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slim-face-recognition/
├── src/                     # Source code for the project
│   ├── slim_face/           # Main package for your project
│   │   ├── __init__.py      # Marks directory as a Python package
│   │   ├── models/          # Model definitions and architectures
│   │   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   │   ├── edgeface.py  # Model definitions (e.g., edgeface backbones)
│   │   │   └── ...          # Other model-related scripts
│   │   ├── data/            # Data loading and preprocessing
│   │   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   │   ├── dataset.py   # Custom Dataset classes for DataLoader
│   │   │   ├── align.py     # Face alignment utilities (e.g., from edgeface)
│   │   │   └── ...          # Other data-related scripts
│   │   ├── training/        # Training-related scripts and logic
│   │   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   │   ├── train.py     # Main training script
│   │   │   ├── accelerate_train.py  # Accelerated training script
│   │   │   └── ...          # Other training utilities
│   │   ├── inference/       # Inference-related scripts and logic
│   │   │   ├── __init__.py  # Marks directory as a Python package
│   │   │   ├── inference.py # Face recognition inference logic
│   │   ├── utils/           # Utility functions (e.g., logging, metrics)
│   │   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   │   ├── helpers.py   # Miscellaneous helper functions
│   │   │   └── ...          # Other utility scripts
│   │   └── __main__.py      # Entry point for running the package as a module
├── tests/                   # Unit and integration tests
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── test_data.py         # Tests for data loading
│   ├── test_models.py       # Tests for model functionality
│   ├── test_training.py     # Tests for training pipeline
│   ├── test_inference.py    # Tests for inference pipeline
│   ├── test_images/         # Sample images for testing (e.g., Elon_Musk.jpg)
├── data/                    # Datasets and data-related files
│   ├── raw/                 # Raw, unprocessed data
│   ├── processed/           # Preprocessed data (e.g., aligned faces)
│   └── external/            # External datasets (e.g., from Kaggle)
├── scripts/                 # Standalone scripts for tasks like data download
│   ├── download_dataset.py  # Script to download datasets (e.g., Kaggle)
│   └── preprocess.py        # Data preprocessing scripts
├── notebooks/               # Jupyter notebooks for exploration and analysis
│   ├── ztest.ipynb          # Existing notebook for testing/exploration
│   └── ...                  # Other exploratory notebooks
├── ckpts/             # Model checkpoints and weights
│   ├── edgeface_xs_gamma_06.pt  # Pretrained model weights
│   ├── edgeface_s_gamma_05.pt   # Pretrained model weights
│   └── ...                  # Other checkpoints
├── configs/                 # Configuration files (e.g., YAML, JSON)
│   ├── training.yaml        # Training hyperparameters
│   └── model.yaml           # Model configurations
├── docs/                    # Documentation files
│   ├── api.md               # API documentation
│   └── usage.md             # Usage instructions
├── requirements.txt         # Main dependencies
├── requirements_compatible.txt    # Development dependencies (e.g., testing, linting)
├── README.md               # Project overview and setup instructions
├── LICENSE                 # License file (e.g., MIT, Apache)
├── .gitignore              # Git ignore file
├── .python-version         # Python version specification (e.g., for pyenv)
├── setup.py                # Setup script for packaging the project
└── pyproject.toml          # Modern Python project configuration (optional)