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Can I just log metrics, no code or dataset examples?
To keep proprietary source code or training data out of W&B for privacy or compliance reasons, limit what W&B captures s …
How can I change how frequently to log system metrics?
To configure the frequency to log system metrics, set _stats_sampling_interval to a number of seconds, expressed as a fl …
How can I disable logging of system metrics to W&B?
To disable logging of system metrics, set _disable_stats to True:
How can I log additional metrics after a run completes?
To add metrics to a run that has already finished, W&B offers several approaches depending on the complexity of your wor …
How can I overwrite the logs from previous steps?
To overwrite logs from previous steps, use forking and rewind.
How do I fix `Rate limit exceeded` errors when logging metrics?
If you receive an HTTP 429 Rate limit exceeded error when you call wandb.log(), you’re exceeding the rate limit quota fo …
How do I fix an `anaconda 400 error` during a sweep?
An anaconda 400 error during a sweep often means you didn’t log the metric you’re optimizing. You might see: The sweep c …
How often are system metrics collected?
By default, system metrics are collected every 10 seconds. For higher-resolution metrics, email contact@wandb.com.
Is it possible to plot the max of a metric rather than plot step by step?
To plot the running maximum of a metric: 1. Create a scatter plot of the metric. 2. Open the Edit menu and select Annota …
Is it possible to save metrics offline and sync them to W&B later?
By default, wandb.init starts a process that syncs metrics in real time to the cloud. If you need to run experiments wit …
Optimizing multiple metrics
W&B Sweeps optimize a single objective metric. To optimize multiple metrics in a single run, combine them into a weighte …
What happens when I log millions of steps to W&B? How is that rendered in the browser?
The number of points sent affects the loading time of graphs in the UI. For lines exceeding 1,000 points, the backend sa …
What if I want to log some metrics on batches and some metrics only on epochs?
To log specific metrics in each batch and standardize plots, log the desired x-axis values alongside the metrics. In the …
Why am I seeing fewer data points than I logged?
When you visualize metrics against an X-axis other than Step, expect to see fewer data points. You must log metrics at t …
Why can't I sort or filter metrics with certain characters?
Metric names in W&B must follow GraphQL naming conventions so that you can sort and filter them in the UI. Valid metric …
Why does my workspace load slowly?
Workspaces can load slowly when a project has many metrics, runs, or panels. Common causes include high metric counts, e …
Why is nothing showing up in my graphs?
If the message “No visualization data logged yet” appears, the script hasn’t executed the first wandb.log call. This can …
Why is the same metric appearing more than once?
When you log multiple data types under the same key, W&B splits them in the database. This results in multiple entries o …