huggingface_hub and hf-hub-lightning
The official Hugging Face Hub client provides the underlying API and authentication infrastructure that the PyTorch Lightning callback depends on to push models to the Hub, making them complements rather than alternatives.
About huggingface_hub
huggingface/huggingface_hub
The official Python client for the Hugging Face Hub.
Provides programmatic access to repository management, file versioning, and inference APIs on the Hub, with built-in caching and resumable downloads. Integrates seamlessly with ML frameworks like Transformers and Diffusers through a git-based versioning system and supports community features like model cards, discussions, and pull requests. Includes optional dependencies for specialized use cases and Model Context Protocol (MCP) support.
About hf-hub-lightning
nateraw/hf-hub-lightning
A PyTorch Lightning Callback for pushing models to the Hugging Face Hub 🤗⚡️
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