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ultralytics.utils.tqdm.TQDM 

TQDM(
    iterable: Any = None,
    desc: str | None = None,
    total: int | None = None,
    leave: bool = True,
    file: IO[str] | None = None,
    mininterval: float = 0.1,
    disable: bool | None = None,
    unit: str = "it",
    unit_scale: bool = True,
    unit_divisor: int = 1000,
    bar_format: str | None = None,
    initial: int = 0,
    **kwargs
)

Lightweight zero-dependency progress bar for Ultralytics.

Provides clean, rich-style progress bars suitable for various environments including Weights & Biases, console outputs, and other logging systems. Features zero external dependencies, clean single-line output, rich-style progress bars with Unicode block characters, context manager support, iterator protocol support, and dynamic description updates.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
iterable object

Iterable to wrap with progress bar.
desc str

Prefix description for the progress bar.
total int

Expected number of iterations.
disable bool

Whether to disable the progress bar.
unit str

String for units of iteration.
unit_scale bool

Auto-scale units flag.
unit_divisor int

Divisor for unit scaling.
leave bool

Whether to leave the progress bar after completion.
mininterval float

Minimum time interval between updates.
initial int

Initial counter value.
n int

Current iteration count.
closed bool

Whether the progress bar is closed.
bar_format str

Custom bar format string.
file object

Output file stream.

Methods:

Name Description
update

Update progress by n steps.
set_description

Set or update the description.
set_postfix

Set postfix for the progress bar.
close

Close the progress bar and clean up.
refresh

Refresh the progress bar display.
clear

Clear the progress bar from display.
write

Write a message without breaking the progress bar.

Examples:

Basic usage with iterator:

>>> for i in TQDM(range(100)):
...     time.sleep(0.01)

With custom description:

>>> pbar = TQDM(range(100), desc="Processing")
>>> for i in pbar:
...     pbar.set_description(f"Processing item {i}")

Context manager usage:

>>> with TQDM(total=100, unit="B", unit_scale=True) as pbar:
...     for i in range(100):
...         pbar.update(1)

Manual updates:

>>> pbar = TQDM(total=100, desc="Training")
>>> for epoch in range(100):
...     # Do work
...     pbar.update(1)
>>> pbar.close()

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
iterable object

Iterable to wrap with progress bar.

 None
desc str

Prefix description for the progress bar.

 None
total int

Expected number of iterations.

 None
leave bool

Whether to leave the progress bar after completion.

 True
file object

Output file stream for progress display.

 None
mininterval float

Minimum time interval between updates (default 0.1s, 60s in GitHub Actions).

 0.1
disable bool

Whether to disable the progress bar. Auto-detected if None.

 None
unit str

String for units of iteration (default "it" for items).

 'it'
unit_scale bool

Auto-scale units for bytes/data units.

 True
unit_divisor int

Divisor for unit scaling (default 1000).

 1000
bar_format str

Custom bar format string.

 None
initial int

Initial counter value.

 0
**kwargs Any

Additional keyword arguments for compatibility (ignored).

 {}

Examples:

>>> pbar = TQDM(range(100), desc="Processing")
>>> with TQDM(total=1000, unit="B", unit_scale=True) as pbar:
...     pbar.update(1024)  # Updates by 1KB
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def __init__(
    self,
    iterable: Any = None,
    desc: str | None = None,
    total: int | None = None,
    leave: bool = True,
    file: IO[str] | None = None,
    mininterval: float = 0.1,
    disable: bool | None = None,
    unit: str = "it",
    unit_scale: bool = True,
    unit_divisor: int = 1000,
    bar_format: str | None = None,  # kept for API compatibility; not used for formatting
    initial: int = 0,
    **kwargs,
) -> None:
    """
    Initialize the TQDM progress bar with specified configuration options.

    Args:
        iterable (object, optional): Iterable to wrap with progress bar.
        desc (str, optional): Prefix description for the progress bar.
        total (int, optional): Expected number of iterations.
        leave (bool, optional): Whether to leave the progress bar after completion.
        file (object, optional): Output file stream for progress display.
        mininterval (float, optional): Minimum time interval between updates (default 0.1s, 60s in GitHub Actions).
        disable (bool, optional): Whether to disable the progress bar. Auto-detected if None.
        unit (str, optional): String for units of iteration (default "it" for items).
        unit_scale (bool, optional): Auto-scale units for bytes/data units.
        unit_divisor (int, optional): Divisor for unit scaling (default 1000).
        bar_format (str, optional): Custom bar format string.
        initial (int, optional): Initial counter value.
        **kwargs (Any): Additional keyword arguments for compatibility (ignored).

    Examples:
        >>> pbar = TQDM(range(100), desc="Processing")
        >>> with TQDM(total=1000, unit="B", unit_scale=True) as pbar:
        ...     pbar.update(1024)  # Updates by 1KB
    """
    # Disable if not verbose
    if disable is None:
        try:
            from ultralytics.utils import LOGGER, VERBOSE

            disable = not VERBOSE or LOGGER.getEffectiveLevel() > 20
        except ImportError:
            disable = False

    self.iterable = iterable
    self.desc = desc or ""
    self.total = total or (len(iterable) if hasattr(iterable, "__len__") else None) or None  # prevent total=0
    self.disable = disable
    self.unit = unit
    self.unit_scale = unit_scale
    self.unit_divisor = unit_divisor
    self.leave = leave
    self.noninteractive = is_noninteractive_console()
    self.mininterval = max(mininterval, self.NONINTERACTIVE_MIN_INTERVAL) if self.noninteractive else mininterval
    self.initial = initial

    # Kept for API compatibility (unused for f-string formatting)
    self.bar_format = bar_format

    self.file = file or sys.stdout

    # Internal state
    self.n = self.initial
    self.last_print_n = self.initial
    self.last_print_t = time.time()
    self.start_t = time.time()
    self.last_rate = 0.0
    self.closed = False
    self.is_bytes = unit_scale and unit in ("B", "bytes")
    self.scales = (
        [(1073741824, "GB/s"), (1048576, "MB/s"), (1024, "KB/s")]
        if self.is_bytes
        else [(1e9, f"G{self.unit}/s"), (1e6, f"M{self.unit}/s"), (1e3, f"K{self.unit}/s")]
    )

    if not self.disable and self.total and not self.noninteractive:
        self._display()

__del__ 

__del__() -> None

Destructor to ensure cleanup.

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def __del__(self) -> None:
    """Destructor to ensure cleanup."""
    try:
        self.close()
    except Exception:
        pass

__enter__ 

__enter__() -> TQDM

Enter context manager.

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def __enter__(self) -> TQDM:
    """Enter context manager."""
    return self

__exit__ 

__exit__(*args: Any) -> None

Exit context manager and close progress bar.

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def __exit__(self, *args: Any) -> None:
    """Exit context manager and close progress bar."""
    self.close()

__iter__ 

__iter__() -> Any

Iterate over the wrapped iterable with progress updates.

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def __iter__(self) -> Any:
    """Iterate over the wrapped iterable with progress updates."""
    if self.iterable is None:
        raise TypeError("'NoneType' object is not iterable")

    try:
        for item in self.iterable:
            yield item
            self.update(1)
    finally:
        self.close()

clear 

clear() -> None

Clear progress bar.

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def clear(self) -> None:
    """Clear progress bar."""
    if not self.disable:
        try:
            self.file.write("\r\033[K")
            self.file.flush()
        except Exception:
            pass

close 

close() -> None

Close progress bar.

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def close(self) -> None:
    """Close progress bar."""
    if self.closed:
        return

    self.closed = True

    if not self.disable:
        # Final display
        if self.total and self.n >= self.total:
            self.n = self.total
        self._display(final=True)

        # Cleanup
        if self.leave:
            self.file.write("\n")
        else:
            self.file.write("\r\033[K")

        try:
            self.file.flush()
        except Exception:
            pass

refresh 

refresh() -> None

Refresh display.

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def refresh(self) -> None:
    """Refresh display."""
    if not self.disable:
        self._display()

set_description 

set_description(desc: str | None) -> None

Set description.

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def set_description(self, desc: str | None) -> None:
    """Set description."""
    self.desc = desc or ""
    if not self.disable:
        self._display()

set_postfix 

set_postfix(**kwargs: Any) -> None

Set postfix (appends to description).

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def set_postfix(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
    """Set postfix (appends to description)."""
    if kwargs:
        postfix = ", ".join(f"{k}={v}" for k, v in kwargs.items())
        base_desc = self.desc.split(" | ")[0] if " | " in self.desc else self.desc
        self.set_description(f"{base_desc} | {postfix}")

update 

update(n: int = 1) -> None

Update progress by n steps.

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def update(self, n: int = 1) -> None:
    """Update progress by n steps."""
    if not self.disable and not self.closed:
        self.n += n
        self._display()

write staticmethod 

write(s: str, file: IO[str] | None = None, end: str = '\n') -> None

Static method to write without breaking progress bar.

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@staticmethod
def write(s: str, file: IO[str] | None = None, end: str = "\n") -> None:
    """Static method to write without breaking progress bar."""
    file = file or sys.stdout
    try:
        file.write(s + end)
        file.flush()
    except Exception:
        pass




ultralytics.utils.tqdm.is_noninteractive_console cached 

is_noninteractive_console() -> bool

Check for known non-interactive console environments.

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@lru_cache(maxsize=1)
def is_noninteractive_console() -> bool:
    """Check for known non-interactive console environments."""
    return "GITHUB_ACTIONS" in os.environ or "RUNPOD_POD_ID" in os.environ





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