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Vijay Janapa Reddi 50b6219e5b Add dataset download script and documentation
- Created download_mnist.py script to fetch Fashion-MNIST dataset
- Added README explaining dataset format and download process
- Fashion-MNIST used as accessible alternative to original MNIST
- Same format allows seamless use with existing examples
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TinyTorch Datasets

This directory contains datasets for TinyTorch examples and training.

MNIST Dataset

The mnist/ directory should contain the MNIST or Fashion-MNIST dataset files:

  • train-images-idx3-ubyte.gz - Training images (60,000 samples)
  • train-labels-idx1-ubyte.gz - Training labels
  • t10k-images-idx3-ubyte.gz - Test images (10,000 samples)
  • t10k-labels-idx1-ubyte.gz - Test labels

Downloading the Dataset

Run the provided download script:

cd datasets
python download_mnist.py

This will download Fashion-MNIST (which has the same format as MNIST but is more accessible).

Dataset Format

Both MNIST and Fashion-MNIST use the same IDX file format:

  • Images: 28x28 grayscale pixels
  • Labels: Integer values 0-9
  • Gzipped for compression

Fashion-MNIST classes:

  • 0: T-shirt/top
  • 1: Trouser
  • 2: Pullover
  • 3: Dress
  • 4: Coat
  • 5: Sandal
  • 6: Shirt
  • 7: Sneaker
  • 8: Bag
  • 9: Ankle boot

The examples will work with either original MNIST digits or Fashion-MNIST items.