diff --git a/frontend/guard_tracker.py b/frontend/guard_tracker.py
index 2b35af67a27e..ebe1fdc7663e 100644
--- a/frontend/guard_tracker.py
+++ b/frontend/guard_tracker.py
@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@ def record_function(self,
         if func in (min, max):
             scalar = None
             node = None
-            assert len(pargs) == 2
+            # NOTE: when pargs < 2, it should be a dynamic operation
+            assert len(pargs) <= 2
             for i, obj in enumerate(pargs):
                 if isinstance(obj, (int, float)) and not dyn.contains(obj):
                     scalar = obj
@@ -1548,7 +1549,9 @@ def is_genexpr_func(self, func: Callable[..., Any]) -> bool:
 
     def is_builtin_func(self, func: Callable[..., Any]) -> bool:
         return func in (dict, tuple, set, list, hasattr, slice, range, len,
-                        type, all, str.join, reversed, zip, iter, id, next)
+                        type, all, str.join, reversed, zip, iter, id, next,
+                        collections.OrderedDict, str.format, any, str,
+                        str.split)
 
     def is_numpy_constant_func(self, func: Callable[..., Any]) -> bool:
         print(dir(func))
diff --git a/frontend/utils.py b/frontend/utils.py
index 476bad81cac4..6ed1d6124874 100644
--- a/frontend/utils.py
+++ b/frontend/utils.py
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ def get_root_module(func: Callable[..., Any]) -> str:
     if module is None or 'torch.distributions' in module_str:
         return ""
     root_module = module_str.split('.')[0]
+    #NOTE: special cases in torchvision module, need to check whether this module is safe to record in graph
+    if hasattr(func, '__name__') and func.__name__ in (
+            'pad', 'resize') and root_module == 'torchvision':
+        return 'torch'
     return root_module
 
 
diff --git a/frontend/variables/__init__.py b/frontend/variables/__init__.py
index d0f48804c463..03fbecdc4d86 100644
--- a/frontend/variables/__init__.py
+++ b/frontend/variables/__init__.py
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ def make_var_from_value(
         extract_code_at_start: Optional[list[StorePos]] = None) -> Variable:
     if extract_code_at_start is None:
         extract_code_at_start = []
+    if type(value) == np.ndarray and value.size == 1:
+        return NumpyScalarVar.from_value(np.int64(value.tolist()),
+                                         need_guard_check, helper_functions,
+                                         fx_graph, extract_code_at_start)
     if type(value) in ty2var:
         return ty2var[type(value)].from_value(value, need_guard_check,
                                               helper_functions, fx_graph,
diff --git a/frontend/variables/dict_.py b/frontend/variables/dict_.py
index 2c0b03c0ebaa..81d0c9ae81a8 100644
--- a/frontend/variables/dict_.py
+++ b/frontend/variables/dict_.py
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@ def make_output_inner(self, name_in_graph_fn: str, store_pos: StorePos,
             items = []
             for key, j in zip(self.value.keys(), range(len(self.vars))):
                 if isinstance(key, str):
-                    key_part = f"'{key}'"
+                    if "\n" not in key:
+                        key_part = f"'{key}'"
+                    else:
+                        key_part = f"'{repr(key)}'"
+                        key_part = key_part.strip("'")
                 else:
                     key_part = key
                 item = f'{key_part}: {name_in_graph_fn}_{j}'
diff --git a/frontend/variables/list_.py b/frontend/variables/list_.py
index 9e7cc021881e..33907340843b 100644
--- a/frontend/variables/list_.py
+++ b/frontend/variables/list_.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def __init__(self, value: np.ndarray[Any, Any], need_guard_check: bool,
                  extract_code_at_start: list[StorePos]) -> None:
         super().__init__(need_guard_check, value, extract_code_at_start)
         self.value = value
-        self.length = len(value)
+        self.length = value.size
         self.vars = []
         self.obj_ids = []
         for i, obj in enumerate(value):
diff --git a/frontend/variables/tensor.py b/frontend/variables/tensor.py
index 4915636d3a1c..72c8da6253d8 100644
--- a/frontend/variables/tensor.py
+++ b/frontend/variables/tensor.py
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ def make_guard_inner(self, codegen: "GuardFnCodegen",
     def make_output_inner(self, name_in_graph_fn: str, store_pos: StorePos,
                           codegen: "GraphFnCodegen", in_return: bool,
                           idx: int) -> None:
-        codegen.output(name_in_graph_fn, store_pos, f"{self.device}", in_return,
-                       idx)
+        codegen.output(name_in_graph_fn, store_pos, f"'{self.device}'",
+                       in_return, idx)
 
     def as_fx_node(self) -> "NodeArgs":
         return self.device