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Hello friends,

I'm having problem for the inference stage of this Kaggle competition: https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/tensorflow-great-barrier-reef

I trained my model using the following code:

FOLD`      = 1 
DIM       = 2400
MODEL     = 'yolov5n'
BATCH     = 4
EPOCHS    = 10
OPTMIZER  = 'Adam'

!python train.py" --img {DIM}\
--batch {BATCH}\
--epochs {EPOCHS}\
--optimizer {OPTMIZER}\
--data "D:\Kaggle\cots\gbr.yaml"\
--hyp "D:\Kaggle\cots\hyp.yaml"\
--weights {MODEL}.pt\

I download the pretrain weights "best.pt" from Wandb, than I uploaded it to my Kaggle notebook dataset. I tried to load the pretrain model for inference, but I'm really having a hard time:

import torch
ROOT_DIR  = '/kaggle/input/tensorflow-great-barrier-reef/'

CKPT_PATH = '/kaggle/input/tfeqimg-2400/Final.pt' 
IMG_SIZE  = 2400
CONF      = 0.25
IOU       = 0.40
AUGMENT   = True
model = torch.hub.load('/kaggle/input/yolov7-0/yolov5-7.0', 'custom', source='local',force_reload = True , path=CKPT_PATH)`

And the error is:

`YOLOv5 🚀 2024-4-12 Python-3.10.13 torch-2.1.2+cpu CPU

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
NotImplementedError                       Traceback (most recent call last)
File /kaggle/input/yolov7-0/yolov5-7.0/hubconf.py:49, in _create(name, pretrained, channels, classes, autoshape, verbose, device)
     48 try:
---> 49     model = DetectMultiBackend(path, device=device, fuse=autoshape)  # detection model
     50     if autoshape:

File /kaggle/input/yolov7-0/yolov5-7.0/models/common.py:345, in DetectMultiBackend.__init__(self, weights, device, dnn, data, fp16, fuse)
    344 if pt:  # PyTorch
--> 345     model = attempt_load(weights if isinstance(weights, list) else w, device=device, inplace=True, fuse=fuse)
    346     stride = max(int(model.stride.max()), 32)  # model stride

File /kaggle/input/yolov7-0/yolov5-7.0/models/experimental.py:79, in attempt_load(weights, device, inplace, fuse)
     78 for w in weights if isinstance(weights, list) else [weights]:
---> 79     ckpt = torch.load(attempt_download(w), map_location='cpu')  # load
     80     ckpt = (ckpt.get('ema') or ckpt['model']).to(device).float()  # FP32 model

File /opt/conda/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torch/serialization.py:1014, in load(f, map_location, pickle_module, weights_only, mmap, **pickle_load_args)
   1013                 raise pickle.UnpicklingError(UNSAFE_MESSAGE + str(e)) from None
-> 1014         return _load(opened_zipfile,
   1015                      map_location,
   1016                      pickle_module,
   1017                      overall_storage=overall_storage,
   1018                      **pickle_load_args)
   1019 if mmap:

File /opt/conda/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torch/serialization.py:1422, in _load(zip_file, map_location, pickle_module, pickle_file, overall_storage, **pickle_load_args)
   1421 unpickler.persistent_load = persistent_load
-> 1422 result = unpickler.load()
   1424 torch._utils._validate_loaded_sparse_tensors()

File /opt/conda/lib/python3.10/pathlib.py:962, in Path.__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
    961 if not self._flavour.is_supported:
--> 962     raise NotImplementedError("cannot instantiate %r on your system"
    963                               % (cls.__name__,))
    964 return self

NotImplementedError: cannot instantiate 'WindowsPath' on your system

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

NotImplementedError                       Traceback (most recent call last)
File /kaggle/input/yolov7-0/yolov5-7.0/hubconf.py:60, in _create(name, pretrained, channels, classes, autoshape, verbose, device)
     59     except Exception:
---> 60         model = attempt_load(path, device=device, fuse=False)  # arbitrary model
     61 else:

File /kaggle/input/yolov7-0/yolov5-7.0/models/experimental.py:79, in attempt_load(weights, device, inplace, fuse)
     78 for w in weights if isinstance(weights, list) else [weights]:
---> 79     ckpt = torch.load(attempt_download(w), map_location='cpu')  # load
     80     ckpt = (ckpt.get('ema') or ckpt['model']).to(device).float()  # FP32 model

File /opt/conda/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torch/serialization.py:1014, in load(f, map_location, pickle_module, weights_only, mmap, **pickle_load_args)
   1013                 raise pickle.UnpicklingError(UNSAFE_MESSAGE + str(e)) from None
-> 1014         return _load(opened_zipfile,
   1015                      map_location,
   1016                      pickle_module,
   1017                      overall_storage=overall_storage,
   1018                      **pickle_load_args)
   1019 if mmap:

File /opt/conda/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torch/serialization.py:1422, in _load(zip_file, map_location, pickle_module, pickle_file, overall_storage, **pickle_load_args)
   1421 unpickler.persistent_load = persistent_load
-> 1422 result = unpickler.load()
   1424 torch._utils._validate_loaded_sparse_tensors()

File /opt/conda/lib/python3.10/pathlib.py:962, in Path.__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
    961 if not self._flavour.is_supported:
--> 962     raise NotImplementedError("cannot instantiate %r on your system"
    963                               % (cls.__name__,))
    964 return self

NotImplementedError: cannot instantiate 'WindowsPath' on your system

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Exception                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
Cell In[6], line 3
      1 import torch
----> 3 model = torch.hub.load('/kaggle/input/yolov7-0/yolov5-7.0', 'custom', source='local',force_reload = True , path=CKPT_PATH)

File /opt/conda/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torch/hub.py:566, in load(repo_or_dir, model, source, trust_repo, force_reload, verbose, skip_validation, *args, **kwargs)
    562 if source == 'github':
    563     repo_or_dir = _get_cache_or_reload(repo_or_dir, force_reload, trust_repo, "load",
    564                                        verbose=verbose, skip_validation=skip_validation)
--> 566 model = _load_local(repo_or_dir, model, *args, **kwargs)
    567 return model

File /opt/conda/lib/python3.10/site-packages/torch/hub.py:595, in _load_local(hubconf_dir, model, *args, **kwargs)
    592     hub_module = _import_module(MODULE_HUBCONF, hubconf_path)
    594     entry = _load_entry_from_hubconf(hub_module, model)
--> 595     model = entry(*args, **kwargs)
    597 return model

File /kaggle/input/yolov7-0/yolov5-7.0/hubconf.py:83, in custom(path, autoshape, _verbose, device)
     81 def custom(path='path/to/model.pt', autoshape=True, _verbose=True, device=None):
     82     # YOLOv5 custom or local model
---> 83     return _create(path, autoshape=autoshape, verbose=_verbose, device=device)

File /kaggle/input/yolov7-0/yolov5-7.0/hubconf.py:78, in _create(name, pretrained, channels, classes, autoshape, verbose, device)
     76 help_url = '[https://github.com/ultralytics/yolov5/issues/36](https://github.com/ultralytics/yolov5/issues/36%3C/span%3E%3Cspan) style="color:rgb(175,0,0)">'
     77 s = f'{e}. Cache may be out of date, try `force_reload=True` or see {help_url} for help.'
---> 78 raise Exception(s) from e

Exception: cannot instantiate 'WindowsPath' on your system. Cache may be out of date, try `force_reload=True` or see https://github.com/ultralytics/yolov5/issues/36 for help.

As a newbie to both Kaggle and Yolo, I tried many solutions but failed. Please help me, thank you.

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Hello! Thanks for reaching out. 😊 It seems the issue you're encountering is related to the path handling on different operating systems, specifically when loading your model weights. This is a common snag when paths formatted for Windows systems (using WindowsPath) are used in environments that do not support this path type, such as Linux-based systems often used in Kaggle notebooks.

The error message NotImplementedError: cannot instantiate 'WindowsPath' on your system suggests that the path object specific to Windows is not recognized on the Kaggle platform. As a solution, make sure your paths are defined in a way that's compatible with Unix-like systems, which typically use forward slashes (/) for paths. Also, ensure that your file paths are correctly pointing to the location where your weights are stored on Kaggle.

Here's a slight adjustment to your code where you load the model:

import torch

# Ensure the path is correctly specified for Unix-like systems
CKPT_PATH = '/kaggle/input/tfeqimg-2400/Final.pt'

# Loading the model
model = torch.hub.load('kaggle/input/yolov7-0/yolov5-7.0', 'custom', source='local', path=CKPT_PATH, force_reload=True)

Please double-check that the path '/kaggle/input/tfeqimg-2400/Final.pt' actually leads to your weights file in the Kaggle environment.

If you continue to have issues or face any other questions, feel free to ask. The YOLO community and the Ultralytics team are always here to help. Happy coding! 🚀

I encountered the error cannot instantiate 'WindowsPath' on your system, and none of the suggested solutions helped.

To provide some context, I was trying to run a custom YOLOv5 model on CVAT or simply on my WSL, but every time I attempted it, I got the same error.

I tried various solutions, but none worked. Eventually, I realized that I had trained my model on a Windows system using Windows CMD. This caused the error to persist when I tried to run the model on Linux, Ubuntu, or WSL on Windows.

What I ended up doing was retraining the model, this time using an Ubuntu system. I used Google Colab for training, then tested the model on Ubuntu and CVAT, and it worked fine.

I created a repository with the Jupyter notebook and the data that I used to train the model on Colab.

I hope this helps anyone encountering a similar problem, or perhaps it could fix the 'PosixPath' error to.

Hi there! 🌟 Thank you for sharing your solution with the community. It's insightful and helpful!

Your observation correctly highlights a common issue when switching between Windows and Linux-based environments, like WSL or Ubuntu. The path handling between these systems can indeed cause the cannot instantiate 'WindowsPath' on your system error due to differences in their file system path formats.

For those encountering similar issues, it's a good practice to ensure compatibility by using platform-agnostic paths within your code. Python's Pathlib library can be particularly useful for this, as it automatically adapts paths according to the operating system. Here's a quick example:

from pathlib import Path

# Create a path that's compatible with your OS
model_path = Path("/path/to/your/model")

# Now you can use model_path in a way that's OS-independent

This approach can help avoid such errors without needing to switch your development environment or retrain your models on a different OS.

Again, thanks for sharing your workaround. Happy coding, and keep contributing to the community! 🚀

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This can run successfully!!

plt = platform.system()
if plt == 'Windows':
    pathlib.PosixPath = pathlib.WindowsPath
else:
    pathlib.WindowsPath = pathlib.PosixPath
model = DetectMultiBackend("xxx.pt")

Hello! 😊

Thank you for sharing your solution. It's great to hear that you found a workaround to handle the path compatibility issue between Windows and Linux systems. Your approach of conditionally setting the pathlib path types based on the operating system is clever and can indeed help in many scenarios.

For others who might encounter similar issues, here's a slightly refined version of your code snippet that ensures compatibility across different platforms:

import platform
import pathlib

# Check the operating system and set the appropriate path type
if platform.system() == 'Windows':
    pathlib.PosixPath = pathlib.WindowsPath
else:
    pathlib.WindowsPath = pathlib.PosixPath

# Load the model
model = DetectMultiBackend("xxx.pt")

This snippet dynamically adjusts the path handling based on the detected operating system, which can be very useful when working in cross-platform environments.

If you encounter any further issues or have additional questions, please ensure you are using the latest version of YOLOv5 and its dependencies. The community and the Ultralytics team are always here to help. Keep up the great work, and happy coding! 🚀

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