Command-line client for CVAT
A simple command line interface for working with CVAT. At the moment it implements a basic feature set but may serve as the starting point for a more comprehensive CVAT administration tool in the future.
The following subcommands are supported:
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Projects:
backup- back up a projectcreate- create a new projectcreate-from-backup- create a project from a backup filedelete- delete projectsexport-dataset- export a project as a datasetimport-dataset- import annotations into a project from a datasetls- list all projects
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Tasks:
create- create a new taskcreate-from-backup- create a task from a backup filedelete- delete tasksls- list all tasksframes- download frames from a taskexport-dataset- export a task as a datasetimport-dataset- import annotations into a task from a datasetbackup- back up a taskauto-annotate- automatically annotate a task using a local function
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Functions (Enterprise/Cloud only):
create-native- create a function that can be powered by an agentdelete- delete a functionrun-agent- process requests for a native function
Installation
pip install cvat-cli
Usage
The general form of a CLI command is:
$ cvat-cli <common options> <resource> <action> <options>
where:
<common options>are options shared between all subcommands;<resource>is a CVAT resource, such astask;<action>is the action to do with the resource, such ascreate;<options>is any options specific to a particular resource and action.
You can list available subcommands and options using the --help option:
$ cvat-cli --help # get help on available common options and resources
$ cvat-cli <resource> --help # get help on actions for the given resource
$ cvat-cli <resource> <action> --help # get help on action-specific options
Examples
Create a task with local images:
cvat-cli --auth user task create \
--labels '[{"name": "car"}, {"name": "person"}]' \
"test_task" \
"local" \
"image1.jpg" "image2.jpg"
List tasks on a custom server with auth:
cvat-cli --auth admin:password \
--server-host cvat.my.server.com --server-port 30123 \
task ls
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