models/yolov8_model.pt

# scripts/download_yolov8_model.py
from ultralytics import YOLO
import os

# Directory to save the model
MODEL_DIR = "models"
os.makedirs(MODEL_DIR, exist_ok=True)

# Path to save the model
MODEL_PATH = os.path.join(MODEL_DIR, "yolov8_model.pt")

# Download pre-trained YOLOv8 nano model
model = YOLO("yolov8n.pt")  # Automatically downloads from Ultralytics

# Save the model to models/yolov8_model.pt
model.save(MODEL_PATH)
print(f"Model saved to {MODEL_PATH}")