fix the breaking change

zou-group · Jul 14, 2024 · d1b83b4 · d1b83b4
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commit d1b83b4
Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/textgrad/variable.py b/textgrad/variable.py
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ def __init__(
                             f"In this case, following predecessors require grad: {_predecessor_requires_grad}")
 
         assert type(value) in [str, bytes], "Value must be a string or image (bytes)."
-        if value == "" and image_path == "":
-            raise ValueError("Please provide a value or an image path for the variable")
+        # We'll currently let "empty variables" slide, but we'll need to handle this better in the future.
+        # if value == "" and image_path == "":
+        #    raise ValueError("Please provide a value or an image path for the variable")
         if value != "" and image_path != "":
             raise ValueError("Please provide either a value or an image path for the variable, not both.")