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# Training Own Datasets

1. Make an array that stores all the images (in b\&w or colour)
2. Resize all images to be the same shape and size
3. Assign each category a number (dog is 0, cat is 1)
4. Create a new array that has both the resized image and the category number
5. Store in pickle