Alpha Preview for Dataset Tools
New Alpha Preview for Dataset Tools Now Available for Testing
Heads up to all developers and users of Dataset Tools! A new alpha preview from a highly experimental development branch is now available for testing. Please be aware that this is an unstable build intended for feedback and is not recommended for production use. This branch will not be merged into the main branch for a few months while fixes for debug logs and f-strings are completed and stability is improved.
What's New in This Alpha Build?
This alpha preview introduces several new features and improvements, including:
Theme Dialogue: A new dialogue for managing themes.
Font Display: Font display settings are now available in the settings dialogue.
Thumbnails: Support for thumbnails has been implemented.
Sort & Refresh: New functions to sort and refresh your data.
Cleaned-Up Themes: Themes from KNX have been refined.
Material Themes: Material Themes have been re-added.
CivitaI API Integration: Genning onsite? Need to see your resources? Got it!
Editing Metadata: Simple Pop Up for Editing metadata
Caching: Better memory handling for thumbnails & API data
API Key: Better service your data by entering your API key for less rate limiting
How to Install the Alpha Branch
To test this new alpha version, you will need to install it directly from the specific feature branch on GitHub.
Important Note: While you can normally install the tool using pip install kn-dataset-tools, this will only install the stable, main version. To access these new alpha features, you must use the Git branch switching method outlined below.
If you don't have Git installed, you can download it from git-scm.com.
Follow these steps to get up and running:
Clone the Repository: Open your terminal or command prompt and clone the main repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/Ktiseos-Nyx/Dataset-Tools.gitAlternative Option is to download from here: https://civitai.com/models/516617/dataset-tools-for-metadata-and-captioning and unzip and do 3, and 5 for the steps.
Navigate into the Directory: Once the clone is complete, move into the newly created folder:
cd Dataset-ToolsSwitch to the Feature Branch: This is the crucial step. To access the new alpha features, you need to switch from the main branch to the feature_civitapi branch. Use this command:
git checkout feature_civitapiPerform an Editable Install: To ensure the tool runs correctly from this branch, perform an "editable" installation using pip. This links the installed package to the code in this folder. Run the following command from within the Dataset-Tools directory:
pip install -e .
You're all set! You have now installed the alpha testing version.
Feedback and Bug Reports
Your feedback is crucial for improving the tool! Features and issues must be reported on our Discord or GitHub only, as it is not possible to track everything in the Civitai comments section.
For Bug Reports & Feature Requests: Please use the GitHub Issues page.
For Discussion: Join the community on our Discord server. https://discord.gg/MASBKnNFWh