])):  # reversed because best is usually last
            # Find a format with video codec, no audio, *.mp4 extension at least 1920x1080 size
            good_size = (f.get("width") or 0) >= 1920 or (f.get("height") or 0) >= 1080
            if good_size and f["vcodec"] != "none" and f["acodec"] == "none" and f["ext"] == "mp4":
                return f.get("url")





Created 2023-11-12, Updated 2024-03-10
Authors: glenn-jocher (4), Laughing-q (1)