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Provide the meta.bin file of the ImageNet dataset together with torchvision?

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@fmassa In the light of recent problems with the meta.bin file of the ImageNet dataset (#1645 #1646 ), I think it is reasonable to ask, if we can provide it together with torchvision. Especially now without official download links for the archives, I think it would be beneficial. With it users that switch to torchvision and only have the image archives do not need to download the devkit.

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Start by reviewing the problems described in issues #1645 and #1646 and how torchvision currently obtains ImageNet metadata. The requested outcome is to provide meta.bin with torchvision so users with the image archives do not need to download the devkit; confirm the packaging and distribution approach before implementing it.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
computer-vision, data
Issue type
Feature
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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