tensorflow/models · error · ValueError

Tensor rank must be at least %d. Got %d

Error message

Tensor rank must be at least %d. Got %d

What it means

Error "Tensor rank must be at least %d. Got %d" thrown in tensorflow/models.

Source

Thrown at official/projects/unified_detector/utils/utilities.py:54

    dimension otherwise.
  """
  with tf.name_scope('resolve_shape'):
    shape = tensor.get_shape().as_list()
    if None in shape:
      shape_dynamic = tf.shape(tensor)
      if shape[0] is None:
        shape[0] = shape_dynamic[0] if resolve_batch_size else -1
      for i in range(1, len(shape)):
        if shape[i] is None:
          shape[i] = shape_dynamic[i]
    return shape


def set_shape_dim(tensor: tf.Tensor, index: int, size: int) -> None:
  """Set value of index-th element of tensor shape to size."""
  shape = tensor.get_shape().as_list()
  if len(shape) <= index:
    raise ValueError(
        'Tensor rank must be at least %d. Got %d' % (index + 1, len(shape)))
  shape[index] = size
  tensor.set_shape(shape)


def truncate_or_pad(input_tensor: tf.Tensor,
                    new_size: int,
                    axis: int = 1,
                    constant_value: Union[int, float] = 0) -> tf.Tensor:
  """Truncate or zeros pad the axis of input tensor to new size."""
  rank = len(input_tensor.shape)

  if rank <= axis:
    raise ValueError(
        'Tensor rank must be at least %d. Got %d' % (axis + 1, rank))

  orig_size = tf.shape(input_tensor)[axis]

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at official/projects/unified_detector/utils/utilities.py:54 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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