Save checkpoint in PyTorch

save_checkpoint.py

def save_ckp(state, is_best, checkpoint_path, best_model_path):
    """
    state: checkpoint we want to save
    is_best: is this the best checkpoint; min validation loss
    checkpoint_path: path to save checkpoint
    best_model_path: path to save best model
    """
    f_path = checkpoint_path
    # save checkpoint data to the path given, checkpoint_path
    torch.save(state, f_path)
    # if it is a best model, min validation loss
    if is_best:
        best_fpath = best_model_path
        # copy that checkpoint file to best path given, best_model_path
        shutil.copyfile(f_path, best_fpath)