pyprobound.layers.pad.get_padding_layers

get_padding_layers(alphabet, prev, left=0, right=0)

Layers for padding, with adjustment for variable length sequences.

Assumes input is left-aligned.

Parameters:

• alphabet (Alphabet) – The alphabet used to encode sequences into tensors.

• prev (Union[Table[Any], Layer]) – If used as the first layer, the table that will be passed as an input; otherwise, the layer that precedes it.

• left (int) – The number of elements to pad on the left.

• right (int) – The number of elements to pad on the right.

Return type:

list[Layer]

Returns:

The layers needed to pad sequences with variable length sequences.