Hugging Face

PyCharm allows you to browse and download Hugging Face models right in the IDE:

1. Right-click in the editor to open the context menu and select Insert HF Model.

   Explore Models from Hugging Face dialog opens.

   

2. Find a model that meets your criteria:

   • Use the search field to find the model by name

   • Select the task you need the model to perform in the left pane of the dialog

   • Sort the models by likes, downloads, creation date, or latest modification date

   • Filter the models by license or tags

3. Select the model and click Use Model to insert a code snippet into the editor.

   

If the Hugging Face platform currently does not provide a code snippet for the selected model, the Use Model button will become inactive, and you will see the following message when you hover over the button:

You can view detailed information about the models and datasets without leaving PyCharm:

• To view the model or dataset card in a popup, hover over the model or dataset name.

  

• To open the card in the Documentation tool window, click in the popup and choose Open in Documentation Tool Window or press Ctrl0Q twice.

  The Documentation tool window will open on the right side of the IDE.

  

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To open the card on the Hugging Face website, do one of the following:

• Press Ctrl and click on the model or dataset name in the editor

• Click the link at the top of the card opened in a popup or the Documentation tool window

When you download a Hugging Face entity, the processing scripts and data are stored locally on your computer. Use the Hugging Face tool window to manage the local cache:

• Check which models, datasets, and spaces have been downloaded.

• Remove selected items from the cache.

• Open any item within the cache in a file browser.

• Copy paths to items.