code: def save_model(proto, f, format=None):  # type: (Union[ModelProto, bytes], Union[IO[bytes], Text], Optional[Any]) -> None
      '''
      Saves the ModelProto to the specified path.
  
      @params
      proto should be a in-memory ModelProto
      f can be a file-like object (has "write" function) or a string containing a file name
      format is for future use
      '''
      if isinstance(proto, bytes):
          proto = _deserialize(proto, ModelProto())
  
      model_filepath = _get_file_path(f)
      if model_filepath:
          basepath = os.path.dirname(model_filepath)
          proto = write_external_data_tensors(proto, basepath)
  
      s = _serialize(proto)
      _save_bytes(s, ff save_model(proto, f, format=None):  # type: (Union[ModelProto, bytes], Union[IO[bytes], Text], Optional[Any]) -> None
      '''
      Saves the ModelProto to the specified path.
  
      @params
      proto should be a in-memory ModelProto
      f can be a file-like object (has "write" function) or a string containing a file name
      format is for future use
      '''
      if isinstance(proto, bytes):
          proto = _deserialize(proto, ModelProto())
  
      model_filepath = _get_file_path(f)
      if model_filepath:
          basepath = os.path.dirname(model_filepath)
          proto = write_external_data_tensors(proto, basepath)
  
      s = _serialize(proto)
      _save_bytes(s, f)
docs: Saves the ModelProto to the specified path.
  
      @params
      proto should be a in-memory ModelProto
      f can be a file-like object (has "write" function) or a string containing a file name
      format is for future use