Source code for torchvision

from torchvision import models
from torchvision import datasets
from torchvision import transforms
from torchvision import utils

__version__ = '0.2.0'

_image_backend = 'PIL'


[docs]def set_image_backend(backend):
    """
    Specifies the package used to load images.

    Args:
        backend (string): Name of the image backend. one of {'PIL', 'accimage'}.
            The :mod:`accimage` package uses the Intel IPP library. It is
            generally faster than PIL, but does not support as many operations.
    """
    global _image_backend
    if backend not in ['PIL', 'accimage']:
        raise ValueError("Invalid backend '{}'. Options are 'PIL' and 'accimage'"
                         .format(backend))
    _image_backend = backend


[docs]def get_image_backend():
    """
    Gets the name of the package used to load images
    """
    return _image_backend