“this approach is discouraged, and repo creators should use the explicit library_name as much as possible.”
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Relying on automatic detection is actively discouraged, meaning repo creators who omit the explicit library_name field are not following Hugging Face's stated guidance.
Repo creators are expected to set library_name explicitly rather than relying on automatic detection.
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"this approach is discouraged, and repo creators should use the explicit library_name as much as possible.Excerpt from Hugging Face's Model Card Guidelines
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Relying on automatic detection is actively discouraged, meaning repo creators who omit the explicit library_name field are not following Hugging Face's stated guidance.
Repo creators are expected to set library_name explicitly rather than relying on automatic detection.
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