environment_setup.txt

Guide for setting up the Conda environment for MetaVOS. 
## This is a brief how-to set up conda and basic libraries on your computer. 

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## INSTALL CONDA
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## go to https://conda.io/miniconda.html
Select the right Python 2.7 version appropriate to your machine (e.g Windows/Mac/Linux)
 

## windows:
## install the .exe
## Once installed on the "start" menu open the "anaconda prompt"

## linux and mac:
bash Miniconda2-*.sh

       # To know more about conda:
        #   https://conda.io/docs/user-guide/tasks/manage-environments.html

## to see your environments 
conda env list 

## remove an environment:
conda remove --name FAILED_ENVIRONMENT --all

## you should have just the base environment present at this point
## it is best not to use the base environment to install packages, rather you should make new environments for each major activity and install the required packages locally in order that you can delete a failed environment. 

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## create a new conda environment for using MetaVOS:
conda create --name metavos python=2.7

## activate the environment you just created:
conda activate metavos

## when you are finished in an environment you can leave by 
conda deactivate metavos 

## Install packages needed for the MetaVOS repo inside the environment! Conda will sort out all the dependencies.

## If asked to give permission to install files - say yes. 

## install scipy and numpy for linear algebra libraries
conda install scipy numpy 

## install pytorch and torchvision. 
conda install pytorch=0.4.1 torchvision cudatoolkit=8.0 -c pytorch

## install opencv
conda install opencv 

## install matplotlib
conda install -c conda-forge matplotlib 

## install PIL
conda install -c anaconda pil 

## install sklearn
conda install -c anaconda scikit-learn 

## install pydensecrf
conda install -c conda-forge pydensecrf 

## install time
conda install -c conda-forge time 

## install scikit-image
conda install -c conda-forge scikit-image

## install tqdm
conda install -c conda-forge tqdm 

## install datetime
conda install -c trentonoliphant datetime 

## install chainercv
# Follow this link: https://chainercv.readthedocs.io/en/stable/install.html