Hydra

Author

Adrian Mirza

Getting started

Hydra is an open-source Python framework that simplifies the development of research and other complex applications. The key feature is the ability to dynamically create a hierarchical configuration by composition and override it through config files and the command line. The name Hydra comes from its ability to run multiple similar jobs - much like a Hydra with multiple heads.

Key features:

Hierarchical configuration composable from multiple sources
Configuration can be specified or overridden from the command line
Dynamic command line tab completion
Run your application locally or launch it to run remotely
Run multiple jobs with different arguments with a single command

Installation

pip install hydra-core --upgrade

Basic example

Config, e.g., in conf/config.yaml:

db:
driver: mysql
user: omry
pass: secret