deepforest 2.0.0rc1

Version 2.0.0rc1 (Date: October 23, 2025)

Release Candidate 1 - Beta Release

Breaking Changes - Deprecated Items Removed:

Removed Functions:

• xml_to_annotations() - Use utilities.read_pascal_voc(path) or the general utilities.read_file(path).
• boxes_to_shapefile() - Use image_to_geo_coordinates().
• project_boxes() - Use image_to_geo_coordinates().
• annotations_to_shapefile - Use image_to_geo_coordinates().
• plot_points() - Use plot_results
• draw_points() - Use plot_results
• plot_predictions() - Use plot_results
• draw_predictions() - Use plot_results
• use_release() - Use load_model('weecology/deepforest-tree') instead
• use_bird_release() - Use load_model('weecology/deepforest-bird') instead

Removed Parameters:

• geometry_type and save_dir from shapefile_to_annotations()
• num_classes and label_dict from deepforest() constructor - Use config file instead
• augment parameter from all functions - Use augmentations parameter instead
• raster_path parameter from predict_tile() - Use path parameter instead

Migration Guide:

• Replace xml_to_annotations(xml_path) with read_pascal_voc(xml_path)
• Replace boxes_to_shapefile(df, root_dir) with image_to_geo_coordinates(df, root_dir)
• Replace plot_points(image, points) with plot_results(results)
• Replace draw_points(image, points) with plot_results(results)
• Replace plot_predictions(image, df) with plot_results(results)
• Replace draw_predictions(image, df) with plot_results(results)
• Replace use_release() with load_model('weecology/deepforest-tree')
• Replace use_bird_release() with load_model('weecology/deepforest-bird')
• Use config file or config_args instead of constructor parameters
• Use augmentations parameter instead of augment parameter