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Ensure GPU is available before starting Darknet build
Neels-v-Wyk Sep 9, 2025
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Fix assertion syntax for GPU check in notebook
Neels-v-Wyk Sep 9, 2025
846f710
Add GPU check for Google Colab instance
Neels-v-Wyk Sep 9, 2025
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Ensure GPU availability before training
Neels-v-Wyk Sep 9, 2025
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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion colab/01_Building_the_Hank_ai_Darknet_YOLO_Framework.ipynb
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"outputs": [],
"source": [
"# Check that the google colab instance provides a GPU before starting",
"import os\n",
"assert os.environ.get(\"COLAB_GPU\"), \"GPU required. Change runtime type to GPU in Edit > Notebook settings > T4 GPU\"\n",
"\n",
"# First part will install the tools we'll use to build.\n",
"!sudo apt-get install build-essential git libopencv-dev cmake\n",
"\n",
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}
]
}
}
9 changes: 6 additions & 3 deletions colab/02_Building_Darknet_and_DarkHelp_to_use_the_Python_interface.ipynb
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},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"# make sure the notebook is set to T4 GPU (edit->settings)\n",
"!sudo apt-get install build-essential git libopencv-dev cmake\n",
"# Check that the google colab instance provides a GPU before starting",
"import os\n",
"assert os.environ.get(\"COLAB_GPU\"), \"GPU required. Change runtime type to GPU in Edit > Notebook settings > T4 GPU\"\n",
"\n",
"!sudo apt-get install build-essential git libopencv-dev cmake\n",
"\n",
"%mkdir -p ~/src\n",
"%cd ~/src\n",
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"outputs": []
}
]
}
}
6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion colab/03_Training_a_new_network.ipynb
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{
"cell_type": "code",
"source": [
"# Check that the google colab instance provides a GPU before starting",
"import os\n",
"assert os.environ.get(\"COLAB_GPU\"), \"GPU required. Change runtime type to GPU in Edit > Notebook settings > T4 GPU\"\n",
"\n",
"!sudo apt-get install build-essential git libopencv-dev cmake\n",
"\n",
"# Make sure we have access to CUDA\n",
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"outputs": []
}
]
}
}