open-mmlab / open-mmlab/mmengine
[Feature Request] Using different names when saving training and testing log.
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Since Nov 3, 2022.
- #1036 by @shufanwu — closed without merging
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Description
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For now, mmengine also save testing log in work_dirs. However, the folder names of traning and testing logs are both in the same pattern. After testing model several times, it's hard to find the training log.

If possible, it's better to use 20221101_094140_train or 20221101_094140_test to distinguish the training and testing logs.
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