code: def scalar_python_val(x):
      if hasattr(x, "item"):
          return x.item()
      else:
          if isinstance(x, torch.autograd.Variable):
              return x.data[0]
          else:
              return x[0]
  
file_path: apex/apex/amp/compat.py
imports: import torch
label_desc: Use image node_id 6 for calling a global function with example usage: scalar_python_val(x) and returns: x, x, x