Using BFGS as optimizer and receive error - KeyError: 'max_iter'

[ngeneva]

Hi @tstone

Place the optimizer setting in your defaults list above self. This is a minor detail with Hydra Config.

Some users have encountered a similar problem when this ordering is incorrect:

Bfgs config error: Key 'max_iters' not in 'OptimizerConf'

Hi @zhangzhenthu This is unusual since max_iter is in the hydra config settings. Its hard to tell what your yaml looks like with the bulleted list. Can you make sure the optimizer is set prior to the “self” in the defaults list? See an example of what should work here: