Define size for things with get_shape

[oxinabox]

get_shape seems to be TensorFlow for Base.size.
But with the ability for it to be unknown etc.

Eg

get_shape(Ts) 
Out[93]:
TensorShape[407, 16]
In [96]:

get_shape(X_ids)
Out[96]:
TensorShape[unknown]

Does it makes sense to define a overload for Base.size, that returns a tuple of Ints, or throws an exception if the size is unknown?

[malmaud]

I'm reluctant to do that since size(::Tensor) already has a meaning in Julia - the Julia 'size' of any non-container object is () and it could get confusing to alter that meaning for tensors. But I am open to counter-arguments.

[IainNZ]

+1 for not conflating the two, the details are sufficiently different that I think it could only be confusing.

[malmaud]

OK, I'll close for now.