mmeval.fileio.load¶

mmeval.fileio.load(file, file_format=None, backend_args=None, **kwargs)[source]¶

Load data from json/yaml/pickle files.

This method provides a unified api for loading data from serialized files.

load supports loading data from serialized files those can be storaged in different backends.

Parameters

file (str or Path or file-like object) – Filename or a file-like object.
file_format (str, optional) – If not specified, the file format will be inferred from the file extension, otherwise use the specified one. Currently supported formats include “json”, “yaml/yml” and “pickle/pkl”.
backend_args (dict, optional) – Arguments to instantiate the preifx of uri corresponding backend. Defaults to None.

Examples

>>> load('/path/of/your/file')  # file is storaged in disk
>>> load('https://path/of/your/file')  # file is storaged in Internet
>>> load('s3://path/of/your/file')  # file is storaged in petrel

Returns: The content from the file.