[FIX] change return parameter type of get_cost_list

abl/reasoning/reasoner.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Reasoner:
     ----------
     kb : class KBBase
         The knowledge base to be used for reasoning.
-    dist_func : str or Callable, optional
+    dist_func : Union[str, Callable], optional
         The distance function used to determine the cost list between each
         candidate and the given prediction. The cost is also referred to as a consistency 
         measure, wherein the candidate with lowest cost is selected as the final 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Reasoner:
     mapping : Optional[dict], optional
         A mapping from index in the base model to label. If not provided, a default
         order-based mapping is created. Defaults to None.
-    max_revision : int or float, optional
+    max_revision : Union[int, float], optional
         The upper limit on the number of revisions for each data sample when
         performing abductive reasoning. If float, denotes the fraction of the total
         length that can be revised. A value of -1 implies no restriction on the
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class Reasoner:
         data_sample: ListData,
         candidates: List[List[Any]],
         reasoning_results: List[Any],
-    ) -> np.ndarray:
+    ) -> Union[List[Union[int, float]], np.ndarray]:
         """
         Get the list of costs between each candidate and the given data sample.
 
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ class Reasoner:
 
         Returns
         -------
-        np.ndarray
-            A Numpy array representing list of costs.
+        Union[List[Union[int, float]], np.ndarray]
+            The list of costs.
         """
         if self.dist_func == "hamming":
             return hamming_dist(data_sample.pred_pseudo_label, candidates)
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class Reasoner:
         x = solution.get_x()
         return max_revision_num - x.sum()
 
-    def _get_max_revision_num(self, max_revision: int or float, symbol_num: int) -> int:
+    def _get_max_revision_num(self, max_revision: Union[int, float], symbol_num: int) -> int:
         """
         Get the maximum revision number according to input `max_revision`.
         """