yolov8/docs/reference/yolo/utils/patches.md

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description: Learn how to use the Ultralytics YOLO Utils package's imread and imshow functions. These functions are used for reading and writing image files. Try out our TorchSave feature today.
keywords: imread, imshow, ultralytics, YOLO, image files, torchsave
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## imread
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### ::: ultralytics.yolo.utils.patches.imread
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## imwrite
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### ::: ultralytics.yolo.utils.patches.imwrite
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## imshow
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### ::: ultralytics.yolo.utils.patches.imshow
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## torch_save
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### ::: ultralytics.yolo.utils.patches.torch_save
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