def __init__(self,
                 use_sigmoid=True,
                 alpha=0.75,
                 gamma=2.0,
                 iou_weighted=True,
                 reduction='mean',
                 loss_weight=1.0):
        """`Varifocal Loss <https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.13367>`_

        Args:
            use_sigmoid (bool, optional): Whether the prediction is
                used for sigmoid or softmax. Defaults to True.
            alpha (float, optional): A balance factor for the negative part of
                Varifocal Loss, which is different from the alpha of Focal
                Loss. Defaults to 0.75.
            gamma (float, optional): The gamma for calculating the modulating
                factor. Defaults to 2.0.
            iou_weighted (bool, optional): Whether to weight the loss of the
                positive examples with the iou target. Defaults to True.
            reduction (str, optional): The method used to reduce the loss into
                a scalar. Defaults to 'mean'. Options are "none", "mean" and
                "sum".
            loss_weight (float, optional): Weight of loss. Defaults to 1.0.
        """
        super(VarifocalLoss, self).__init__()
        assert alpha >= 0.0
        self.use_sigmoid = use_sigmoid
        self.alpha = alpha
        self.gamma = gamma
        self.iou_weighted = iou_weighted
        self.reduction = reduction
        self.loss_weight = loss_weight
`Varifocal Loss <https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.13367>`_

        Args:
            use_sigmoid (bool, optional): Whether the prediction is
                used for sigmoid or softmax. Defaults to True.
            alpha (float, optional): A balance factor for the negative part of
                Varifocal Loss, which is different from the alpha of Focal
                Loss. Defaults to 0.75.
            gamma (float, optional): The gamma for calculating the modulating
                factor. Defaults to 2.0.
            iou_weighted (bool, optional): Whether to weight the loss of the
                positive examples with the iou target. Defaults to True.
            reduction (str, optional): The method used to reduce the loss into
                a scalar. Defaults to 'mean'. Options are "none", "mean" and
                "sum".
            loss_weight (float, optional): Weight of loss. Defaults to 1.0.
        
ppdet/modeling/losses/varifocal_loss.py