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description: Explore utility functions for Ultralytics YOLO such as checking versions, image sizes, and requirements.
keywords: Ultralytics, YOLO, utility functions, version checks, requirements, image size
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# Reference for `ultralytics/utils/checks.py`
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## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.parse_requirements
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.parse_version
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.is_ascii
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_imgsz
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_version
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_latest_pypi_version
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_pip_update_available
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_font
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_python
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_requirements
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_torchvision
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_suffix
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_yolov5u_filename
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_model_file_from_stem
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_file
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_yaml
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_is_path_safe
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_imshow
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_yolo
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.collect_system_info
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.check_amp
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.git_describe
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.print_args
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.cuda_device_count
## ::: ultralytics.utils.checks.cuda_is_available