Julia: unintended extension of base functions












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I have the following, incomplete Julia code:



mutable struct Env
end

function step(env, action:UInt32)
return ones(8), 1.0, true, Dict()
end

function reset(env)
return ones(8)
end


When I try to use it, I get the following errors:




LoadError: error in method definition: function Base.step must be
explicitly imported to be extended
LoadError: error in method definition: function Base.reset must be
explicitly imported to be extended




I don't know what Base.step and Base.reset are, and I don't want to extend them.



Is there some way for me to keep these function names without extending the base functions? If I do just extend the base functions with my completely unrelated methods, are there going to be problems?



I really do not want to change the names of my functions because I want to keep them in line with the OpenAI Gym API.










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    I have the following, incomplete Julia code:



    mutable struct Env
    end

    function step(env, action:UInt32)
    return ones(8), 1.0, true, Dict()
    end

    function reset(env)
    return ones(8)
    end


    When I try to use it, I get the following errors:




    LoadError: error in method definition: function Base.step must be
    explicitly imported to be extended
    LoadError: error in method definition: function Base.reset must be
    explicitly imported to be extended




    I don't know what Base.step and Base.reset are, and I don't want to extend them.



    Is there some way for me to keep these function names without extending the base functions? If I do just extend the base functions with my completely unrelated methods, are there going to be problems?



    I really do not want to change the names of my functions because I want to keep them in line with the OpenAI Gym API.










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      I have the following, incomplete Julia code:



      mutable struct Env
      end

      function step(env, action:UInt32)
      return ones(8), 1.0, true, Dict()
      end

      function reset(env)
      return ones(8)
      end


      When I try to use it, I get the following errors:




      LoadError: error in method definition: function Base.step must be
      explicitly imported to be extended
      LoadError: error in method definition: function Base.reset must be
      explicitly imported to be extended




      I don't know what Base.step and Base.reset are, and I don't want to extend them.



      Is there some way for me to keep these function names without extending the base functions? If I do just extend the base functions with my completely unrelated methods, are there going to be problems?



      I really do not want to change the names of my functions because I want to keep them in line with the OpenAI Gym API.










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      I have the following, incomplete Julia code:



      mutable struct Env
      end

      function step(env, action:UInt32)
      return ones(8), 1.0, true, Dict()
      end

      function reset(env)
      return ones(8)
      end


      When I try to use it, I get the following errors:




      LoadError: error in method definition: function Base.step must be
      explicitly imported to be extended
      LoadError: error in method definition: function Base.reset must be
      explicitly imported to be extended




      I don't know what Base.step and Base.reset are, and I don't want to extend them.



      Is there some way for me to keep these function names without extending the base functions? If I do just extend the base functions with my completely unrelated methods, are there going to be problems?



      I really do not want to change the names of my functions because I want to keep them in line with the OpenAI Gym API.







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          Define them inside a module like this



          module Gym

          mutable struct Env
          end

          function step(env, action::UInt32)
          return ones(8), 1.0, true, Dict()
          end

          function reset(env)
          return ones(8)
          end

          end


          Then you can call them directly as step and reset inside the module. Outside the module you have to qualify them like this: Gym.step and Gym.reset.



          Additionally - note that you get this problem only after you introduce step and reset in Main module before trying to extend them (e.g. by calling or referencing them). So when starting a clean Julia session this will work:



          $ julia
          _
          _ _ _(_)_ | Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
          (_) | (_) (_) |
          _ _ _| |_ __ _ | Type "?" for help, "]?" for Pkg help.
          | | | | | | |/ _` | |
          | | |_| | | | (_| | | Version 1.0.2 (2018-11-08)
          _/ |__'_|_|_|__'_| | Official https://julialang.org/ release
          |__/ |

          julia> step(x) = x
          step (generic function with 1 method)


          but this will fail:



          $ julia
          _
          _ _ _(_)_ | Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
          (_) | (_) (_) |
          _ _ _| |_ __ _ | Type "?" for help, "]?" for Pkg help.
          | | | | | | |/ _` | |
          | | |_| | | | (_| | | Version 1.0.2 (2018-11-08)
          _/ |__'_|_|_|__'_| | Official https://julialang.org/ release
          |__/ |

          julia> step
          step (generic function with 4 methods)

          julia> step(x) = x
          ERROR: error in method definition: function Base.step must be explicitly imported to be extended





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            Nov 22 at 19:47











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          Define them inside a module like this



          module Gym

          mutable struct Env
          end

          function step(env, action::UInt32)
          return ones(8), 1.0, true, Dict()
          end

          function reset(env)
          return ones(8)
          end

          end


          Then you can call them directly as step and reset inside the module. Outside the module you have to qualify them like this: Gym.step and Gym.reset.



          Additionally - note that you get this problem only after you introduce step and reset in Main module before trying to extend them (e.g. by calling or referencing them). So when starting a clean Julia session this will work:



          $ julia
          _
          _ _ _(_)_ | Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
          (_) | (_) (_) |
          _ _ _| |_ __ _ | Type "?" for help, "]?" for Pkg help.
          | | | | | | |/ _` | |
          | | |_| | | | (_| | | Version 1.0.2 (2018-11-08)
          _/ |__'_|_|_|__'_| | Official https://julialang.org/ release
          |__/ |

          julia> step(x) = x
          step (generic function with 1 method)


          but this will fail:



          $ julia
          _
          _ _ _(_)_ | Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
          (_) | (_) (_) |
          _ _ _| |_ __ _ | Type "?" for help, "]?" for Pkg help.
          | | | | | | |/ _` | |
          | | |_| | | | (_| | | Version 1.0.2 (2018-11-08)
          _/ |__'_|_|_|__'_| | Official https://julialang.org/ release
          |__/ |

          julia> step
          step (generic function with 4 methods)

          julia> step(x) = x
          ERROR: error in method definition: function Base.step must be explicitly imported to be extended





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            – Atuos
            Nov 22 at 19:47
















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          Define them inside a module like this



          module Gym

          mutable struct Env
          end

          function step(env, action::UInt32)
          return ones(8), 1.0, true, Dict()
          end

          function reset(env)
          return ones(8)
          end

          end


          Then you can call them directly as step and reset inside the module. Outside the module you have to qualify them like this: Gym.step and Gym.reset.



          Additionally - note that you get this problem only after you introduce step and reset in Main module before trying to extend them (e.g. by calling or referencing them). So when starting a clean Julia session this will work:



          $ julia
          _
          _ _ _(_)_ | Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
          (_) | (_) (_) |
          _ _ _| |_ __ _ | Type "?" for help, "]?" for Pkg help.
          | | | | | | |/ _` | |
          | | |_| | | | (_| | | Version 1.0.2 (2018-11-08)
          _/ |__'_|_|_|__'_| | Official https://julialang.org/ release
          |__/ |

          julia> step(x) = x
          step (generic function with 1 method)


          but this will fail:



          $ julia
          _
          _ _ _(_)_ | Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
          (_) | (_) (_) |
          _ _ _| |_ __ _ | Type "?" for help, "]?" for Pkg help.
          | | | | | | |/ _` | |
          | | |_| | | | (_| | | Version 1.0.2 (2018-11-08)
          _/ |__'_|_|_|__'_| | Official https://julialang.org/ release
          |__/ |

          julia> step
          step (generic function with 4 methods)

          julia> step(x) = x
          ERROR: error in method definition: function Base.step must be explicitly imported to be extended





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          • Excellent, thank you.
            – Atuos
            Nov 22 at 19:47














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          Define them inside a module like this



          module Gym

          mutable struct Env
          end

          function step(env, action::UInt32)
          return ones(8), 1.0, true, Dict()
          end

          function reset(env)
          return ones(8)
          end

          end


          Then you can call them directly as step and reset inside the module. Outside the module you have to qualify them like this: Gym.step and Gym.reset.



          Additionally - note that you get this problem only after you introduce step and reset in Main module before trying to extend them (e.g. by calling or referencing them). So when starting a clean Julia session this will work:



          $ julia
          _
          _ _ _(_)_ | Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
          (_) | (_) (_) |
          _ _ _| |_ __ _ | Type "?" for help, "]?" for Pkg help.
          | | | | | | |/ _` | |
          | | |_| | | | (_| | | Version 1.0.2 (2018-11-08)
          _/ |__'_|_|_|__'_| | Official https://julialang.org/ release
          |__/ |

          julia> step(x) = x
          step (generic function with 1 method)


          but this will fail:



          $ julia
          _
          _ _ _(_)_ | Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
          (_) | (_) (_) |
          _ _ _| |_ __ _ | Type "?" for help, "]?" for Pkg help.
          | | | | | | |/ _` | |
          | | |_| | | | (_| | | Version 1.0.2 (2018-11-08)
          _/ |__'_|_|_|__'_| | Official https://julialang.org/ release
          |__/ |

          julia> step
          step (generic function with 4 methods)

          julia> step(x) = x
          ERROR: error in method definition: function Base.step must be explicitly imported to be extended





          share|improve this answer














          Define them inside a module like this



          module Gym

          mutable struct Env
          end

          function step(env, action::UInt32)
          return ones(8), 1.0, true, Dict()
          end

          function reset(env)
          return ones(8)
          end

          end


          Then you can call them directly as step and reset inside the module. Outside the module you have to qualify them like this: Gym.step and Gym.reset.



          Additionally - note that you get this problem only after you introduce step and reset in Main module before trying to extend them (e.g. by calling or referencing them). So when starting a clean Julia session this will work:



          $ julia
          _
          _ _ _(_)_ | Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
          (_) | (_) (_) |
          _ _ _| |_ __ _ | Type "?" for help, "]?" for Pkg help.
          | | | | | | |/ _` | |
          | | |_| | | | (_| | | Version 1.0.2 (2018-11-08)
          _/ |__'_|_|_|__'_| | Official https://julialang.org/ release
          |__/ |

          julia> step(x) = x
          step (generic function with 1 method)


          but this will fail:



          $ julia
          _
          _ _ _(_)_ | Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
          (_) | (_) (_) |
          _ _ _| |_ __ _ | Type "?" for help, "]?" for Pkg help.
          | | | | | | |/ _` | |
          | | |_| | | | (_| | | Version 1.0.2 (2018-11-08)
          _/ |__'_|_|_|__'_| | Official https://julialang.org/ release
          |__/ |

          julia> step
          step (generic function with 4 methods)

          julia> step(x) = x
          ERROR: error in method definition: function Base.step must be explicitly imported to be extended






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          • Excellent, thank you.
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            Nov 22 at 19:47


















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            Nov 22 at 19:47
















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          Nov 22 at 19:47




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          Nov 22 at 19:47


















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