{
  "id": 573101,
  "title": "Using Pre-trained Models for Notebook Submissions",
  "url": "/competitions/byu-locating-bacterial-flagellar-motors-2025/discussion/573101",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2025-04-13T14:58:18.112013900Z",
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  "comment_count": 3,
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  "content": "<p>Would it be acceptable to train my model on a separate server and then only use the submission notebook for inference? Are there any guidelines or restrictions I should be aware of?<br>\nThanks in advance for your help!</p>",
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    {
      "id": "3177976",
      "postDate": "04/13/2025 14:58:18",
      "content": "<p>Would it be acceptable to train my model on a separate server and then only use the submission notebook for inference? Are there any guidelines or restrictions I should be aware of?<br>\nThanks in advance for your help!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Would it be acceptable to train my model on a separate server and then only use the submission notebook for inference? Are there any guidelines or restrictions I should be aware of?\nThanks in advance for your help!",
      "votes": null
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    {
      "id": "3178195",
      "postDate": "04/13/2025 20:31:01",
      "content": "<p>You can add the model as an input. You're probably planning to train the model on your own local system.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "You can add the model as an input. You're probably planning to train the model on your own local system.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3178565",
      "postDate": "04/14/2025 10:33:11",
      "content": "<p>can we download/import packages in this contest? </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "can we download/import packages in this contest?",
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    },
    {
      "id": "3178809",
      "postDate": "04/14/2025 16:25:25",
      "content": "<p>Yes. But if you're going to use packages that require internet to install, you need to include the package as input as well. Something like this: <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/code/itsuki9180/ultralytics-for-offline-install\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/code/itsuki9180/ultralytics-for-offline-install</a> </p>\n<p>Let me know if you have any issues with it!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Yes. But if you're going to use packages that require internet to install, you need to include the package as input as well. Something like this: https://www.kaggle.com/code/itsuki9180/ultralytics-for-offline-install \n\nLet me know if you have any issues with it!",
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      "id": 3178195,
      "author_name": "ali78kabirzadeh",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "04/13/2025 20:31:01",
      "content": "<p>You can add the model as an input. You're probably planning to train the model on your own local system.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3178565,
          "author_name": "fafa92",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "04/14/2025 10:33:11",
          "content": "<p>can we download/import packages in this contest? </p>",
          "votes": null,
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            {
              "id": 3178809,
              "author_name": "andrewjdarley",
              "author_url": "",
              "post_date": "04/14/2025 16:25:25",
              "content": "<p>Yes. But if you're going to use packages that require internet to install, you need to include the package as input as well. Something like this: <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/code/itsuki9180/ultralytics-for-offline-install\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/code/itsuki9180/ultralytics-for-offline-install</a> </p>\n<p>Let me know if you have any issues with it!</p>",
              "votes": null,
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    "3177976": "Would it be acceptable to train my model on a separate server and then only use the submission notebook for inference? Are there any guidelines or restrictions I should be aware of?\nThanks in advance for your help!",
    "3178195": "You can add the model as an input. You're probably planning to train the model on your own local system.",
    "3178565": "can we download/import packages in this contest?",
    "3178809": "Yes. But if you're going to use packages that require internet to install, you need to include the package as input as well. Something like this: https://www.kaggle.com/code/itsuki9180/ultralytics-for-offline-install \n\nLet me know if you have any issues with it!"
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