def _check_and_coerce_cfg_value_type(value_a, value_b, key, full_key):
    """Checks that `value_a`, which is intended to replace `value_b` is of the
    right type. The type is correct if it matches exactly or is one of a few
    cases in which the type can be easily coerced.
    """
    # The types must match (with some exceptions)
    type_b = type(value_b)
    type_a = type(value_a)
    if type_a is type_b:
        return value_a

    # Exceptions: numpy arrays, strings, tuple<->list
    if isinstance(value_b, np.ndarray):
        value_a = np.array(value_a, dtype=value_b.dtype)
    elif isinstance(value_b, six.string_types):
        value_a = str(value_a)
    elif isinstance(value_a, tuple) and isinstance(value_b, list):
        value_a = list(value_a)
    elif isinstance(value_a, list) and isinstance(value_b, tuple):
        value_a = tuple(value_a)
    else:
        raise ValueError(
            'Type mismatch ({} vs. {}) with values ({} vs. {}) for config '
            'key: {}'.format(type_b, type_a, value_b, value_a, full_key)
        )
    return value_a
Checks that `value_a`, which is intended to replace `value_b` is of the
    right type. The type is correct if it matches exactly or is one of a few
    cases in which the type can be easily coerced.
    
detectron/core/config.py