tensorflow/models · error · ValueError

%s does not match any files.

Error message

%s does not match any files.

What it means

Error "%s does not match any files." thrown in tensorflow/models.

Source

Thrown at official/core/input_reader.py:66

  if isinstance(input_path, str):
    input_path_list = [input_path]
  elif isinstance(input_path, (list, tuple)):
    if any(not isinstance(x, str) for x in input_path):
      raise ValueError(usage % input_path)
    input_path_list = input_path
  else:
    raise ValueError(usage % input_path)

  for input_path in input_path_list:
    input_patterns = input_path.strip().split(',')
    for input_pattern in input_patterns:
      input_pattern = input_pattern.strip()
      if not input_pattern:
        continue
      if '*' in input_pattern or '?' in input_pattern:
        tmp_matched_files = tf.io.gfile.glob(input_pattern)
        if not tmp_matched_files:
          raise ValueError('%s does not match any files.' % input_pattern)
        matched_files.extend(tmp_matched_files)
      else:
        matched_files.append(input_pattern)

  if not matched_files:
    raise ValueError('%s does not match any files.' % input_path)

  return matched_files


def _read_files_then_shard(matched_files: List[str],
                           dataset_fn,
                           input_context: Optional[
                               tf.distribute.InputContext] = None,
                           sharding: bool = False,
                           repeat: bool = False) -> tf.data.Dataset:
  """Sends all data files to every worker and then shard by data."""
  dataset = dataset_fn(matched_files)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at official/core/input_reader.py:66 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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