{"record":{"id":"36da5e1c625e64f7","repo":"tensorflow/models","slug":"the-flag-experiment-must-be-specified","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"The flag --experiment must be specified.","messagePattern":"The flag --experiment must be specified\\.","errorType":"validation","errorClass":"ValueError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"official/core/train_utils.py","lineNumber":329,"sourceCode":"  separately.\n  \"\"\"\n\n  def __init__(self, flags_obj):\n    self._flags_obj = flags_obj\n\n  def parse(self):\n    \"\"\"Overrall process of constructing Experiment config.\"\"\"\n    params = self.base_experiment()\n    params = self.parse_config_file(params)\n    params = self.parse_runtime(params)\n    params = self.parse_data_service(params)\n    params = self.parse_params_override(params)\n    return params\n\n  def base_experiment(self):\n    \"\"\"Get the base experiment config from --experiment field.\"\"\"\n    if self._flags_obj.experiment is None:\n      raise ValueError('The flag --experiment must be specified.')\n    return exp_factory.get_exp_config(self._flags_obj.experiment)\n\n  def parse_config_file(self, params):\n    \"\"\"Override the configs of params from the config_file.\"\"\"\n    is_strict = True\n    if isinstance(self._flags_obj, ParseConfigOptions):\n      is_strict = self._flags_obj.strict_override\n    for config_file in self._flags_obj.config_file or []:\n      params = hyperparams.override_params_dict(\n          params, config_file, is_strict=is_strict\n      )\n    return params\n\n  def parse_runtime(self, params):\n    \"\"\"Override the runtime configs of params from flags.\"\"\"\n    # Override the TPU address and tf.data service address.\n    params.override({\n        'runtime': {","sourceCodeStart":311,"sourceCodeEnd":347,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/tensorflow/models/blob/e006f5f0d534913e49c1f1dae87364039fa607e2/official/core/train_utils.py#L311-L347","documentation":"Error \"The flag --experiment must be specified.\" thrown in tensorflow/models.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at official/core/train_utils.py:329 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"e006f5f0d534913e49c1f1dae87364039fa607e2","analyzedAt":"2026-08-24T14:09:15.576Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-24T17:17:21.512Z"}