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Prepare and point datasets at the getitune library (the Geti training library) for training, testing, and prediction. Use when a user asks which dataset formats are supported, how the `data=` argument of `create_engine(...)` / `--data_root` works, why format auto-detection fails, how to lay out COCO/YOLO/Pascal VOC/Datumaro-native data, how to use a zip archive, or how to pass an Ultralytics YOLO `data.yaml`. Covers Datumaro-based auto-detection and per-task data expectations.

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Preparing datasets for getitune

When you pass a filesystem path to data= (Python API) or --data_root (CLI), getitune uses Datumaro to auto-detect the dataset format — you point at the dataset root and the same call works regardless of the underlying format.

Run everything from library/.

Supported formats and how they are detected

FormatDetected by
COCOan annotations/ directory with COCO JSON files
YOLOa data.yaml file (Ultralytics layout)
Pascal VOCJPEGImages/, Annotations/, ImageSets/ directories
Datumaro (native)metadata.json + data.parquet at the root
  • Zip archives are accepted too; Datumaro extracts them on import.
  • Point data= at the dataset root — the directory that directly contains the marker files/folders above, not a parent of it.

Workflow

from getitune.engine import create_engine

# Same call for any supported format — just point at the root
engine = create_engine(
    model="src/getitune/recipe/detection/yolox_s.yaml",
    data="/path/to/dataset_root",
)
engine.train()
  1. Lay the dataset out as one supported format and confirm the marker files/folders sit at the root you will pass.
    • Done when: the root matches exactly one row in the table above.
  2. Match the dataset to the task. A detection dataset needs bounding-box annotations; segmentation needs masks; classification needs per-image labels. Task and labels must agree with the model you choose in the getitune-training-a-model skill.
    • Done when: create_engine(...) builds a datamodule without a feature/label mismatch error.
  3. Smoke-test loading with a tiny run (engine.train(max_epochs=1)) before a full run.
    • Done when: one train + one validation batch load without shape errors.

Ultralytics YOLO datasets

If you train an Ultralytics YOLO model, pass the Ultralytics data.yaml file directly as data= (or --data_root). Ultralytics support requires an install from source with the ultralytics extra (it is not in the PyPI package).

Debugging auto-detection

  • Wrong/failed format detection: the root probably has extra nesting or a missing marker. Verify the exact marker files (annotations/ for COCO, data.yaml for YOLO, the three VOC dirs, metadata.json + data.parquet for native) are directly under the path you pass.
  • Feature/label mismatch during training: the dataset's annotation type does not match the task — cross-check with getitune-training-a-model and pass an explicit task=.
  • Backend dataset conversion: the Geti application converts Geti-internal datasets to/from COCO/VOC via application/backend/app/datumaro_converter/; that is a separate, app-side path from library data= usage.

Related skills

  • getitune-training-a-model — consumes the prepared dataset via data=.
  • getitune-discovering-models — pick a model that matches the dataset's task.