tensorflow/models · error · ValueError

filter_size_scale is not greater than zero.

Error message

filter_size_scale is not greater than zero.

What it means

Error "filter_size_scale is not greater than zero." thrown in tensorflow/models.

Source

Thrown at official/vision/modeling/backbones/mobiledet.py:401

      kernel_regularizer: A `tf_keras.regularizers.Regularizer` object for
        Conv2D. Default to None.
      bias_regularizer: A `tf_keras.regularizers.Regularizer` object for Conv2D.
        Default to None.
      min_depth: An `int` of minimum depth (number of channels) for all
        convolution ops. Enforced when filter_size_scale < 1, and not an active
        constraint when filter_size_scale >= 1.
      divisible_by: An `int` that ensures all inner dimensions are divisible by
        this number.
      regularize_depthwise: If Ture, apply regularization on depthwise.
      use_sync_bn: If True, use synchronized batch normalization.
      **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to be passed.
    """
    if model_id not in SUPPORTED_SPECS_MAP:
      raise ValueError('The MobileDet version {} '
                       'is not supported'.format(model_id))

    if filter_size_scale <= 0:
      raise ValueError('filter_size_scale is not greater than zero.')

    self._model_id = model_id
    self._input_specs = input_specs
    self._filter_size_scale = filter_size_scale
    self._min_depth = min_depth
    self._divisible_by = divisible_by
    self._regularize_depthwise = regularize_depthwise
    self._kernel_initializer = kernel_initializer
    self._kernel_regularizer = kernel_regularizer
    self._bias_regularizer = bias_regularizer
    self._use_sync_bn = use_sync_bn
    self._norm_momentum = norm_momentum
    self._norm_epsilon = norm_epsilon

    inputs = tf_keras.Input(shape=input_specs.shape[1:])

    block_specs = SUPPORTED_SPECS_MAP.get(model_id)
    self._decoded_specs = block_spec_decoder(

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Solutions

  1. Set filter_size_scale to a positive float (e.g. 1.0).
  2. Remove filter_size_scale from the config to use the default scaling.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at official/vision/modeling/backbones/mobiledet.py:401 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.


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