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class ultralytics.utils.files.WorkingDirectory
WorkingDirectory(self, new_dir: str | Path)
Bases: contextlib.ContextDecorator
A context manager and decorator for temporarily changing the working directory.
This class allows for the temporary change of the working directory using a context manager or decorator. It ensures that the original working directory is restored after the context or decorated function completes.
Args
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
new_dir | str | Path | required |
Attributes
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
dir | Path | str | The new directory to switch to. |
cwd | Path | The original current working directory before the switch. |
Methods
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
__enter__ | Change the current working directory to the specified directory upon entering the context. |
__exit__ | Restore the original working directory when exiting the context. |
Examples
Using as a context manager:
>>> with WorkingDirectory('/path/to/new/dir'):
>>> # Perform operations in the new directory
>>> pass
Using as a decorator:
>>> @WorkingDirectory('/path/to/new/dir')
>>> def some_function():
>>> # Perform operations in the new directory
>>> pass
Source code in ultralytics/utils/files.py
View on GitHubclass WorkingDirectory(contextlib.ContextDecorator):
"""A context manager and decorator for temporarily changing the working directory.
This class allows for the temporary change of the working directory using a context manager or decorator. It ensures
that the original working directory is restored after the context or decorated function completes.
Attributes:
dir (Path | str): The new directory to switch to.
cwd (Path): The original current working directory before the switch.
Methods:
__enter__: Changes the current directory to the specified directory.
__exit__: Restores the original working directory on context exit.
Examples:
Using as a context manager:
>>> with WorkingDirectory('/path/to/new/dir'):
>>> # Perform operations in the new directory
>>> pass
Using as a decorator:
>>> @WorkingDirectory('/path/to/new/dir')
>>> def some_function():
>>> # Perform operations in the new directory
>>> pass
"""
def __init__(self, new_dir: str | Path):
"""Initialize the WorkingDirectory context manager with the target directory."""
self.dir = new_dir # new dir
self.cwd = Path.cwd().resolve() # current dir
method ultralytics.utils.files.WorkingDirectory.__enter__
def __enter__(self)
Change the current working directory to the specified directory upon entering the context.
Source code in ultralytics/utils/files.py
View on GitHubdef __enter__(self):
"""Change the current working directory to the specified directory upon entering the context."""
os.chdir(self.dir)
method ultralytics.utils.files.WorkingDirectory.__exit__
def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb)
Restore the original working directory when exiting the context.
Args
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
exc_type | required | ||
exc_val | required | ||
exc_tb | required |
Source code in ultralytics/utils/files.py
View on GitHubdef __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
"""Restore the original working directory when exiting the context."""
os.chdir(self.cwd)
function ultralytics.utils.files.spaces_in_path
def spaces_in_path(path: str | Path)
Context manager to handle paths with spaces in their names.
If a path contains spaces, it replaces them with underscores, copies the file/directory to the new path, executes the context code block, then copies the file/directory back to its original location.
Args
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
path | str | Path | The original path that may contain spaces. | required |
Examples
>>> with spaces_in_path('/path/with spaces') as new_path:
>>> # Your code here
>>> pass
Yields
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
Path | str | Temporary path with any spaces replaced by underscores. |
Source code in ultralytics/utils/files.py
View on GitHub@contextmanager
def spaces_in_path(path: str | Path):
"""Context manager to handle paths with spaces in their names.
If a path contains spaces, it replaces them with underscores, copies the file/directory to the new path, executes
the context code block, then copies the file/directory back to its original location.
Args:
path (str | Path): The original path that may contain spaces.
Yields:
(Path | str): Temporary path with any spaces replaced by underscores.
Examples:
>>> with spaces_in_path('/path/with spaces') as new_path:
>>> # Your code here
>>> pass
"""
# If path has spaces, replace them with underscores
if " " in str(path):
string = isinstance(path, str) # input type
path = Path(path)
# Create a temporary directory and construct the new path
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
tmp_path = Path(tmp_dir) / path.name.replace(" ", "_")
# Copy file/directory
if path.is_dir():
shutil.copytree(path, tmp_path)
elif path.is_file():
tmp_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
shutil.copy2(path, tmp_path)
try:
# Yield the temporary path
yield str(tmp_path) if string else tmp_path
finally:
# Copy file/directory back
if tmp_path.is_dir():
shutil.copytree(tmp_path, path, dirs_exist_ok=True)
elif tmp_path.is_file():
shutil.copy2(tmp_path, path) # Copy back the file
else:
# If there are no spaces, just yield the original path
yield path
function ultralytics.utils.files.increment_path
def increment_path(path: str | Path, exist_ok: bool = False, sep: str = "", mkdir: bool = False) -> Path
Increment a file or directory path, i.e., runs/exp --> runs/exp{sep}2, runs/exp{sep}3, ... etc.
If the path exists and exist_ok is not True, the path will be incremented by appending a number and sep to the end of the path. If the path is a file, the file extension will be preserved. If the path is a directory, the number will be appended directly to the end of the path.
Args
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
path | str | Path | Path to increment. | required |
exist_ok | bool, optional | If True, the path will not be incremented and returned as-is. | False |
sep | str, optional | Separator to use between the path and the incrementation number. | "" |
mkdir | bool, optional | Create a directory if it does not exist. | False |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
Path | Incremented path. |
Examples
Increment a directory path:
>>> from pathlib import Path
>>> path = Path("runs/exp")
>>> new_path = increment_path(path)
>>> print(new_path)
runs/exp2
Increment a file path:
>>> path = Path("runs/exp/results.txt")
>>> new_path = increment_path(path)
>>> print(new_path)
runs/exp/results2.txt
Source code in ultralytics/utils/files.py
View on GitHubdef increment_path(path: str | Path, exist_ok: bool = False, sep: str = "", mkdir: bool = False) -> Path:
"""Increment a file or directory path, i.e., runs/exp --> runs/exp{sep}2, runs/exp{sep}3, ... etc.
If the path exists and `exist_ok` is not True, the path will be incremented by appending a number and `sep` to the
end of the path. If the path is a file, the file extension will be preserved. If the path is a directory, the number
will be appended directly to the end of the path.
Args:
path (str | Path): Path to increment.
exist_ok (bool, optional): If True, the path will not be incremented and returned as-is.
sep (str, optional): Separator to use between the path and the incrementation number.
mkdir (bool, optional): Create a directory if it does not exist.
Returns:
(Path): Incremented path.
Examples:
Increment a directory path:
>>> from pathlib import Path
>>> path = Path("runs/exp")
>>> new_path = increment_path(path)
>>> print(new_path)
runs/exp2
Increment a file path:
>>> path = Path("runs/exp/results.txt")
>>> new_path = increment_path(path)
>>> print(new_path)
runs/exp/results2.txt
"""
path = Path(path) # os-agnostic
if path.exists() and not exist_ok:
path, suffix = (path.with_suffix(""), path.suffix) if path.is_file() else (path, "")
# Method 1
for n in range(2, 9999):
p = f"{path}{sep}{n}{suffix}" # increment path
if not os.path.exists(p):
break
path = Path(p)
if mkdir:
path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) # make directory
return path
function ultralytics.utils.files.file_age
def file_age(path: str | Path = __file__) -> int
Return days since the last modification of the specified file.
Args
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
path | str | Path | __file__ |
Source code in ultralytics/utils/files.py
View on GitHubdef file_age(path: str | Path = __file__) -> int:
"""Return days since the last modification of the specified file."""
dt = datetime.now() - datetime.fromtimestamp(Path(path).stat().st_mtime) # delta
return dt.days # + dt.seconds / 86400 # fractional days
function ultralytics.utils.files.file_date
def file_date(path: str | Path = __file__) -> str
Return the file modification date in 'YYYY-M-D' format.
Args
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
path | str | Path | __file__ |
Source code in ultralytics/utils/files.py
View on GitHubdef file_date(path: str | Path = __file__) -> str:
"""Return the file modification date in 'YYYY-M-D' format."""
t = datetime.fromtimestamp(Path(path).stat().st_mtime)
return f"{t.year}-{t.month}-{t.day}"
function ultralytics.utils.files.file_size
def file_size(path: str | Path) -> float
Return the size of a file or directory in megabytes (MB).
Args
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
path | str | Path | required |
Source code in ultralytics/utils/files.py
View on GitHubdef file_size(path: str | Path) -> float:
"""Return the size of a file or directory in megabytes (MB)."""
if isinstance(path, (str, Path)):
mb = 1 << 20 # bytes to MiB (1024 ** 2)
path = Path(path)
if path.is_file():
return path.stat().st_size / mb
elif path.is_dir():
return sum(f.stat().st_size for f in path.glob("**/*") if f.is_file()) / mb
return 0.0
function ultralytics.utils.files.get_latest_run
def get_latest_run(search_dir: str = ".") -> str
Return the path to the most recent 'last.pt' file in the specified directory for resuming training.
Args
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
search_dir | str | "." |
Source code in ultralytics/utils/files.py
View on GitHubdef get_latest_run(search_dir: str = ".") -> str:
"""Return the path to the most recent 'last.pt' file in the specified directory for resuming training."""
last_list = glob.glob(f"{search_dir}/**/last*.pt", recursive=True)
return max(last_list, key=os.path.getctime) if last_list else ""
function ultralytics.utils.files.update_models
def update_models(model_names: tuple = ("yolo11n.pt",), source_dir: Path = Path("."), update_names: bool = False)
Update and re-save specified YOLO models in an 'updated_models' subdirectory.
Args
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
model_names | tuple, optional | Model filenames to update. | ("yolo11n.pt",) |
source_dir | Path, optional | Directory containing models and target subdirectory. | Path(".") |
update_names | bool, optional | Update model names from a data YAML. | False |
Examples
Update specified YOLO models and save them in 'updated_models' subdirectory:
>>> from ultralytics.utils.files import update_models
>>> model_names = ("yolo11n.pt", "yolov8s.pt")
>>> update_models(model_names, source_dir=Path("/models"), update_names=True)
Source code in ultralytics/utils/files.py
View on GitHubdef update_models(model_names: tuple = ("yolo11n.pt",), source_dir: Path = Path("."), update_names: bool = False):
"""Update and re-save specified YOLO models in an 'updated_models' subdirectory.
Args:
model_names (tuple, optional): Model filenames to update.
source_dir (Path, optional): Directory containing models and target subdirectory.
update_names (bool, optional): Update model names from a data YAML.
Examples:
Update specified YOLO models and save them in 'updated_models' subdirectory:
>>> from ultralytics.utils.files import update_models
>>> model_names = ("yolo11n.pt", "yolov8s.pt")
>>> update_models(model_names, source_dir=Path("/models"), update_names=True)
"""
from ultralytics import YOLO
from ultralytics.nn.autobackend import default_class_names
target_dir = source_dir / "updated_models"
target_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) # Ensure target directory exists
for model_name in model_names:
model_path = source_dir / model_name
print(f"Loading model from {model_path}")
# Load model
model = YOLO(model_path)
model.half()
if update_names: # update model names from a dataset YAML
model.model.names = default_class_names("coco8.yaml")
# Define new save path
save_path = target_dir / model_name
# Save model using model.save()
print(f"Re-saving {model_name} model to {save_path}")
model.save(save_path)