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  "title": "How to do data augmentation like a pro",
  "url": "/competitions/imet-2019-fgvc6/discussion/87414",
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  "post_date": "2019-03-31T12:40:25.954529200Z",
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  "content": "<p>Hey, everyone. Just starting with this competition. And since not a lot of people know about this, I thought it would be helpful to others to share this library called Albumentations. </p>\n\n<p>Very powerful stuff, developed by Kaggle grandmasters. Used it for Histopathologic Cancer Detection competition, but I think it will be more helpful with this competition. </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/tgs-salt-identification-challenge/discussion/66643\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/tgs-salt-identification-challenge/discussion/66643</a></p>\n\n<p>arXiv paper: <a href=\"https://arxiv.org/pdf/1809.06839.pdf\">https://arxiv.org/pdf/1809.06839.pdf</a></p>\n\n<p>GitHub: <a href=\"https://github.com/albu/albumentations\">https://github.com/albu/albumentations</a></p>",
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      "postDate": "03/31/2019 12:40:25",
      "content": "<p>Hey, everyone. Just starting with this competition. And since not a lot of people know about this, I thought it would be helpful to others to share this library called Albumentations. </p>\n\n<p>Very powerful stuff, developed by Kaggle grandmasters. Used it for Histopathologic Cancer Detection competition, but I think it will be more helpful with this competition. </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/tgs-salt-identification-challenge/discussion/66643\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/tgs-salt-identification-challenge/discussion/66643</a></p>\n\n<p>arXiv paper: <a href=\"https://arxiv.org/pdf/1809.06839.pdf\">https://arxiv.org/pdf/1809.06839.pdf</a></p>\n\n<p>GitHub: <a href=\"https://github.com/albu/albumentations\">https://github.com/albu/albumentations</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hey, everyone. Just starting with this competition. And since not a lot of people know about this, I thought it would be helpful to others to share this library called Albumentations. \n\nVery powerful stuff, developed by Kaggle grandmasters. Used it for Histopathologic Cancer Detection competition, but I think it will be more helpful with this competition. \n\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/tgs-salt-identification-challenge/discussion/66643\n\narXiv paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1809.06839.pdf\n\nGitHub: https://github.com/albu/albumentations",
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      "postDate": "03/31/2019 22:24:51",
      "content": "<p>Thank you!. \nThe problem is, Kaggle's docker doesnt contain it and the custom package (external) is not allowed. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you!. \nThe problem is, Kaggle's docker doesnt contain it and the custom package (external) is not allowed.",
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      "postDate": "04/01/2019 10:52:36",
      "content": "<p>Yes, that's right. But correct me if I'm wrong, but who stops you from simply copy-pasting code from Albumentations GitHub? That way, you don't have to import an external package. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Yes, that's right. But correct me if I'm wrong, but who stops you from simply copy-pasting code from Albumentations GitHub? That way, you don't have to import an external package.",
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      "id": "504957",
      "postDate": "04/01/2019 11:31:56",
      "content": "<p>Sure. We can do it. I use <code>albumentations</code> a lot. But in this competition, I think <code>imgaug</code> should be another good choice.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Sure. We can do it. I use `albumentations` a lot. But in this competition, I think `imgaug` should be another good choice.",
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      "id": "504974",
      "postDate": "04/01/2019 11:55:42",
      "content": "<p>Yeah, heard a lot about it. Could give me a few tips regarding when to use <code>albumentations</code> and when it's better to use <code>imgaug</code>? </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Yeah, heard a lot about it. Could give me a few tips regarding when to use `albumentations` and when it's better to use `imgaug`?",
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      "id": 504630,
      "author_name": "backaggle",
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      "post_date": "03/31/2019 22:24:51",
      "content": "<p>Thank you!. \nThe problem is, Kaggle's docker doesnt contain it and the custom package (external) is not allowed. </p>",
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          "id": 504939,
          "author_name": "ivanpan",
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          "post_date": "04/01/2019 10:52:36",
          "content": "<p>Yes, that's right. But correct me if I'm wrong, but who stops you from simply copy-pasting code from Albumentations GitHub? That way, you don't have to import an external package. </p>",
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          "author_name": "backaggle",
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          "post_date": "04/01/2019 11:31:56",
          "content": "<p>Sure. We can do it. I use <code>albumentations</code> a lot. But in this competition, I think <code>imgaug</code> should be another good choice.</p>",
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          "id": 504974,
          "author_name": "ivanpan",
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          "post_date": "04/01/2019 11:55:42",
          "content": "<p>Yeah, heard a lot about it. Could give me a few tips regarding when to use <code>albumentations</code> and when it's better to use <code>imgaug</code>? </p>",
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    "504339": "Hey, everyone. Just starting with this competition. And since not a lot of people know about this, I thought it would be helpful to others to share this library called Albumentations. \n\nVery powerful stuff, developed by Kaggle grandmasters. Used it for Histopathologic Cancer Detection competition, but I think it will be more helpful with this competition. \n\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/tgs-salt-identification-challenge/discussion/66643\n\narXiv paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1809.06839.pdf\n\nGitHub: https://github.com/albu/albumentations",
    "504630": "Thank you!. \nThe problem is, Kaggle's docker doesnt contain it and the custom package (external) is not allowed.",
    "504939": "Yes, that's right. But correct me if I'm wrong, but who stops you from simply copy-pasting code from Albumentations GitHub? That way, you don't have to import an external package.",
    "504957": "Sure. We can do it. I use `albumentations` a lot. But in this competition, I think `imgaug` should be another good choice.",
    "504974": "Yeah, heard a lot about it. Could give me a few tips regarding when to use `albumentations` and when it's better to use `imgaug`?"
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