def get_symbol()

in python/mxnet/operator.py [0:0]


    def get_symbol(self, *args, **kwargs):
        fb_functype = CFUNCTYPE(c_bool, c_int, POINTER(c_void_p), POINTER(c_int), c_void_p)
        infer_functype = CFUNCTYPE(c_bool, c_int, POINTER(c_int),
                                   POINTER(POINTER(mx_uint)), c_void_p)
        list_functype = CFUNCTYPE(c_bool, POINTER(POINTER(POINTER(c_char))), c_void_p)
        deps_functype = CFUNCTYPE(c_bool, c_int_p, c_int_p, c_int_p,
                                  c_int_p, POINTER(c_int_p), c_void_p)
        class NDArrayOpInfo(Structure):
            """Structure that holds Callback information. Passed to NDArrayOpProp"""
            _fields_ = [
                ('forward', fb_functype),
                ('backward', fb_functype),
                ('infer_shape', infer_functype),
                ('list_outputs', list_functype),
                ('list_arguments', list_functype),
                ('declare_backward_dependency', deps_functype),
                ('p_forward', c_void_p),
                ('p_backward', c_void_p),
                ('p_infer_shape', c_void_p),
                ('p_list_outputs', c_void_p),
                ('p_list_arguments', c_void_p),
                ('p_declare_backward_dependency', c_void_p)
                ]
        def forward_entry(num_ndarray, ndarraies, tags, _):
            """C Callback for NDArrayOp::Forward"""
            try:
                tensors = [[] for i in range(4)]
                for i in range(num_ndarray):
                    if tags[i] == 1:
                        tensors[tags[i]].append(NDArray(cast(ndarraies[i], NDArrayHandle),
                                                        writable=True))
                    else:
                        tensors[tags[i]].append(NDArray(cast(ndarraies[i], NDArrayHandle),
                                                        writable=False))
                self.forward(in_data=tensors[0], out_data=tensors[1])
            except Exception:
                print('Error in NDArrayOp.forward: %s' % traceback.format_exc())
                return False
            return True

        def backward_entry(num_ndarray, ndarraies, tags, _):
            """C Callback for NDArrayOp::Backward"""
            try:
                tensors = [[] for i in range(4)]
                for i in range(num_ndarray):
                    if tags[i] == 2:
                        tensors[tags[i]].append(NDArray(cast(ndarraies[i], NDArrayHandle),
                                                        writable=True))
                    else:
                        tensors[tags[i]].append(NDArray(cast(ndarraies[i], NDArrayHandle),
                                                        writable=False))
                self.backward(in_data=tensors[0], out_data=tensors[1],
                              in_grad=tensors[2], out_grad=tensors[3])
            except Exception:
                print('Error in NDArrayOp.backward: %s' % traceback.format_exc())
                return False
            return True

        def infer_shape_entry(num_tensor, tensor_dims,
                              tensor_shapes, _):
            """C Callback for NDArrayOpProp::InferShape"""
            try:
                n_in = len(self.list_arguments())
                n_out = len(self.list_outputs())
                assert num_tensor == n_in + n_out

                shapes = [[tensor_shapes[i][j] for j in range(tensor_dims[i])] for i in range(n_in)]
                ishape, oshape = self.infer_shape(shapes)
                assert len(oshape) == n_out
                assert len(ishape) == n_in
                rshape = list(ishape) + list(oshape)
                for i in range(n_in+n_out):
                    tensor_shapes[i] = cast(c_array(mx_uint, rshape[i]), POINTER(mx_uint))
                    tensor_dims[i] = len(rshape[i])
            except Exception:
                print('Error in NDArrayOp.infer_shape: %s' % traceback.format_exc())
                return False
            return True

        def list_outputs_entry(out, _):
            """C Callback for NDArrayOpProp::ListOutputs"""
            try:
                ret = self.list_outputs()
                ret = [c_str(i) for i in ret] + [c_char_p(0)]
                ret = c_array(c_char_p, ret)
                out[0] = cast(ret, POINTER(POINTER(c_char)))
            except Exception:
                print('Error in NDArrayOp.list_outputs: %s' % traceback.format_exc())
                return False
            return True

        def list_arguments_entry(out, _):
            """C Callback for NDArrayOpProp::ListArguments"""
            try:
                ret = self.list_arguments()
                ret = [c_str(i) for i in ret] + [c_char_p(0)]
                ret = c_array(c_char_p, ret)
                out[0] = cast(ret, POINTER(POINTER(c_char)))
            except Exception:
                print('Error in NDArrayOp.list_arguments: %s' % traceback.format_exc())
                return False
            return True

        def declare_backward_dependency(out_grad, in_data, out_data, num_dep, deps, _):
            """C Callback for NDArrayOpProp::DeclareBacwardDependency"""
            try:
                out_grad = [out_grad[i] for i in range(len(self.list_outputs()))]
                in_data = [in_data[i] for i in range(len(self.list_arguments()))]
                out_data = [out_data[i] for i in range(len(self.list_outputs()))]
                rdeps = self.declare_backward_dependency(out_grad, in_data, out_data)
                num_dep[0] = len(rdeps)
                rdeps = cast(c_array(c_int, rdeps), c_int_p)
                deps[0] = rdeps
            except Exception:
                print('Error in NDArrayOp.declare_backward_dependency: %s' % traceback.format_exc())
                return False
            return True

        self.info_ = NDArrayOpInfo(fb_functype(forward_entry),
                                   fb_functype(backward_entry),
                                   infer_functype(infer_shape_entry),
                                   list_functype(list_outputs_entry),
                                   list_functype(list_arguments_entry),
                                   deps_functype(declare_backward_dependency),
                                   None, None, None, None, None, None)
        cb_ptr = format(cast(pointer(self.info_), c_void_p).value, 'x')
        # pylint: disable=E1101
        sym = symbol._internal._NDArray(*args,
                                        info=cb_ptr,
                                        **kwargs)
        # keep a reference of ourself in PythonOp so we don't get garbage collected.
        PythonOp._ref_holder.append(self)
        return sym