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# AvalancheDataset

The `AvalancheDataset` is an implementation of the PyTorch `Dataset` class that comes with many useful out-of-the-box functionalities. For most users, the *AvalancheDataset* can be used as a plain PyTorch Dataset. For classification problems, `AvalancheDataset` return `x, y, t` elements (input, target, task label). However, the `AvalancheDataset` can be easily extended for any custom needs.

**A serie of *****Mini How-Tos*** will guide you through the functionalities of the *AvalancheDataset* and its subclasses:

* [AvalancheDatasets basics](https://avalanche.continualai.org/how-tos/avalanchedataset/avalanche-datasets)
* [Advanced Transformations](https://avalanche.continualai.org/how-tos/avalanchedataset/advanced-transformations)

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