NVIDIA-Merlin / NVIDIA-Merlin/Transformers4Rec
[FEA] Update Transformers4Rec to use latest release of HF transformers
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Description
🚀 Feature request
Update Transformers4Rec to use the latest version of HF transformers.
Motivation
The current API supports a pinned old version (4.12.) while the latest HF (4.25.). The motivation for this feature request is to update T4Rec to make use of the recent functionalities upgraded in the HF transformers library.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating where the pinned Hugging Face Transformers 4.12.* dependency is declared and identify the compatibility surface for the current API. Review existing dependency or integration checks before updating it. Done means Transformers4Rec supports the newer Transformers release and its existing functionality remains compatible.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- huggingface, python, pytorch
- Domain
- machine-learning
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100