fiftyone.core.metadata¶

Metadata stored in dataset samples.

Copyright 2017-2025, Voxel51, Inc.
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Classes:

`Metadata`(args, *kwargs)	Base class for storing metadata about generic samples.
`ImageMetadata`(args, *kwargs)	Class for storing metadata about image samples.
`VideoMetadata`(args, *kwargs)	Class for storing metadata about video samples.
`SceneMetadata`(args, *kwargs)	Class for storing metadata about 3D scene samples.

Functions:

`compute_sample_metadata`(sample[, overwrite, …])	Populates the `metadata` field of the sample.
`get_metadata_cls`(media_type)	Get the `metadata` class for a media_type
`compute_metadata`(sample_collection[, …])	Populates the `metadata` field of all samples in the collection.
`get_image_info`(f)	Retrieves the dimensions and number of channels of the given image from a file-like object that is streaming its contents.

class fiftyone.core.metadata.Metadata(*args, **kwargs)¶

Bases: fiftyone.core.odm.embedded_document.DynamicEmbeddedDocument

Base class for storing metadata about generic samples.

Parameters

size_bytes (None) – the size of the media, in bytes
mime_type (None) – the MIME type of the media

Attributes:

`size_bytes`	A 32 bit integer field.
`mime_type`	A unicode string field.
`STRICT`
`field_names`	An ordered tuple of the public fields of this document.

Methods:

`build_for`(path_or_url[, mime_type])	Builds a `Metadata` object for the given file.
`clean`()	Hook for doing document level data cleaning (usually validation or assignment) before validation is run.
`clear_field`(field_name)	Clears the field from the document.
`copy`()	Returns a deep copy of the document.
`fancy_repr`([class_name, select_fields, …])	Generates a customizable string representation of the document.
`field_to_mongo`(field_name)
`field_to_python`(field_name, value)
`from_dict`(d[, extended])	Loads the document from a BSON/JSON dictionary.
`from_json`(s)	Loads the document from a JSON string.
`get_field`(field_name)	Gets the field of the document.
`get_text_score`()	Get text score from text query
`has_field`(field_name)	Determines whether the document has a field of the given name.
`iter_fields`()	Returns an iterator over the `(name, value)` pairs of the public fields of the document.
`merge`(doc[, merge_lists, merge_dicts, overwrite])	Merges the contents of the given document into this document.
`set_field`(field_name, value[, create])	Sets the value of a field of the document.
`to_dict`([extended])	Serializes this document to a BSON/JSON dictionary.
`to_json`([pretty_print])	Serializes the document to a JSON string.
`to_mongo`(args, *kwargs)	Return as SON data ready for use with MongoDB.
`validate`([clean])	Ensure that all fields’ values are valid and that required fields are present.

Classes:

my_metaclass

alias of mongoengine.base.metaclasses.DocumentMetaclass

size_bytes¶

A 32 bit integer field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

mime_type¶

A unicode string field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

classmethod build_for(path_or_url, mime_type=None)¶

Builds a Metadata object for the given file.

Parameters

path_or_url – the path to the data on disk or a URL
mime_type (None) – the MIME type of the file. If not provided, it will be guessed

Returns

a Metadata

STRICT = False¶

clean()¶

Hook for doing document level data cleaning (usually validation or assignment) before validation is run.

Any ValidationError raised by this method will not be associated with a particular field; it will have a special-case association with the field defined by NON_FIELD_ERRORS.

clear_field(field_name)¶

Clears the field from the document.

Parameters: field_name – the field name
Raises: ValueError – if the field does not exist

copy()¶

Returns a deep copy of the document.

Returns: a SerializableDocument

fancy_repr(class_name=None, select_fields=None, exclude_fields=None, **kwargs)¶

Generates a customizable string representation of the document.

Parameters

class_name (None) – optional class name to use
select_fields (None) – iterable of field names to restrict to
exclude_fields (None) – iterable of field names to exclude
**kwargs – additional key-value pairs to include in the string representation

Returns

a string representation of the document

property field_names¶: An ordered tuple of the public fields of this document.

field_to_mongo(field_name)¶

field_to_python(field_name, value)¶

classmethod from_dict(d, extended=False)¶

Loads the document from a BSON/JSON dictionary.

Parameters

d – a dictionary
extended (False) – whether the input dictionary may contain serialized extended JSON constructs

Returns

a SerializableDocument

classmethod from_json(s)¶

Loads the document from a JSON string.

Returns: a SerializableDocument

get_field(field_name)¶

Gets the field of the document.

Parameters: field_name – the field name
Returns: the field value
Raises: AttributeError – if the field does not exist

get_text_score()¶: Get text score from text query

has_field(field_name)¶

Determines whether the document has a field of the given name.

Parameters: field_name – the field name
Returns: True/False

iter_fields()¶

Returns an iterator over the (name, value) pairs of the public fields of the document.

Returns: an iterator that emits (name, value) tuples

merge(doc, merge_lists=True, merge_dicts=True, overwrite=True)¶

Merges the contents of the given document into this document.

Parameters

doc – a SerializableDocument of same type as this document
merge_lists (True) – whether to merge the elements of top-level list fields rather than treating the list as a single value
merge_dicts (True) – whether to recursively merge the contents of top-level dict fields rather than treating the dict as a single value
overwrite (True) – whether to overwrite (True) or skip (False) existing fields

my_metaclass¶

alias of mongoengine.base.metaclasses.DocumentMetaclass Methods:

mro()

Return a type’s method resolution order.

set_field(field_name, value, create=True)¶

Sets the value of a field of the document.

Parameters

field_name – the field name
value – the field value
create (True) – whether to create the field if it does not exist

Raises

ValueError – if field_name is not an allowed field name or does not exist and create == False

to_dict(extended=False)¶

Serializes this document to a BSON/JSON dictionary.

Parameters: extended (False) – whether to serialize extended JSON constructs such as ObjectIDs, Binary, etc. into JSON format
Returns: a dict

to_json(pretty_print=False)¶

Serializes the document to a JSON string.

Parameters: pretty_print (False) – whether to render the JSON in human readable format with newlines and indentations
Returns: a JSON string

to_mongo(*args, **kwargs)¶: Return as SON data ready for use with MongoDB.

validate(clean=True)¶

Ensure that all fields’ values are valid and that required fields are present.

Raises ValidationError if any of the fields’ values are found to be invalid.

class fiftyone.core.metadata.ImageMetadata(*args, **kwargs)¶

Bases: fiftyone.core.metadata.Metadata

Class for storing metadata about image samples.

Parameters

size_bytes (None) – the size of the image on disk, in bytes
mime_type (None) – the MIME type of the image
width (None) – the width of the image, in pixels
height (None) – the height of the image, in pixels
num_channels (None) – the number of channels in the image

Attributes:

`width`	A 32 bit integer field.
`height`	A 32 bit integer field.
`num_channels`	A 32 bit integer field.
`STRICT`
`field_names`	An ordered tuple of the public fields of this document.
`mime_type`	A unicode string field.
`size_bytes`	A 32 bit integer field.

Methods:

`build_for`(img_or_path_or_url[, mime_type])	Builds an `ImageMetadata` object for the given image.
`clean`()	Hook for doing document level data cleaning (usually validation or assignment) before validation is run.
`clear_field`(field_name)	Clears the field from the document.
`copy`()	Returns a deep copy of the document.
`fancy_repr`([class_name, select_fields, …])	Generates a customizable string representation of the document.
`field_to_mongo`(field_name)
`field_to_python`(field_name, value)
`from_dict`(d[, extended])	Loads the document from a BSON/JSON dictionary.
`from_json`(s)	Loads the document from a JSON string.
`get_field`(field_name)	Gets the field of the document.
`get_text_score`()	Get text score from text query
`has_field`(field_name)	Determines whether the document has a field of the given name.
`iter_fields`()	Returns an iterator over the `(name, value)` pairs of the public fields of the document.
`merge`(doc[, merge_lists, merge_dicts, overwrite])	Merges the contents of the given document into this document.
`set_field`(field_name, value[, create])	Sets the value of a field of the document.
`to_dict`([extended])	Serializes this document to a BSON/JSON dictionary.
`to_json`([pretty_print])	Serializes the document to a JSON string.
`to_mongo`(args, *kwargs)	Return as SON data ready for use with MongoDB.
`validate`([clean])	Ensure that all fields’ values are valid and that required fields are present.

Classes:

my_metaclass

alias of mongoengine.base.metaclasses.DocumentMetaclass

width¶

A 32 bit integer field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

height¶

A 32 bit integer field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

num_channels¶

A 32 bit integer field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

classmethod build_for(img_or_path_or_url, mime_type=None)¶

Builds an ImageMetadata object for the given image.

Parameters

img_or_path_or_url – an image, an image path on disk, or a URL
mime_type (None) – the MIME type of the image. If not provided, it will be guessed

Returns

an ImageMetadata

STRICT = False¶

clean()¶

Hook for doing document level data cleaning (usually validation or assignment) before validation is run.

Any ValidationError raised by this method will not be associated with a particular field; it will have a special-case association with the field defined by NON_FIELD_ERRORS.

clear_field(field_name)¶

Clears the field from the document.

Parameters: field_name – the field name
Raises: ValueError – if the field does not exist

copy()¶

Returns a deep copy of the document.

Returns: a SerializableDocument

fancy_repr(class_name=None, select_fields=None, exclude_fields=None, **kwargs)¶

Generates a customizable string representation of the document.

Parameters

class_name (None) – optional class name to use
select_fields (None) – iterable of field names to restrict to
exclude_fields (None) – iterable of field names to exclude
**kwargs – additional key-value pairs to include in the string representation

Returns

a string representation of the document

property field_names¶: An ordered tuple of the public fields of this document.

field_to_mongo(field_name)¶

field_to_python(field_name, value)¶

classmethod from_dict(d, extended=False)¶

Loads the document from a BSON/JSON dictionary.

Parameters

d – a dictionary
extended (False) – whether the input dictionary may contain serialized extended JSON constructs

Returns

a SerializableDocument

classmethod from_json(s)¶

Loads the document from a JSON string.

Returns: a SerializableDocument

get_field(field_name)¶

Gets the field of the document.

Parameters: field_name – the field name
Returns: the field value
Raises: AttributeError – if the field does not exist

get_text_score()¶: Get text score from text query

has_field(field_name)¶

Determines whether the document has a field of the given name.

Parameters: field_name – the field name
Returns: True/False

iter_fields()¶

Returns an iterator over the (name, value) pairs of the public fields of the document.

Returns: an iterator that emits (name, value) tuples

merge(doc, merge_lists=True, merge_dicts=True, overwrite=True)¶

Merges the contents of the given document into this document.

Parameters

doc – a SerializableDocument of same type as this document
merge_lists (True) – whether to merge the elements of top-level list fields rather than treating the list as a single value
merge_dicts (True) – whether to recursively merge the contents of top-level dict fields rather than treating the dict as a single value
overwrite (True) – whether to overwrite (True) or skip (False) existing fields

mime_type¶

A unicode string field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

my_metaclass¶

alias of mongoengine.base.metaclasses.DocumentMetaclass Methods:

mro()

Return a type’s method resolution order.

set_field(field_name, value, create=True)¶

Sets the value of a field of the document.

Parameters

field_name – the field name
value – the field value
create (True) – whether to create the field if it does not exist

Raises

ValueError – if field_name is not an allowed field name or does not exist and create == False

size_bytes¶

A 32 bit integer field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

to_dict(extended=False)¶

Serializes this document to a BSON/JSON dictionary.

Parameters: extended (False) – whether to serialize extended JSON constructs such as ObjectIDs, Binary, etc. into JSON format
Returns: a dict

to_json(pretty_print=False)¶

Serializes the document to a JSON string.

Parameters: pretty_print (False) – whether to render the JSON in human readable format with newlines and indentations
Returns: a JSON string

to_mongo(*args, **kwargs)¶: Return as SON data ready for use with MongoDB.

validate(clean=True)¶

Ensure that all fields’ values are valid and that required fields are present.

Raises ValidationError if any of the fields’ values are found to be invalid.

class fiftyone.core.metadata.VideoMetadata(*args, **kwargs)¶

Bases: fiftyone.core.metadata.Metadata

Class for storing metadata about video samples.

Parameters

size_bytes (None) – the size of the video on disk, in bytes
mime_type (None) – the MIME type of the video
frame_width (None) – the width of the video frames, in pixels
frame_height (None) – the height of the video frames, in pixels
frame_rate (None) – the frame rate of the video
total_frame_count (None) – the total number of frames in the video
duration (None) – the duration of the video, in seconds
encoding_str (None) – the encoding string for the video

Attributes:

`frame_width`	A 32 bit integer field.
`frame_height`	A 32 bit integer field.
`frame_rate`	A floating point number field.
`total_frame_count`	A 32 bit integer field.
`duration`	A floating point number field.
`encoding_str`	A unicode string field.
`STRICT`
`field_names`	An ordered tuple of the public fields of this document.
`mime_type`	A unicode string field.
`size_bytes`	A 32 bit integer field.

Methods:

`build_for`(video_path_or_url[, mime_type])	Builds an `VideoMetadata` object for the given video.
`clean`()	Hook for doing document level data cleaning (usually validation or assignment) before validation is run.
`clear_field`(field_name)	Clears the field from the document.
`copy`()	Returns a deep copy of the document.
`fancy_repr`([class_name, select_fields, …])	Generates a customizable string representation of the document.
`field_to_mongo`(field_name)
`field_to_python`(field_name, value)
`from_dict`(d[, extended])	Loads the document from a BSON/JSON dictionary.
`from_json`(s)	Loads the document from a JSON string.
`get_field`(field_name)	Gets the field of the document.
`get_text_score`()	Get text score from text query
`has_field`(field_name)	Determines whether the document has a field of the given name.
`iter_fields`()	Returns an iterator over the `(name, value)` pairs of the public fields of the document.
`merge`(doc[, merge_lists, merge_dicts, overwrite])	Merges the contents of the given document into this document.
`set_field`(field_name, value[, create])	Sets the value of a field of the document.
`to_dict`([extended])	Serializes this document to a BSON/JSON dictionary.
`to_json`([pretty_print])	Serializes the document to a JSON string.
`to_mongo`(args, *kwargs)	Return as SON data ready for use with MongoDB.
`validate`([clean])	Ensure that all fields’ values are valid and that required fields are present.

Classes:

my_metaclass

alias of mongoengine.base.metaclasses.DocumentMetaclass

frame_width¶

A 32 bit integer field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

frame_height¶

A 32 bit integer field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

frame_rate¶

A floating point number field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

total_frame_count¶

A 32 bit integer field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

duration¶

A floating point number field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

encoding_str¶

A unicode string field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

classmethod build_for(video_path_or_url, mime_type=None)¶

Builds an VideoMetadata object for the given video.

Parameters

video_path_or_url – the path to a video on disk or a URL
mime_type (None) – the MIME type of the image. If not provided, it will be guessed

Returns

a VideoMetadata

STRICT = False¶

clean()¶

Hook for doing document level data cleaning (usually validation or assignment) before validation is run.

Any ValidationError raised by this method will not be associated with a particular field; it will have a special-case association with the field defined by NON_FIELD_ERRORS.

clear_field(field_name)¶

Clears the field from the document.

Parameters: field_name – the field name
Raises: ValueError – if the field does not exist

copy()¶

Returns a deep copy of the document.

Returns: a SerializableDocument

fancy_repr(class_name=None, select_fields=None, exclude_fields=None, **kwargs)¶

Generates a customizable string representation of the document.

Parameters

class_name (None) – optional class name to use
select_fields (None) – iterable of field names to restrict to
exclude_fields (None) – iterable of field names to exclude
**kwargs – additional key-value pairs to include in the string representation

Returns

a string representation of the document

property field_names¶: An ordered tuple of the public fields of this document.

field_to_mongo(field_name)¶

field_to_python(field_name, value)¶

classmethod from_dict(d, extended=False)¶

Loads the document from a BSON/JSON dictionary.

Parameters

d – a dictionary
extended (False) – whether the input dictionary may contain serialized extended JSON constructs

Returns

a SerializableDocument

classmethod from_json(s)¶

Loads the document from a JSON string.

Returns: a SerializableDocument

get_field(field_name)¶

Gets the field of the document.

Parameters: field_name – the field name
Returns: the field value
Raises: AttributeError – if the field does not exist

get_text_score()¶: Get text score from text query

has_field(field_name)¶

Determines whether the document has a field of the given name.

Parameters: field_name – the field name
Returns: True/False

iter_fields()¶

Returns an iterator over the (name, value) pairs of the public fields of the document.

Returns: an iterator that emits (name, value) tuples

merge(doc, merge_lists=True, merge_dicts=True, overwrite=True)¶

Merges the contents of the given document into this document.

Parameters

doc – a SerializableDocument of same type as this document
merge_lists (True) – whether to merge the elements of top-level list fields rather than treating the list as a single value
merge_dicts (True) – whether to recursively merge the contents of top-level dict fields rather than treating the dict as a single value
overwrite (True) – whether to overwrite (True) or skip (False) existing fields

mime_type¶

A unicode string field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

my_metaclass¶

alias of mongoengine.base.metaclasses.DocumentMetaclass Methods:

mro()

Return a type’s method resolution order.

set_field(field_name, value, create=True)¶

Sets the value of a field of the document.

Parameters

field_name – the field name
value – the field value
create (True) – whether to create the field if it does not exist

Raises

ValueError – if field_name is not an allowed field name or does not exist and create == False

size_bytes¶

A 32 bit integer field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

to_dict(extended=False)¶

Serializes this document to a BSON/JSON dictionary.

Parameters: extended (False) – whether to serialize extended JSON constructs such as ObjectIDs, Binary, etc. into JSON format
Returns: a dict

to_json(pretty_print=False)¶

Serializes the document to a JSON string.

Parameters: pretty_print (False) – whether to render the JSON in human readable format with newlines and indentations
Returns: a JSON string

to_mongo(*args, **kwargs)¶: Return as SON data ready for use with MongoDB.

validate(clean=True)¶

Ensure that all fields’ values are valid and that required fields are present.

Raises ValidationError if any of the fields’ values are found to be invalid.

class fiftyone.core.metadata.SceneMetadata(*args, **kwargs)¶

Bases: fiftyone.core.metadata.Metadata

Class for storing metadata about 3D scene samples.

Parameters

size_bytes (None) – the size of scene definition and all children assets on disk, in bytes
mime_type (None) – the MIME type of the scene
asset_counts (None) – dict of child asset file type to count

Attributes:

`asset_counts`	A dictionary field that wraps a standard Python dictionary.
`STRICT`
`field_names`	An ordered tuple of the public fields of this document.
`mime_type`	A unicode string field.
`size_bytes`	A 32 bit integer field.

Methods:

`build_for`(scene_path[, mime_type, _cache])	Builds a `SceneMetadata` object for the given 3D scene.
`clean`()	Hook for doing document level data cleaning (usually validation or assignment) before validation is run.
`clear_field`(field_name)	Clears the field from the document.
`copy`()	Returns a deep copy of the document.
`fancy_repr`([class_name, select_fields, …])	Generates a customizable string representation of the document.
`field_to_mongo`(field_name)
`field_to_python`(field_name, value)
`from_dict`(d[, extended])	Loads the document from a BSON/JSON dictionary.
`from_json`(s)	Loads the document from a JSON string.
`get_field`(field_name)	Gets the field of the document.
`get_text_score`()	Get text score from text query
`has_field`(field_name)	Determines whether the document has a field of the given name.
`iter_fields`()	Returns an iterator over the `(name, value)` pairs of the public fields of the document.
`merge`(doc[, merge_lists, merge_dicts, overwrite])	Merges the contents of the given document into this document.
`set_field`(field_name, value[, create])	Sets the value of a field of the document.
`to_dict`([extended])	Serializes this document to a BSON/JSON dictionary.
`to_json`([pretty_print])	Serializes the document to a JSON string.
`to_mongo`(args, *kwargs)	Return as SON data ready for use with MongoDB.
`validate`([clean])	Ensure that all fields’ values are valid and that required fields are present.

Classes:

my_metaclass

alias of mongoengine.base.metaclasses.DocumentMetaclass

asset_counts¶

A dictionary field that wraps a standard Python dictionary.

If this field is not set, its default value is {}.

Parameters

field (None) – an optional Field instance describing the type of the values in the dict
description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

classmethod build_for(scene_path, mime_type=None, _cache=None)¶

Builds a SceneMetadata object for the given 3D scene.

Parameters

scene_path – a scene path
mime_type (None) – the MIME type of the scene. If not provided, defaults to application/octet-stream

Returns

a SceneMetadata

STRICT = False¶

clean()¶

Hook for doing document level data cleaning (usually validation or assignment) before validation is run.

Any ValidationError raised by this method will not be associated with a particular field; it will have a special-case association with the field defined by NON_FIELD_ERRORS.

clear_field(field_name)¶

Clears the field from the document.

Parameters: field_name – the field name
Raises: ValueError – if the field does not exist

copy()¶

Returns a deep copy of the document.

Returns: a SerializableDocument

fancy_repr(class_name=None, select_fields=None, exclude_fields=None, **kwargs)¶

Generates a customizable string representation of the document.

Parameters

class_name (None) – optional class name to use
select_fields (None) – iterable of field names to restrict to
exclude_fields (None) – iterable of field names to exclude
**kwargs – additional key-value pairs to include in the string representation

Returns

a string representation of the document

property field_names¶: An ordered tuple of the public fields of this document.

field_to_mongo(field_name)¶

field_to_python(field_name, value)¶

classmethod from_dict(d, extended=False)¶

Loads the document from a BSON/JSON dictionary.

Parameters

d – a dictionary
extended (False) – whether the input dictionary may contain serialized extended JSON constructs

Returns

a SerializableDocument

classmethod from_json(s)¶

Loads the document from a JSON string.

Returns: a SerializableDocument

get_field(field_name)¶

Gets the field of the document.

Parameters: field_name – the field name
Returns: the field value
Raises: AttributeError – if the field does not exist

get_text_score()¶: Get text score from text query

has_field(field_name)¶

Determines whether the document has a field of the given name.

Parameters: field_name – the field name
Returns: True/False

iter_fields()¶

Returns an iterator over the (name, value) pairs of the public fields of the document.

Returns: an iterator that emits (name, value) tuples

merge(doc, merge_lists=True, merge_dicts=True, overwrite=True)¶

Merges the contents of the given document into this document.

Parameters

doc – a SerializableDocument of same type as this document
merge_lists (True) – whether to merge the elements of top-level list fields rather than treating the list as a single value
merge_dicts (True) – whether to recursively merge the contents of top-level dict fields rather than treating the dict as a single value
overwrite (True) – whether to overwrite (True) or skip (False) existing fields

mime_type¶

A unicode string field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

my_metaclass¶

alias of mongoengine.base.metaclasses.DocumentMetaclass Methods:

mro()

Return a type’s method resolution order.

set_field(field_name, value, create=True)¶

Sets the value of a field of the document.

Parameters

field_name – the field name
value – the field value
create (True) – whether to create the field if it does not exist

Raises

ValueError – if field_name is not an allowed field name or does not exist and create == False

size_bytes¶

A 32 bit integer field.

Parameters

description (None) – an optional description
info (None) – an optional info dict
read_only (False) – whether the field is read-only
created_at (None) – the datetime the field was created

to_dict(extended=False)¶

Serializes this document to a BSON/JSON dictionary.

Parameters: extended (False) – whether to serialize extended JSON constructs such as ObjectIDs, Binary, etc. into JSON format
Returns: a dict

to_json(pretty_print=False)¶

Serializes the document to a JSON string.

Parameters: pretty_print (False) – whether to render the JSON in human readable format with newlines and indentations
Returns: a JSON string

to_mongo(*args, **kwargs)¶: Return as SON data ready for use with MongoDB.

validate(clean=True)¶

Ensure that all fields’ values are valid and that required fields are present.

Raises ValidationError if any of the fields’ values are found to be invalid.

fiftyone.core.metadata.compute_sample_metadata(sample, overwrite=False, skip_failures=False)¶

Populates the metadata field of the sample.

Parameters

sample – a fiftyone.core.sample.Sample
overwrite (False) – whether to overwrite existing metadata
skip_failures (False) – whether to gracefully continue without raising an error if metadata cannot be computed

fiftyone.core.metadata.get_metadata_cls(media_type)¶

Get the metadata class for a media_type

Parameters: media_type (str) – a media type value
Returns: a Metadata class

fiftyone.core.metadata.compute_metadata(sample_collection, overwrite=False, num_workers=None, skip_failures=True, warn_failures=False, progress=None)¶

Populates the metadata field of all samples in the collection.

Any samples with existing metadata are skipped, unless overwrite == True.

Parameters

sample_collection – a fiftyone.core.collections.SampleCollection
overwrite (False) – whether to overwrite existing metadata
num_workers (None) – a suggested number of threads to use
skip_failures (True) – whether to gracefully continue without raising an error if metadata cannot be computed for a sample
warn_failures (False) – whether to log a warning if metadata cannot be computed for a sample
progress (None) – whether to render a progress bar (True/False), use the default value fiftyone.config.show_progress_bars (None), or a progress callback function to invoke instead

fiftyone.core.metadata.get_image_info(f)¶

Retrieves the dimensions and number of channels of the given image from a file-like object that is streaming its contents.

Parameters: f – a file-like object that supports read(), seek(), tell()
Returns: (width, height, num_channels)