SymbolBlock.imports ignore_extra & allow_missing

python/mxnet/gluon/block.py

@@ -1357,7 +1357,8 @@ class SymbolBlock(HybridBlock):
     >>> print(feat_model(x))
     """
     @staticmethod
-    def imports(symbol_file, input_names, param_file=None, ctx=None):
+    def imports(symbol_file, input_names, param_file=None, ctx=None, allow_missing=False,
+                ignore_extra=False):
         """Import model previously saved by `gluon.HybridBlock.export` or
         `Module.save_checkpoint` as a `gluon.SymbolBlock` for use in Gluon.
 
@@ -1371,6 +1372,11 @@ def imports(symbol_file, input_names, param_file=None, ctx=None):
             Path to parameter file.
         ctx : Context, default None
             The context to initialize `gluon.SymbolBlock` on.
+        allow_missing : bool, default False
+            Whether to silently skip loading parameters not represents in the file.
+        ignore_extra : bool, default False
+            Whether to silently ignore parameters from the file that are not
+            present in this Block.
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -1404,7 +1410,8 @@ def imports(symbol_file, input_names, param_file=None, ctx=None):
             inputs = [symbol.var(i).as_np_ndarray() if is_np_array() else symbol.var(i) for i in input_names]
         ret = SymbolBlock(sym, inputs)
         if param_file is not None:
-            ret.collect_params().load(param_file, ctx=ctx, cast_dtype=True, dtype_source='saved')
+            ret.collect_params().load(param_file, ctx, allow_missing, ignore_extra, cast_dtype=True,
+                                      dtype_source='saved')
         return ret
 
     def __repr__(self):