ultralytics 8.3.136

v8.3.136 - `ultralytics 8.3.136` Eliminate `seaborn` depencency (#20509)

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🌟 Summary

This release makes Ultralytics lighter and easier to use by removing the seaborn dependency, improving plotting functions, and enhancing performance and documentation. 🚀🧹

📊 Key Changes

• Seaborn Dependency Removed: seaborn is no longer required; all core plots now use only matplotlib.
• Improved Plotting: Confusion matrix and label plots are refactored for better performance and compatibility, especially with large class counts.
• Performance Boost: Key utility functions now use caching for faster repeated operations.
• OpenCV Import Optimization: OpenCV is only loaded when needed, reducing startup time and memory usage.
• Jetson Documentation Update: Expanded NVIDIA Jetson deployment guide with new benchmarks for the Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit (64GB) and clearer hardware/software details.
• Clearer CLI Warnings: Improved warning messages for invalid task selections in the command-line interface.
• Workflow Security: GitHub workflow permissions are now more secure and explicit.

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Simpler Installation & Fewer Conflicts: Users can install and run Ultralytics with fewer dependencies, making setup faster and reducing potential issues. ⚡
• Lighter Package: The software is now more lightweight, using less disk space and memory.
• Faster Performance: Internal caching and optimized imports make the software more responsive, especially for repeated tasks.
• Better User Experience: Improved warnings and documentation help users troubleshoot and deploy models more easily.
• Broader Hardware Support: Updated Jetson benchmarks and guides ensure users can deploy YOLO11 efficiently on the latest NVIDIA devices.
• Enhanced Security: Tighter workflow permissions improve repository safety for all contributors.

Overall, this update streamlines the Ultralytics experience, making it faster, easier, and more robust for everyone! 🎉

What's Changed

• Cache checks results to speed up multiple times calls by @Laughing-q in #20652
• Update benchmarks doc with NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit (64GB) by @lakshanthad in #20664
• Potential fixes for Actions code scanning alerts by @glenn-jocher in #20668
• Scope opencv for solutions in __init__.py by @RizwanMunawar in #20665
• Fix invalid task information on warning by @emmanuel-ferdman in #20674
• ultralytics 8.3.136 Eliminate seaborn depencency by @RizwanMunawar in #20509

New Contributors

• @emmanuel-ferdman made their first contribution in #20674

Full Changelog: v8.3.135...v8.3.136