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# Introduction
`mmcv` is a foundational python library for computer vision research and supports many
research projects in MMLAB, such as [mmdetection](https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmdetection).
It provides the following functionalities.
- Universal IO APIs
- Image processing
- Video processing
- Image and annotation visualization
- Useful utilities (progress bar, timer, ...)
- PyTorch runner with hooking machanism
- Various CNN architectures
See the [documentation](http://mmcv.readthedocs.io/en/latest) for more features and usage.
## Installation
Try and start with
```shell
pip install mmcv
```
If you want to install from source
```shell
git clone https://github.com/open-mmlab/mmcv.git
cd mmcv
pip install . # (add "-e" if you want to develop or modify the codes)
```