Simple DETR Object Detection with Python

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In my post, I’ll guide you through the initial steps of setting up your Python environment and installing essential libraries in the most simple and straightforward way possible to build your very own object detection service.

Prerequisites

I’d assume you have a background in programming with python. If not it should be installed on your computer before continuing.

If you need to download Python, you can visit the official Python downloads page.

Download Python

Create your virtual environment

Create a virtual environment in python so you can run your packages separate from your host’s environment

python -m venv myenv

Activate virtual environment

Windows

myenv\\Scripts\\activate

Mac

source myenv/bin/activate

Install packages

We will need to install a few packages before we get started.

pip install transformers torch Pillow requests

Next, create an /images folder and a filed called server.pyin the root of your project. /iamges is where you…