ultralytics 8.3.73

v8.3.73 - `ultralytics 8.3.73` GitHub Container Registry Images at `ghcr.io` (#19114)

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🌟 Summary

The Ultralytics v8.3.73 release focuses on enhancing containerization workflows, updating library dependencies, improving documentation, and refining the development process. 🚀

📊 Key Changes

• Containerization Enhancements:
  • Added support for publishing Docker images to both GitHub Container Registry (GHCR) and Docker Hub with rich metadata for better usability. 🐋
  • Removed Ubuntu 24.04 ARM in CI workflows for streamlined testing.
• Dependency and Platform Updates:
  • Updated NVIDIA Jetson support with PyTorch 2.2.0 and Torchvision 0.17.2 for improved compatibility and performance. 🤖
  • Removed the beautifulsoup4 dependency, cleaning up the development environment. 🧹
• Code Refactoring:
  • Improved SQL result export by simplifying insertion logic and fixing potential issues with empty results.
  • Enhanced type hinting for better code clarity.
• Documentation and Tutorial Updates:
  • Added an embedded YouTube tutorial on Package Segmentation in the documentation. 🎥✨

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Containerization Accessibility:
  • Publishing images to both Docker Hub and GHCR ensures users have multiple options for pulling images, increasing global availability and reducing friction. 🌍
  • The inclusion of detailed metadata in Docker images improves clarity for end-users.
• Better Hardware and Development Support:
  • NVIDIA Jetson users benefit from newer library versions for seamless deployment and better model performance.
  • Leaner development environments reduce installation times and maintenance burdens.
• Improved Learning Resources:
  • The YouTube tutorial enriches the documentation and aids new and existing users in understanding package segmentation workflows visually. 📚👩‍💻

TL;DR: This version updates Docker container workflows, improves NVIDIA Jetson compatibility, cleans up dev dependencies, and enhances user education through new video tutorials. 🚀💡

What's Changed

• Remove beautifulsoup4<=4.12.3 pin by @Laughing-q in #19103
• Update JetPack 5 torch and torchvision packages by @lakshanthad in #19098
• Minor Results.to_sql cleanup by @Laughing-q in #19081
• Add https://youtu.be/im7xBCnPURg to docs by @RizwanMunawar in #19115
• ultralytics 8.3.73 GitHub Container Registry Images at ghcr.io by @glenn-jocher in #19114

Full Changelog: v8.3.72...v8.3.73