"What libraries should I install to use PyTorch and YOLOv5? I am using PyCharm and Visual Studio."

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Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening. I am using Visual Studio Code and also PyCharm with the Python language. I would like to perform image recognition on a video, but I am encountering errors with Torch and YOLOv5. Could you please help me by telling me which libraries I should install first? Thank you very much for your possible response.

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Hi @joseant7231,

To use YOLOv5 for video recognition, install the required dependencies with:

pip install -r https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ultralytics/yolov5/master/requirements.txt

This installs PyTorch and all necessary libraries. For video processing specifically, ensure OpenCV is properly installed:

pip install opencv-python-headless

You can also clone the repository and install everything at once:

git clone https://github.com/ultralytics/yolov5
cd yolov5
pip install -r requirements.txt

For detailed setup instructions, check our Quickstart guide.

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