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Working with pytest on PyTorch

Prerequisites

To run the code in this post yourself, make sure you have torch, ipytest>0.9, and the plugin to be introduced pytest-pytorch installed.

pip install torch 'ipytest>0.9' pytest-pytorch

Before we start testing, we need to configure ipytest. We use the ipytest.autoconfig() as base and add some pytest CLI flags in order to get a concise output.

In [1]:
import ipytest

ipytest.autoconfig(defopts=False)

default_flags = ("--quiet", "--disable-warnings")

def _configure_ipytest(*additional_flags, collect_only=False):
    addopts = list(default_flags)
    if collect_only:
        addopts.append("--collect-only")
    addopts.extend(additional_flags)
    
    ipytest.config(addopts=addopts)

def enable_pytest_pytorch(collect_only=False):
    _configure_ipytest(collect_only=collect_only)
    
def disable_pytest_pytorch(collect_only=False):
    _configure_ipytest("--disable-pytest-pytorch", collect_only=collect_only)
    
disable_pytest_pytorch()

If you work on PyTorch and like pytest you may have noticed that you cannot run some tests in the test suite using the default pytest double colon syntax {MODULE}::TestFoo::test_bar.

In [2]:
%%run_pytest[clean] {MODULE}::TestFoo::test_bar

from torch.testing._internal.common_utils import TestCase
from torch.testing._internal.common_device_type import instantiate_device_type_tests


class TestFoo(TestCase):
    def test_bar(self, device):
        assert False, "Don't worry, this is supposed to happen!"

    
instantiate_device_type_tests(TestFoo, globals(), only_for=["cpu"])
1 warning in 0.01s
ERROR: not found: /home/user/tmp35zsok9u.py::TestFoo::test_bar
(no name '/home/user/tmp35zsok9u.py::TestFoo::test_bar' in any of [<Module tmp35zsok9u.py>])

If the absence of this very basic pytest feature has ever been the source of frustration for you, you don't need to worry anymore. By installing the pytest-pytorch plugin with

pip install pytest-pytorch

or

conda install -c conda-forge pytest-pytorch

you get the default pytest experience back even if your workflow involves running tests from within your IDE!

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Multiple fires in an alternating pattern

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Today I want to look into a topic that has not evolved much since, and I believe could use an upgrade. Accessing interactive Documentation when in a Jupyter session, and what it could become. At the end I'll link to my current prototype if you are adventurous.

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Spyder 5 versus Spyder 4

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What did we do?

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When Isabela joined Quansight, we realized that we had an opportunity of improving Spyder’s interface with her help. We thought her skill set was everything we needed to make Spyder’s UI better. So we started by reviewing the results of a community survey from a few months ago and realized that some of the most common feedback from users is related to its interface (very crowded, not consistent, many colors). This is why we decided to start a joint project with Isabela, (who we consider now part of the Spyder team) called Spyder 5!!!

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We submitted a second proposal to the Python Software Foundation from which we were awarded $4000. For me, this is the perfect opportunity for us to take the first step towards using Spyder for education.

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In April 2020, Sameer Deshmukh wrote a blog article discussing PyTorch TensorIterator Internals. Recently, however, the interface has changed significantly. This post describes how to use the current interface as of April 2021. Much of the information from the previous article is directly copied here, but with updated API calls and some extra details.

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Fingers and question marks pointing in every direction

JupyterLab Accessibility Journey Part 1

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  • Eager, or decoration-time compilation and
  • Lazy, or call-time compilation

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SciPy n-dimensional Image Processing

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