🌟 Summary

The v8.3.47 release focuses on enhancing YOLO's classification capabilities by improving model export, prediction handling, and loss computation for smoother training and deployment. 🚀

📊 Key Changes

• Improved YOLO Classification Module:

  • Added export functionality (export=True) to the classification head, enabling easier deployment. 📤
  • Enhanced post-processing to handle predictions more efficiently, including better support for tuple-based outputs. ⚙️
  • Updated loss function to gracefully manage tuple-based predictions for accurate classification loss calculation. 📊
  • Updated logic in the classification head to switch seamlessly between training and inference, including integrated softmax during inference. 🔄

• Documentation Improvements:

  • Clarified functionality for copy_paste augmentation, specifying it requires segmentation labels. ✍️
  • Fixed typos and improved YAML configurations for smoother developer workflows. 🛠
  • Removed redundant documentation entries to enhance clarity. 📚

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• For End Users:

  • Enhanced Deployment Options: You can now export YOLO classification models more effectively, unlocking advanced deployment use cases in various environments. 🌐
  • Streamlined Workflows: Updated logic ensures classification workflows are more intuitive and robust—ideal for developers juggling both training and inference. 🌟

• For Developers:

  • Clearer Documentation: Clarifications and typo fixes reduce confusion, saving time while implementing advanced features like copy_paste. ✨
  • Improved Configuration: Fixes to YAML workflows ensure consistent deployments and smoother integration during the development lifecycle. ✅

Overall, this release significantly improves YOLO's flexibility and usability for classification tasks while enhancing the clarity of supporting documentation. 💡

What's Changed

• Fix Docs YAML boolean by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/18072
• Eliminate duplicate bullet points in docs by @RizwanMunawar in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/18074
• Mention copy_paste applies only when using segmentation labels by @Y-T-G in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/18077
• ultralytics 8.3.47 fix softmax and Classify head commonality by @Laughing-q in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/18085

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/compare/v8.3.44...v8.3.47