Setup outputs as str

[vfdev-5]

🚀 Feature

Just to improve user's experience with this part of code:

• Currently

  
  from livelossplot import PlotLosses
  from livelossplot.outputs import MatplotlibPlot, TensorboardLogger

outputs=[MatplotlibPlot(), TensorboardLogger()] plotlosses = PlotLosses(outputs=outputs)

- FR
```python
from livelossplot import PlotLosses

outputs=["matplotlib", "tensorboard", ...]
plotlosses = PlotLosses(outputs=outputs)

@stared what do you think ?

[stared]

I considered that, but prefer to avoid extraneous syntax. Especially in a situation when if we want custom outputs, usually we want custom outputs (e.g. special path to TensorboardLogger ).

If the problem is with extra import line, would the following (not yet implemented) work for you:

from livelossplot import PlotLosses

plotlosses = PlotLosses(outputs=[])
plotlosses.add_matplotlib()
plotlosses.add_tensorboard()

[vfdev-5]

OK, I see. Maybe, either like this:

from livelossplot import PlotLosses

plotlosses = PlotLosses().add_matplotlib().add_tensorboard()

[stared]

I am a big fan of chaining, so I like it.

Now I see that .to_ may be more descriptive than .add_.

[stared]

@vfdev-5 Merged (will be released with livelossplot >0.5.2):

• outputs as strings, e.g. PlotLosses(outputs=['MatplotlibPlot', 'TensorboardLogger']) in case we use default parameters
• PlotLosses(outputs=[]).to_matplotlib(...).to_tensorboard(...) if we want to use custom parameters but don't want an extra import line

[vfdev-5]

Looks nice, thanks !

[stared]

OK, we released 0.5.3.