pytorch / pytorch/vision

[feature request] Add optional 'directory/path' parameter to save available pretrained models.

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enhancement module: models needs discussion
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Description

I may be wrong but I could not find any simple way of specifying where the pre-trained models from torchvision.models are saved.

By default, they are saved in the ...\.torch\models\ directory.
It would be very helpful to have an optional parameter to set the download path for the pre-trained models. (something like model_dir parameter in torch.utils.model_zoo.load_url())

If there is an existing way to do this already, please correct me in the comments.

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Research direction

Start by inspecting how torchvision.models downloads pretrained models and compare it with torch.utils.model_zoo.load_url(), especially its model_dir parameter. Done means callers can optionally choose the download directory while the existing default remains unchanged; add or update coverage for saving a pretrained model there.

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Tech stack
python, pytorch
Domain
computer-vision, machine-learning
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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