JuliaDiff / JuliaDiff/ChainRules.jl
`rrule` for `Base.sum` should accept `init` keyword
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Description
The below issue contains an MWE of Zygote erroring on the init kwarg to Base.sum. Best way to fix it would be to define an rrule for sum
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked Zygote issue and reproducing its MWE for Base.sum with the init keyword. Then inspect existing rrule definitions for sum; done means the MWE no longer errors and the rule handles init correctly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- julia
- Domain
- machine-learning
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100