NVIDIA / NVIDIA/DALI

Allow floating point targets on ops.FileReader

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Description

I'm working on a a regression task and can't use ops.FileReader since the label format must be an integer. Is there a reason to enforce this restriction, or would it be possible to lift this constraint?

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Research direction

Start by locating ops.FileReader and the code enforcing integer labels, then trace how target values are represented through the operator. Determine whether floating-point targets can be supported without breaking existing behavior. Done means floating-point labels are accepted by FileReader and the relevant behavior is covered by tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, python
Domain
data, machine-learning
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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