fix(smolvla): update record.py, fix populate_queues and remove unused dependencies (#1208)

lerobot/common/policies/utils.py

@@ -14,15 +14,21 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from collections import deque
+
 import torch
 from torch import nn
 
 
-def populate_queues(queues, batch):
+def populate_queues(
+    queues: dict[str, deque], batch: dict[str, torch.Tensor], exclude_keys: list[str] | None = None
+):
+    if exclude_keys is None:
+        exclude_keys = []
     for key in batch:
         # Ignore keys not in the queues already (leaving the responsibility to the caller to make sure the
         # queues have the keys they want).
-        if key not in queues:
+        if key not in queues or key in exclude_keys:
             continue
         if len(queues[key]) != queues[key].maxlen:
             # initialize by copying the first observation several times until the queue is full