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Sacred

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Purpose
Sacred helps configure, organize, log, and reproduce computational experiments.Read 10 Oct 2026 · github.com
Integrations
The README describes a Neptune integration that logs Sacred experiments through an observer.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Support
The README directs usage questions to Stack Overflow under the python-sacred tag and invites bug reports and feature requests through GitHub issues.Read 10 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The project is released under the MIT license.Read 10 Oct 2026 · github.com
Command line
Its command-line interface can change parameters to run experiments with modified settings.Read 10 Oct 2026 · sacred.readthedocs.io
Config access
Configuration parameters can be injected by name into functions.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Configuration
Config scopes turn local variables in decorated functions into experiment configuration entries.Read 10 Oct 2026 · sacred.readthedocs.io
Experiment parameters
Config scopes let local variables in a function define an experiment’s parameters.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
External dashboards
The README lists external frontends including Omniboard, Incense, and Sacredboard for viewing Sacred experiment data.Read 10 Oct 2026 · github.com
Installation
The README says Sacred can be installed from PyPI using pip or installed from its Git repository.Read 10 Oct 2026 · github.com
Integration
The documentation includes a dedicated integration section for TensorFlow.Read 10 Oct 2026 · sacred.readthedocs.io
Limit
Sacred is designed for Python experiments; the README contrasts it with Sumatra for non-Python experiments.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Optional dependencies
NumPy and PyMongo are optional dependencies that offer additional features.Read 10 Oct 2026 · github.com
Parameter access
Captured functions can receive configuration entries through dependency injection.Read 10 Oct 2026 · sacred.readthedocs.io
Reproducibility
Automatic seeding helps control randomness so experiment results remain reproducible.Read 10 Oct 2026 · sacred.readthedocs.io
Run logging
Observers log experiment information and configuration and can save it to a database.Read 10 Oct 2026 · sacred.readthedocs.io

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