keras-team/keras · error · TypeError

A symbolic KerasTensor cannot be used as a boolean.

Error message

A symbolic KerasTensor cannot be used as a boolean.

What it means

Error "A symbolic KerasTensor cannot be used as a boolean." thrown in keras-team/keras.

Source

Thrown at keras/src/backend/common/keras_tensor.py:228

            "    def call(self, x):\n"
            "        return tf_fn(x)\n\n"
            "x = MyLayer()(x)\n"
            "```\n"
        )

    def __repr__(self):
        return (
            f"<KerasTensor shape={self.shape}, dtype={self.dtype}, "
            f"sparse={self.sparse}, ragged={self.ragged}, name={self.name}>"
        )

    def __iter__(self):
        raise NotImplementedError(
            "Iterating over a symbolic KerasTensor is not supported."
        )

    def __bool__(self):
        raise TypeError("A symbolic KerasTensor cannot be used as a boolean.")

    def __add__(self, other):
        from keras.src import ops

        return ops.Add().symbolic_call(self, other)

    def __radd__(self, other):
        from keras.src import ops

        return ops.Add().symbolic_call(other, self)

    def __sub__(self, other):
        from keras.src import ops

        return ops.Subtract().symbolic_call(self, other)

    def __rsub__(self, other):
        from keras.src import ops

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at keras/src/backend/common/keras_tensor.py:228 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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