tfm.hyperparams.override_params_dict

Override a given ParamsDict using a dict, JSON/YAML/CSV string or YAML file.

The logic of the function is outlined below:

  1. Test that the input is a dict. If not, proceed to 2.
  2. Tests that the input is a string. If not, raise unknown ValueError 2.1. Test if the string is in a CSV format. If so, parse. If not, proceed to 2.2. 2.2. Try loading the string as a YAML/JSON. If successful, parse to dict and use it to override. If not, proceed to 2.3. 2.3. Try using the string as a file path and load the YAML file.

params a ParamsDict object to be overridden.
dict_or_string_or_yaml_file a Python dict, JSON/YAML/CSV string or path to a YAML file specifying the parameters to be overridden.
is_strict a boolean specifying whether override is strict or not.

params the overridden ParamsDict object.

ValueError if failed to override the parameters.