Cant modify the py files

[JRMeyer]

>>> bingecola
[February 6, 2021, 4:00pm]

Hi,

I am trying to modify some of the .py files in the dev branch of TTS.

I have cloned it to Colab using: slash
!git clone https://github.com/Mozilla/TTS TTS_repo slash
%cd TTS_repo slash
!git checkout dev slash
!pip install -r requirements.txt slash
!python setup.py install slash
%cd ...

After that i went to this py file slash
/content/TTS_repo/TTS/utils/generic_utils.py slash
And modified this line of code slash
def create_experiment_folder(root_path, model_name, debug):

date_str =
datetime.datetime.now().strftime( slash '%B-%d-%Y slash _%I+%M%p slash ')

My objective was to change the date format to %y%m%d

But when I run the training, it keeps generating the experiment folder
with the default folder name.

After that, Just to check I also moved visual.py to a random unrelated
folder in Colab but the tensorboard charts still update.

I think this means I am not looking at the right files to modify.

Can someone please tell me which path / folder I should be modifying? or
if there is a command to derive the same?

[This is an archived TTS discussion thread from discourse.mozilla.org/t/cant-modify-the-py-files]

[JRMeyer]

>>> bingecola
[February 6, 2021, 6:57pm]

Err, i think I figured it out, or at least figured out where to change
the file:

So this is the path to the folders which contains the py files that get
referenced when I execute a train/continue/restore command

/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/TTS-0.0.9.1-py3.6-linux-x86_64.egg/TTS/utils/generic_utils.py

and not the thingy that got cloned to my colab instance

/content/TTS_repo/TTS/tts/utils/generic_utils.py

idk why, but ok!

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[JRMeyer]

>>> sanjaesc
[February 6, 2021, 8:13pm]

Because it installs TTS as a python package. I guess you would have to
run install again after your changes to make it work, as you did before.

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[JRMeyer]

>>> bingecola
[February 6, 2021, 8:55pm]

slash 'Sup and thanks,

I am trying to figure out if there is a way to install the TTS python
package to the content directory, rather than deep within the systems
folder, so I can fiddle with the files easily but thanks, what you
suggested makes logical sense.

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[JRMeyer]

>>> nmstoker
[February 7, 2021, 2:19pm]

What you refer to as 'deep within the systems folder' is what installing
a package does
(when not in a virtual environment)

You may want to look at the install option of: slash
pip install -e .

That's what's specifically recommended for your scenario in the README (
see here )

Editable install with pip is explained in the pip docs: slash
https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/reference/pip_install/#install-editable

You can find more discussion online, eg here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42609943/what-is-the-use-case-for-pip-install-e

This is all standard Python/pip stuff, it's not really related to this
project

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