Plans for porting Object detection API to [TF2.0]

[njanirudh]

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System information

• What is the top-level directory of the model you are using: research/
• Have I written custom code (as opposed to using a stock example script provided in TensorFlow): Yes
• OS Platform and Distribution (e.g., Linux Ubuntu 16.04): Linux Ubuntu 18.04
• TensorFlow installed from (source or binary): pip install tensorflow-gpu
• TensorFlow version (use command below): 1.1.4
• Bazel version (if compiling from source):
• CUDA/cuDNN version: 9.0
• GPU model and memory: Nvidia 1050ti
• Exact command to reproduce:

Describe the problem

Are there any plans to have a separate branch of Object Detection API that is completely in [TF2.0] since the newer version is cleaner and stable.

Source code / logs

[tfu86]

Hi! I tried running your object_detection_tutorial notebook and having some trouble. What are the best versions of tensorflow and versions of other packages needed to run the code? I was having some compatibility issues with TF v2.0. Thanks.

[daniel3303]

+1. It appears that GraphDef was removed from Tensorflow 2.0. This is preventing us from loading the model.

[kbarni]

Please port this repo to Tensorflow 2.0!
It's a pity that the tensorflow/models repo is totally incompatible with the current tensorflow!
There are lots of references to the deprecated tf.app, tf.session etc., as well as modified API (e.g. GraphDef)
The networks should be simplified by using tf.keras for better legibility.

[alessandroscoppio]

Agree with @kbarni. The object detection repo is very handy and a conversion shouldn't be that much work. It is almost impossible for some projects to be ported to TF2 if Object Detection sticks to TF1

[lamdawr]

I agreed too. I am also badly in need of object detection in TF2.0

[codeoflin]

I need this too

[WillJStone]

+1

[mackdelany]

+1 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

[zheyangshi]

+1

[apemother]

+1

[saipavanmeruga]

+1

[jnevanko]

+1