From d78b6e528b9b030b96c2062f95f0e921b6fe5064 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:31:01 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Only import degirum module if using degirum detector (#19802)

---
 frigate/detectors/plugins/degirum.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/frigate/detectors/plugins/degirum.py b/frigate/detectors/plugins/degirum.py
index 07f81e74d..28a13389f 100644
--- a/frigate/detectors/plugins/degirum.py
+++ b/frigate/detectors/plugins/degirum.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import queue
 
-import degirum as dg
 import numpy as np
 from pydantic import Field
 from typing_extensions import Literal
@@ -26,6 +25,11 @@ class DGDetector(DetectionApi):
     type_key = DETECTOR_KEY
 
     def __init__(self, detector_config: DGDetectorConfig):
+        try:
+            import degirum as dg
+        except ModuleNotFoundError:
+            raise ImportError("Unable to import DeGirum detector.")
+
         self._queue = queue.Queue()
         self._zoo = dg.connect(
             detector_config.location, detector_config.zoo, detector_config.token