Simplabel

Graphical tool to manually label images in distinct categories to build training datasets. Simply pass a list of categories, a directory containing images and start labelling. Supports multiple users, reconciliation and keyboard bindings to label even faster!

Installation

Install with pip

Simplabel is on PyPI so it can be installed with pip

pip install simplabel

Install from source

Clone the repository to your computer

git clone https://github.com/hlgirard/Simplabel.git

and install with pip

cd Simplabel
pip install .

Usage

Quick start

Simplabel can be started from the command line without any argument:

simplabel

You will be prompted to select a directory containing images to label. Add labels with the '+' button and start labeling. Number keys correspond to labels and can be used instead.

The target directory and/or labels can also be passed directly from the command line:

simplabel --labels dog cat bird --directory path/to/image/directory

After the first use, labels are stored in labels.json and the --labels argument is ignored.

Command line arguments

• -d, --directory <PATH/TO/DIRECTORY> sets the directory to search for images and save labels to. Defaults to the current working directory.
• -l, --labels <label1 label2 label3 ...> sets the categories for the labelling task. Only passed on the first use in a given directory.
• -u, --user <USERNAME> sets the username. Defaults to the OS login name if none is passed.
• -r, --redundant does not display other labelers selections for independent labelling. Reconciliation and Make Master are unavailable in this mode.
• -v, --verbose increases the verbosity level.
• --remove-label <LABEL> tries to safely remove a label from the list saved in labels.json (must also pass -d)
• --reset-lock overrides the lock preventing the same username from being used multiple times simultaneously.
• --delete-all removes all files created by simplabel in the directory (must also pass -d)

Multiuser

The app relies on the filesystem to save each user's selection and display other user's selections. It works best if the working directory is on a shared drive or in a synced folder (Dropbox, Onedrive...). The Reconcile workflow allows any user to see and resolve conflicts. The Make Master option can be used to create and save a master dictionary - labeled_master.json - containing all labeled images (after reconciliation).

Import saved labels

The app saves a labeled_<username>.json file that contains a jsonified dictionary {image_name: label}. To import the dictionary, use the following sample code:

import json

with open("labeled_user1.json","rb") as f:
    label_dict = json.load(f)

Advanced usage

Utilities

Once you are done labelling, use the flow_to_directory tool to copy images to distinct directories by label

flow_to_directory --input-directory data/labeled --output-directory data/sorted

Python object

The Tkinter app can also be started from a python environment

from simplabel import ImageClassifier
import tkinter as tk

root = tk.Tk() 
directory = "data/raw"
categories = ['dog', 'cat', 'bird']
MyApp = ImageClassifier(root, directory, categories)
tk.mainloop()

License

This project is licensed under the GPLv3 License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

Acknowledgements

Testing of tkinter GUI is based on ivan_pozdeev's answer at Stackoverflow:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4083796/how-do-i-run-unittest-on-a-tkinter-app