Document safetensors checkpoint format in README#13
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Summary
.safetensors(PR fix(security): replace pickle-based torch.save/load with safetensors #9), not.pth.pth/.pklcheckpoints cannot be loaded by the current code (SafetensorError: header too large), pointing users to re-train or pinv1.3.0Why
The README (linked by users from the
#programmatic-evaluation-headless-modeanchor) still referenced.pth, while the code now writes.safetensors. Loading an old.pthmodel fails withSafetensorError: Error while deserializing header: header too large.Test plan
.pth->save_checkpoint->load_checkpointround-trip locally (note is accurate)v1.3.0is the last tagged release before the safetensors switch