Simplest Way to Download Models and Datasets from Hugging Face

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Video Summary: How to Download Models and Datasets from Hugging Face

• Introduction
  • Addressing a common question: How to download models and datasets from Hugging Face quickly and easily.
• Understanding Hugging Face Repositories
  • Hugging Face organizes everything as a repo, whether it’s a model or a dataset.
  • Models and datasets are named in the format repo_name/model_or_dataset_name.
  • Example: two_no/chatTTS where two_no is the repo and chatTTS is the model.
• Downloading from Hugging Face
  • You can download either the full repo or individual files.
  • For large models, quantized versions are available for easier local use.
• Tools for Downloading
  • Hugging Face Model Downloader
    • Installation and usage of the hugging face model downloader tool.
    • Command-line utility to download models (DM) and datasets (DD).
    • Allows specification of storage options and Hugging Face tokens.
  • Hugging Face CLI
    • Installation and usage of the hugging face CLI tool.
    • Simplifies the process of downloading models and datasets.
    • Can specify parts of a repo to download.
• Downloading Specific Files
  • Example commands to download a full model, a quantized version, or a dataset.
• Additional Information
  • Mention of VM sponsor M compute.
  • Use of Conda for virtual environment management.
  • How to obtain a Hugging Face token for access.
• Conclusion
  • Links to tools and websites will be provided in the video description.
  • Encouragement to subscribe to the channel and share the content.