keras-team/keras · error · ValueError

If a string is passed to `window`, it must be one of `"hann"

Error message

If a string is passed to `window`, it must be one of `"hann"`, `"hamming"`. Received: window={window}

What it means

Error "If a string is passed to `window`, it must be one of `"hann"`, `"hamming"`. Received: window={window}" thrown in keras-team/keras.

Source

Thrown at keras/src/backend/numpy/ops/math.py:213

def stft(
    x, sequence_length, sequence_stride, fft_length, window="hann", center=True
):
    if standardize_dtype(x.dtype) not in {"float32", "float64"}:
        raise TypeError(
            "Invalid input type. Expected `float32` or `float64`. "
            f"Received: input type={x.dtype}"
        )
    if fft_length < sequence_length:
        raise ValueError(
            "`fft_length` must equal or larger than `sequence_length`. "
            f"Received: sequence_length={sequence_length}, "
            f"fft_length={fft_length}"
        )
    if isinstance(window, str):
        if window not in {"hann", "hamming"}:
            raise ValueError(
                "If a string is passed to `window`, it must be one of "
                f'`"hann"`, `"hamming"`. Received: window={window}'
            )
    x = convert_to_tensor(x)
    ori_dtype = x.dtype

    if center:
        pad_width = [(0, 0) for _ in range(len(x.shape))]
        pad_width[-1] = (fft_length // 2, fft_length // 2)
        x = np.pad(x, pad_width, mode="reflect")

    l_pad = (fft_length - sequence_length) // 2
    r_pad = fft_length - sequence_length - l_pad

    if window is not None:
        if isinstance(window, str):
            win = convert_to_tensor(
                scipy.signal.get_window(window, sequence_length), dtype=x.dtype

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at keras/src/backend/numpy/ops/math.py:213 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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