def validate_and_initialize()

in src/sagemaker_inference/transformer.py [0:0]


    def validate_and_initialize(self, model_dir=environment.model_dir):  # type: () -> None
        """Validates the user module against the SageMaker inference contract.

        Load the model as defined by the ``model_fn`` to prepare handling predictions.

        """
        if not self._initialized:
            self._environment = environment.Environment()
            self._validate_user_module_and_set_functions()
            self._model = self._model_fn(model_dir)
            self._initialized = True