Problem with Loading tiny imagenet via torch DataLoader - pytorch

I'm using tiny-imagenet-200 and I'm not sure that loading them with torch.utils.data.DataLoader is possible or not.
I downloaded tiny-imagenet-200 from Stanford site, but the format of validation set in a directory with name val_0 to val_9999 and the label of them is in a .txt.
How can I load this directory via torch.utils.data.DataLoader?
I tried:
datasets.ImageFolder(args.val_dir, transforms.Compose([
OpencvResize(256),
transforms.CenterCrop(224),
ToBGRTensor(),
])
but it doesn't work.

You can't do that using ImageFolder directly. There are alternatives, though:
You can read the annotation file and re-structure the directories to enable the usage of ImageFolder, as in here;
You can implement a custom Dataset. Luckly, as Tiny ImageNet is a popular dataset, you can find many implementations online. For instance, this one.

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How to get the inference compute graph of the pytorch model?

I want to hand write a framework to perform inference of a given neural network. The network is so complicated, so to make sure my implementation is correct, I need to know how exactly the inference process is done on device.
I tried to use torchviz to visualize the network, but what I got seems to be the back propagation compute graph, which is really hard to understand.
Then I tried to convert the pytorch model to ONNX format, following the instruction enter link description here, but when I tried to visualize it, it seems that the original layers of the model had been seperated into very small operators.
I just want to get the result like this
How can I get this? Thanks!
Have you tried saving the model with torch.save (https://pytorch.org/tutorials/beginner/saving_loading_models.html) and opening it with Netron? The last view you showed is a view of the Netron app.
You can try also the package torchview, which provides several features (useful especially for large models). For instance you can set the display depth (depth in nested hierarchy of moduls).
It is also based on forward prop
github repo
Disclaimer: I am the author of the package
Note: The accepted format for tool is pytorch model

Train Spacy model with larger-than-RAM dataset

I asked this question to better understand some of the nuances between training Spacy models with DocBins serialized to disk, versus loading Example instances via custom data loading function. The goal was to train a Spacy NER model with more data that can fit into RAM (or at least some way to avoid loading the entire file into RAM). Though the custom data loader seemed like one specific way to accomplish this, I am writing this question to ask more generally:
How can one train a Spacy model without loading the entire training data set file during training?
Your only options are using a custom data loader or setting max_epochs = -1. See the docs.

Porting pre-trained keras models and run them on IPU

I am trying to port two pre-trained keras models into the IPU machine. I managed to load and run them using IPUstrategy.scope but I dont know if i am doing it the right way. I have my pre-trained models in .h5 file format.
I load them this way:
def first_model():
model = tf.keras.models.load_model("./model1.h5")
return model
After searching your ipu.keras.models.py file I couldn't find any load methods to load my pre-trained models, and this is why i used tf.keras.models.load_model().
Then i use this code to run:
cfg=ipu.utils.create_ipu_config()
cfg=ipu.utils.auto_select_ipus(cfg, 1)
ipu.utils.configure_ipu_system(cfg)
ipu.utils.move_variable_initialization_to_cpu()
strategy = ipu.ipu_strategy.IPUStrategy()
with strategy.scope():
model = first_model()
print('compile attempt\n')
model.compile("sgd", "categorical_crossentropy", metrics=["accuracy"])
print('compilation completed\n')
print('running attempt\n')
res = model.predict(input_img)[0]
print('run completed\n')
you can see the output here:link
So i have some difficulties to understand how and if the system is working properly.
Basically the model.compile wont compile my model but when i use model.predict then the system first compiles and then is running. Why is that happening? Is there another way to run pre-trained keras models on an IPU chip?
Another question I have is if its possible to load a pre-trained keras model inside an ipu.keras.model and then use model.fit/evaluate to further train and evaluate it and then save it for future use?
One last question I have is about the compilation part of the graph. Is there a way to avoid recompilation of the graph every time i use the model.predict() in a different strategy.scope()?
I use tensorflow2.1.2 wheel
Thank you for your time
To add some context, the Graphcore TensorFlow wheel includes a port of Keras for the IPU, available as tensorflow.python.ipu.keras. You can access the API documentation for IPU Keras at this link. This module contains IPU-specific optimised replacement for TensorFlow Keras classes Model and Sequential, plus more high-performance, multi-IPU classes e.g. PipelineModel and PipelineSequential.
As per your specific issue, you are right when you mention that there are no IPU-specific ways to load pre-trained Keras models at present. I would encourage you, as you appear to have access to IPUs, to reach out to Graphcore Support. When doing so, please attach your pre-trained Keras model model1.h5 and a self-contained reproducer of your code.
Switching topic to the recompilation question: using an executable cache prevents recompilation, you can set that up with environmental variable TF_POPLAR_FLAGS='--executable_cache_path=./cache'. I'd also recommend to take a look into the following resources:
this tutorial gathers several considerations around recompilation and how to avoid it when using TensorFlow2 on the IPU.
Graphcore TensorFlow documentation here explains how to use the pre-compile mode on the IPU.

Extracting fixed vectors from BioBERT without using terminal command?

If we want to use weights from pretrained BioBERT model, we can execute following terminal command after downloading all the required BioBERT files.
os.system('python3 extract_features.py \
--input_file=trial.txt \
--vocab_file=vocab.txt \
--bert_config_file=bert_config.json \
--init_checkpoint=biobert_model.ckpt \
--output_file=output.json')
The above command actually reads individual file containing the text, reads the textual content from it, and then writes the extracted vectors to another file. So, the problem with this is that it could not be scaled easily for very large data-sets containing thousands of sentences/paragraphs.
Is there is a way to extract these features on the go (using an embedding layer) like it could be done for the word2vec vectors in PyTorch or TF1.3?
Note: BioBERT checkpoints do not exist for TF2.0, so I guess there is no way it could be done with TF2.0 unless someone generates TF2.0 compatible checkpoint files.
I will be grateful for any hint or help.
You can get the contextual embeddings on the fly, but the total time spend on getting the embeddings will always be the same. There are two options how to do it: 1. import BioBERT into the Transformers package and treat use it in PyTorch (which I would do) or 2. use the original codebase.
1. Import BioBERT into the Transformers package
The most convenient way of using pre-trained BERT models is the Transformers package. It was primarily written for PyTorch, but works also with TensorFlow. It does not have BioBERT out of the box, so you need to convert it from TensorFlow format yourself. There is convert_tf_checkpoint_to_pytorch.py script that does that. People had some issues with this script and BioBERT (seems to be resolved).
After you convert the model, you can load it like this.
import torch
from transformers import *
# Load dataset, tokenizer, model from pretrained model/vocabulary
tokenizer = BertTokenizer.from_pretrained('directory_with_converted_model')
model = BertModel.from_pretrained('directory_with_converted_model')
# Call the model in a standard PyTorch way
embeddings = model([tokenizer.encode("Cool biomedical tetra-hydro-sentence.", add_special_tokens=True)])
2. Use directly BioBERT codebase
You can get the embeddings on the go basically using the code that is exctract_feautres.py. On lines 346-382, they initialize the model. You get the embeddings by calling estimator.predict(...).
For that, you need to format your format the input. First, you need to format the string (using code on line 326-337) and then apply and call convert_examples_to_features on it.

Using a pytorch model for inference

I am using the fastai library (fast.ai) to train an image classifier. The model created by fastai is actually a pytorch model.
type(model)
<class 'torch.nn.modules.container.Sequential'>
Now, I want to use this model from pytorch for inference. Here is my code so far:
torch.save(model,"./torch_model_v1")
the_model = torch.load("./torch_model_v1")
the_model.eval() # shows the entire network architecture
Based on the example shown here: http://pytorch.org/tutorials/beginner/data_loading_tutorial.html#sphx-glr-beginner-data-loading-tutorial-py, I understand that I need to write my own data loading class which will override some of the functions in the Dataset class. But what is not clear to me is the transformations that I need to apply at test time? In particular, how do I normalize the images at test time?
Another question: is my approach of saving and loading the model in pytorch fine? I read in the tutorial here: http://pytorch.org/docs/master/notes/serialization.html that the approach that I have used is not recommended. The reason is not clear though.
Just to clarify: the_model.eval() not only prints the architecture, but sets the model to evaluation mode.
In particular, how do I normalize the images at test time?
It depends on the model you have. For instance, for torchvision modules, you have to normalize the inputs this way.
Regarding on how to save / load models, torch.save/torch.load "saves/loads an object to a disk file."
So, if you save the_model, it will save the entire model object, including its architecture definition and some other internal aspects. If you save the_model.state_dict(), it will save a dictionary containing the model state (i.e. parameters and buffers) only. Saving the model can break the code in various ways, so the preferred method is to save and load only the model state. However, I'm not sure if fast.ai "model file" is actually a full model or the state of a model. You have to check this so you can correctly load it.

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