chainer.training.extensions.LinearShift

class chainer.training.extensions.LinearShift(attr, value_range, time_range, optimizer=None)[source]

Trainer extension to change an optimizer attribute linearly.

This extension changes an optimizer attribute from the first value to the last value linearly within a specified duration. The typical use case is warming up of the momentum coefficient.

For example, suppose that this extension is called at every iteration, and value_range == (x, y) and time_range == (i, j). Then, this extension keeps the attribute to be x up to the i-th iteration, linearly shifts the value to y by the j-th iteration, and then keeps the value to be y after the j-th iteration.

This extension is also called before the training loop starts by default.

Parameters:
  • attr (str) – Name of the optimizer attribute to adjust.
  • value_range (tuple of float) – The first and the last values of the attribute.
  • time_range (tuple of ints) – The first and last counts of calls in which the attribute is adjusted.
  • optimizer (Optimizer) – Target optimizer object. If it is None, the main optimizer of the trainer is used.

Methods

__call__(trainer)[source]

Invokes the extension.

Implementations should override this operator. This method is called at iterations which the corresponding trigger accepts.

Parameters:trainer (Trainer) – Trainer object that calls this operator.
finalize()[source]

Finalizes the extension.

This method is called at the end of the training loop.

initialize(trainer)[source]

Initializes up the trainer state.

This method is called before entering the training loop. An extension that modifies the state of Trainer can override this method to initialize it.

When the trainer has been restored from a snapshot, this method has to recover an appropriate part of the state of the trainer.

For example, ExponentialShift extension changes the optimizer’s hyperparameter at each invocation. Note that the hyperparameter is not saved to the snapshot; it is the responsibility of the extension to recover the hyperparameter. The ExponentialShift extension recovers it in its initialize method if it has been loaded from a snapshot, or just setting the initial value otherwise.

Parameters:trainer (Trainer) – Trainer object that runs the training loop.
serialize(serializer)[source]

Serializes the extension state.

It is called when a trainer that owns this extension is serialized. It serializes nothing by default.

Attributes

default_name

Default name of the extension.

It is the name of the class by default. Implementation can override this property, or provide a class attribute to hide it.

name = None
priority = 100
trigger = (1, 'iteration')