tensorflow/models · error · ValueError

Unexpected inputs type to %s.

Error message

Unexpected inputs type to %s.

What it means

Error "Unexpected inputs type to %s." thrown in tensorflow/models.

Source

Thrown at official/projects/lra/linformer_encoder.py:223

        word_ids = inputs.get('input_word_ids')
        mask = inputs.get('input_mask')
      elif 'left_word_ids' in inputs.keys():
        word_ids = inputs.get('left_word_ids')
        mask = inputs.get('left_mask')
      elif 'right_word_ids' in inputs.keys():
        word_ids = inputs.get('right_word_ids')
        mask = inputs.get('right_mask')
      dense_inputs = inputs.get('dense_inputs', None)
      dense_mask = inputs.get('dense_mask', None)
      dense_type_ids = inputs.get('dense_type_ids', None)
    elif isinstance(inputs, list):
      ## Dual Encoder Tasks
      word_ids, mask = inputs
      word_embeddings = None
      type_ids = None
      dense_inputs, dense_mask, dense_type_ids = None, None, None
    else:
      raise ValueError('Unexpected inputs type to %s.' % self.__class__)

    if type_ids is None:
      type_ids = tf.zeros_like(mask)  # pyrefly: ignore[unbound-name]

    if word_embeddings is None:
      word_embeddings = self._embedding_layer(word_ids)  # pyrefly: ignore[unbound-name]

    if dense_inputs is not None:
      mask = tf.concat([mask, dense_mask], axis=1)

    embeddings = self._get_embeddings(
        word_ids, type_ids, word_embeddings, dense_inputs, dense_type_ids  # pyrefly: ignore[bad-argument-type]
    )
    embeddings = self._embedding_norm_layer(embeddings)
    embeddings = self._embedding_dropout(embeddings)

    if self._embedding_projection is not None:
      embeddings = self._embedding_projection(embeddings)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at official/projects/lra/linformer_encoder.py:223 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of tensorflow/models@e006f5f0d5 (2026-08-24). Data as JSON: /api/errors/15e8937740729625. Report an issue: GitHub.