Checks

Metatensor performs shape as well as consistency checks for the metadata during each operation. The check status can be verified with metatensor.checks_enabled() and controlled by metatensor.unsafe_enable_checks() and metatensor.unsafe_disable_checks().

Warning

Using metatensor without checks is unsafe, can lead to unwanted results, and may produce cryptic error messages. Therefore, disabling checks is not recommended and should only be used by advanced users! If you see strange results after disabling checks, try running the code again with checks enabled.

Checks can either be disabled temporarily via a compound statements or globally and permanently by calling the speicific function directly.

The checks can also controlled wit the environment variable METATENSOR_UNSAFE_DISABLE_CHECKS. To disable checks set

export METATENSOR_UNSAFE_DISABLE_CHECKS=1

Note that metatensor.unsafe_enable_checks() or metatensor.unsafe_disable_checks() overwrite the defintion of the enviroment variable.