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description: Explore and contribute to Ultralytics' utils/patches.py. Learn about the imread, imwrite, imshow, and torch_save functions.
keywords: Ultralytics, utils, patches, imread, imwrite, imshow, torch_save, OpenCV, PyTorch, GitHub
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# Reference for `ultralytics/utils/patches.py`

!!! note

    This file is available at [https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/blob/main/ultralytics/utils/patches.py](https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/blob/main/ultralytics/utils/patches.py). If you spot a problem please help fix it by [contributing](https://docs.ultralytics.com/help/contributing/) a [Pull Request](https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/edit/main/ultralytics/utils/patches.py) 🛠️. Thank you 🙏!

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## ::: ultralytics.utils.patches.imread

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## ::: ultralytics.utils.patches.imwrite

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## ::: ultralytics.utils.patches.imshow

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## ::: ultralytics.utils.patches.torch_load

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## ::: ultralytics.utils.patches.torch_save

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