Installation

It’s a good idea to always use virtual environments when working with Python packages. Anaconda/Miniconda is a package manager that lets you create virtual environments and manage package installations smoothly.

Follow the instructions given below to install Simple Transformers using with Anaconda (or miniconda, a lighter version of anaconda).

Installation steps

  1. Install Anaconda or Miniconda Package Manager from here.
  2. Create a new virtual environment and install packages. 
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    conda create -n st python pandas tqdm
conda activate st
  3. Using a CUDA capable GPU is recommended. To install Pytorch with CUDA support: 
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    conda install pytorch pytorch-cuda=11.7 -c pytorch -c nvidia

    CPU only:

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    conda install pytorch cpuonly -c pytorch

    Note: Check the Pytorch website for the latest instructions.

  4. Install simpletransformers. pip install simpletransformers

Optional

  1. Install Weights and Biases (wandb) for experiment tracking and visualizing training in a web browser. pip install wandb

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