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# PySR: High-Performance Symbolic Regression in Python
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PySR uses evolutionary algorithms to search for symbolic expressions which optimize a particular objective.
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(pronounced like *py* as in python, and then *sur* as in surface)
If you find PySR useful, please cite it using the citation information given in [CITATION.md](https://github.com/MilesCranmer/PySR/blob/master/CITATION.md).
If you've finished a project with PySR, please submit a PR to showcase your work on the [Research Showcase page](https://astroautomata.com/PySR/papers)!
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### Test status
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PySR is built on an extremely optimized pure-Julia backend: [SymbolicRegression.jl](https://github.com/MilesCranmer/SymbolicRegression.jl).
Symbolic regression is a very interpretable machine learning algorithm
for low-dimensional problems: these tools search equation space
to find algebraic relations that approximate a dataset.
One can also
extend these approaches to higher-dimensional
spaces by using a neural network as proxy, as explained in
[2006.11287](https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.11287), where we apply
it to N-body problems. Here, one essentially uses
symbolic regression to convert a neural net
to an analytic equation. Thus, these tools simultaneously present
an explicit and powerful way to interpret deep models.
*Backstory:*
Previously, we have used
[eureqa](https://www.creativemachineslab.com/eureqa.html),
which is a very efficient and user-friendly tool. However,
eureqa is GUI-only, doesn't allow for user-defined
operators, has no distributed capabilities,
and has become proprietary (and recently been merged into an online
service). Thus, the goal
of this package is to have an open-source symbolic regression tool
as efficient as eureqa, while also exposing a configurable
python interface.
# Installation
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| pip - **recommended** <br> (works everywhere) | conda <br>(Linux and Intel-based macOS) |
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| 1. [Install Julia](https://julialang.org/downloads/)<br>2. Then, run: `pip install -U pysr`<br>3. Finally, to install Julia packages:<br>`python -c 'import pysr; pysr.install()'` | `conda install -c conda-forge pysr` |
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Common issues tend to be related to Python not finding Julia.
To debug this, try running `python -c 'import os; print(os.environ["PATH"])'`.
If none of these folders contain your Julia binary, then you need to add Julia's `bin` folder to your `PATH` environment variable.
**Running PySR on macOS with an M1 processor:** you should use the pip version, and make sure to get the Julia binary for ARM/M-series processors.
# Introduction
Let's create a PySR example. First, let's import
numpy to generate some test data:
```python
import numpy as np
X = 2 * np.random.randn(100, 5)
y = 2.5382 * np.cos(X[:, 3]) + X[:, 0] ** 2 - 0.5
```
We have created a dataset with 100 datapoints, with 5 features each.
The relation we wish to model is $2.5382 \cos(x_3) + x_0^2 - 0.5$.
Now, let's create a PySR model and train it.
PySR's main interface is in the style of scikit-learn:
```python
from pysr import PySRRegressor
model = PySRRegressor(
model_selection="best", # Result is mix of simplicity+accuracy
niterations=40,
binary_operators=["+", "*"],
unary_operators=[
"cos",
"exp",
"sin",
"inv(x) = 1/x",
# ^ Custom operator (julia syntax)
],
extra_sympy_mappings={"inv": lambda x: 1 / x},
# ^ Define operator for SymPy as well
loss="loss(x, y) = (x - y)^2",
# ^ Custom loss function (julia syntax)
)
```
This will set up the model for 40 iterations of the search code, which contains hundreds of thousands of mutations and equation evaluations.
Let's train this model on our dataset:
```python
model.fit(X, y)
```
Internally, this launches a Julia process which will do a multithreaded search for equations to fit the dataset.
Equations will be printed during training, and once you are satisfied, you may
quit early by hitting 'q' and then \<enter\>.
After the model has been fit, you can run `model.predict(X)`
to see the predictions on a given dataset.
You may run:
```python
print(model)
```
to print the learned equations:
```python
PySRRegressor.equations_ = [
pick score equation loss complexity
0 0.000000 4.4324794 42.354317 1
1 1.255691 (x0 * x0) 3.437307 3
2 0.011629 ((x0 * x0) + -0.28087974) 3.358285 5
3 0.897855 ((x0 * x0) + cos(x3)) 1.368308 6
4 0.857018 ((x0 * x0) + (cos(x3) * 2.4566472)) 0.246483 8
5 >>>> inf (((cos(x3) + -0.19699033) * 2.5382123) + (x0 *... 0.000000 10
]
```
This arrow in the `pick` column indicates which equation is currently selected by your
`model_selection` strategy for prediction.
(You may change `model_selection` after `.fit(X, y)` as well.)
`model.equations_` is a pandas DataFrame containing all equations, including callable format
(`lambda_format`),
SymPy format (`sympy_format` - which you can also get with `model.sympy()`), and even JAX and PyTorch format
(both of which are differentiable - which you can get with `model.jax()` and `model.pytorch()`).
Note that `PySRRegressor` stores the state of the last search, and will restart from where you left off the next time you call `.fit()`, assuming you have set `warm_start=True`.
This will cause problems if significant changes are made to the search parameters (like changing the operators). You can run `model.reset()` to reset the state.
You will notice that PySR will save two files: `hall_of_fame...csv` and `hall_of_fame...pkl`.
The csv file is a list of equations and their losses, and the pkl file is a saved state of the model.
You may load the model from the `pkl` file with:
```python
model = PySRRegressor.from_file("hall_of_fame.2022-08-10_100832.281.pkl")
```
There are several other useful features such as denoising (e.g., `denoising=True`),
feature selection (e.g., `select_k_features=3`).
For examples of these and other features, see the [examples page](https://astroautomata.com/PySR/examples).
For a detailed look at more options, see the [options page](https://astroautomata.com/PySR/options).
You can also see the full API at [this page](https://astroautomata.com/PySR/api).
## Detailed Example
The following code makes use of as many PySR features as possible.
Note that is just a demonstration of features and you should not use this example as-is.
For details on what each parameter does, check out the [API page](https://astroautomata.com/PySR/api/).
```python
model = PySRRegressor(
procs=4,
populations=8,
# ^ 2 populations per core, so one is always running.
population_size=50,
# ^ Slightly larger populations, for greater diversity.
ncyclesperiteration=500,
# ^ Generations between migrations.
niterations=10000000, # Run forever
early_stop_condition=(
"stop_if(loss, complexity) = loss < 1e-6 && complexity < 10"
# Stop early if we find a good and simple equation
),
timeout_in_seconds=60 * 60 * 24,
# ^ Alternatively, stop after 24 hours have passed.
maxsize=50,
# ^ Allow greater complexity.
maxdepth=10,
# ^ But, avoid deep nesting.
binary_operators=["*", "+", "-", "/"],
unary_operators=["square", "cube", "exp", "cos2(x)=cos(x)^2"],
constraints={
"/": (-1, 9),
"square": 9,
"cube": 9,
"exp": 9,
},
# ^ Limit the complexity within each argument.
# "inv": (-1, 9) states that the numerator has no constraint,
# but the denominator has a max complexity of 9.
# "exp": 9 simply states that `exp` can only have
# an expression of complexity 9 as input.
nested_constraints={
"square": {"square": 1, "cube": 1, "exp": 0},
"cube": {"square": 1, "cube": 1, "exp": 0},
"exp": {"square": 1, "cube": 1, "exp": 0},
},
# ^ Nesting constraints on operators. For example,
# "square(exp(x))" is not allowed, since "square": {"exp": 0}.
complexity_of_operators={"/": 2, "exp": 3},
# ^ Custom complexity of particular operators.
complexity_of_constants=2,
# ^ Punish constants more than variables
select_k_features=4,
# ^ Train on only the 4 most important features
progress=True,
# ^ Can set to false if printing to a file.
weight_randomize=0.1,
# ^ Randomize the tree much more frequently
cluster_manager=None,
# ^ Can be set to, e.g., "slurm", to run a slurm
# cluster. Just launch one script from the head node.
precision=64,
# ^ Higher precision calculations.
warm_start=True,
# ^ Start from where left off.
turbo=True,
# ^ Faster evaluation (experimental)
julia_project=None,
# ^ Can set to the path of a folder containing the
# "SymbolicRegression.jl" repo, for custom modifications.
update=False,
# ^ Don't update Julia packages
extra_sympy_mappings={"cos2": lambda x: sympy.cos(x)**2},
# extra_torch_mappings={sympy.cos: torch.cos},
# ^ Not needed as cos already defined, but this
# is how you define custom torch operators.
# extra_jax_mappings={sympy.cos: "jnp.cos"},
# ^ For JAX, one passes a string.
)
```
# Docker
You can also test out PySR in Docker, without
installing it locally, by running the following command in
the root directory of this repo:
```bash
docker build -t pysr "."
```
This builds an image called `pysr` for your system's architecture,
which also contains IPython.
You can then run this with:
```bash
docker run -it --rm -v "$PWD:/data" pysr ipython
```
which will link the current directory to the container's `/data` directory
and then launch ipython.
If you have issues building for your system's architecture,
you can emulate another architecture by including `--platform linux/amd64`,
before the `build` and `run` commands.