use_artifact

function wandb.use_artifact

wandb.use_artifact(
    artifact_or_name: 'str | Artifact',
    type: 'str | None' = None,
    aliases: 'list[str] | None' = None,
    use_as: 'str | None' = None
) → Artifact

Declare an artifact as an input to a run.

Call download or file on the returned object to get the contents locally.

Args:

• artifact_or_name: An artifact name. May be prefixed with project/ or entity/project/. You can also pass an Artifact object created by calling wandb.Artifact. If no entity is specified in the name, the Run or API setting’s entity is used. Valid names can be in the following forms:
  • name:version
  • name:alias
• type: The type of artifact to use.
• aliases: Aliases to apply to this artifact
• use_as: Optional string indicating what purpose the artifact was used with. Will be shown in UI.

Returns: An Artifact object.