gpt2_large_prefix_682k / scripts /ppo_experiment.py
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
PPO Experiment for Symbolic Regression using JSON Format Model
This script tests whether PPO fine-tuning can help find better expressions
for symbolic regression tasks. It uses the JSON format model (exp_a_json)
which achieves 80% valid expressions.
Key Design Decisions:
1. JSON format prompts (matches training format)
2. No constants (C) - simplified to avoid optimization complexity
3. Max retries to avoid infinite loops
4. Proper logging and checkpointing
"""
import os
import sys
import json
import argparse
import logging
import datetime
from pathlib import Path
import numpy as np
import torch
from tqdm import tqdm
# Add project root to path
PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent
sys.path.insert(0, str(PROJECT_ROOT))
sys.path.insert(0, str(PROJECT_ROOT / "classes"))
from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForCausalLM
from trl import PPOTrainer, PPOConfig, AutoModelForCausalLMWithValueHead
from peft import PeftModel
from datasets import Dataset
from expression import Expression
from dataset import RegressionDataset
# Configure logging
logging.basicConfig(
level=logging.INFO,
format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
handlers=[
logging.StreamHandler(),
logging.FileHandler(PROJECT_ROOT / "output" / "ppo_experiment.log")
]
)
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class PPOSymbolicRegression:
"""PPO-based symbolic regression using JSON format model."""
def __init__(
self,
model_path: str,
dataset_path: str,
output_dir: str = "./output/ppo_results",
batch_size: int = 64,
learning_rate: float = 1e-5,
max_retries: int = 10,
device: str = None,
):
self.model_path = model_path
self.dataset_path = Path(dataset_path)
self.output_dir = Path(output_dir)
self.output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
self.batch_size = batch_size
self.learning_rate = learning_rate
self.max_retries = max_retries
# Device setup
if device:
self.device = torch.device(device)
else:
self.device = torch.device("cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu")
logger.info(f"Using device: {self.device}")
# Load dataset
self._load_dataset()
# Load model
self._load_model()
# Build JSON prompt
self._build_prompt()
# Setup PPO trainer
self._setup_ppo()
# Results tracking
self.results = {
"config": {
"model_path": model_path,
"dataset_path": str(dataset_path),
"batch_size": batch_size,
"learning_rate": learning_rate,
"n_vars": self.n_vars,
"prompt": self.prompt,
},
"epochs": [],
"best_expression": None,
"best_r2": -np.inf,
}
def _load_dataset(self):
"""Load regression dataset."""
logger.info(f"Loading dataset from {self.dataset_path}")
# Load CSV
reg = RegressionDataset(
path=str(self.dataset_path.parent),
file_name=self.dataset_path.name,
delimiter=',',
)
self.X, self.y = reg.get_numpy()
self.n_vars = self.X.shape[1]
logger.info(f"Dataset loaded: {self.X.shape[0]} samples, {self.n_vars} variables")
logger.info(f"y range: [{self.y.min():.3f}, {self.y.max():.3f}]")
def _load_model(self):
"""Load the JSON format model with LoRA adapters."""
logger.info(f"Loading model from {self.model_path}")
# Load tokenizer from trained model (has special tokens)
self.tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(self.model_path)
self.tokenizer.pad_token = self.tokenizer.eos_token
logger.info(f"Tokenizer loaded with vocab size: {len(self.tokenizer)}")
# Load base GPT-2
base_model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(
"gpt2",
torch_dtype=torch.float32, # PPO needs float32
)
# Resize embeddings to match tokenizer (handles special tokens)
if len(self.tokenizer) != base_model.config.vocab_size:
logger.info(f"Resizing embeddings: {base_model.config.vocab_size} -> {len(self.tokenizer)}")
base_model.resize_token_embeddings(len(self.tokenizer))
# Load LoRA adapter
try:
model_with_lora = PeftModel.from_pretrained(base_model, self.model_path)
merged_model = model_with_lora.merge_and_unload()
logger.info("LoRA adapter loaded and merged")
except Exception as e:
logger.warning(f"Could not load as PEFT model: {e}")
logger.info("Loading as full model...")
merged_model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(self.model_path)
# Wrap with value head for PPO
self.model = AutoModelForCausalLMWithValueHead.from_pretrained(merged_model)
self.ref_model = AutoModelForCausalLMWithValueHead.from_pretrained(merged_model)
self.model = self.model.to(self.device)
self.ref_model = self.ref_model.to(self.device)
logger.info("Model loaded successfully")
def _build_prompt(self):
"""Build JSON format prompt matching training data."""
# Variables based on dataset dimensions
vars_list = [f"x_{i+1}" for i in range(self.n_vars)]
# Operators (no division to avoid numerical issues)
ops_list = ["+", "-", "*", "sin", "cos"]
# Build JSON prompt (truncated for model to complete)
self.prompt = json.dumps({
"vars": vars_list,
"ops": ops_list,
"cons": None, # No constants for this experiment
"expr": ""
})[:-3] # Remove trailing '"}' so model completes it
logger.info(f"Prompt template: {self.prompt}...")
def _setup_ppo(self):
"""Setup PPO trainer."""
logger.info("Setting up PPO trainer...")
# TRL 0.16+ uses new PPOConfig format
self.ppo_config = PPOConfig(
learning_rate=self.learning_rate,
per_device_train_batch_size=self.batch_size,
gradient_accumulation_steps=1,
num_ppo_epochs=4,
output_dir=str(self.output_dir / "ppo_checkpoints"),
report_to=None, # Disable logging to wandb etc
)
self.ppo_trainer = PPOTrainer(
config=self.ppo_config,
model=self.model,
ref_model=self.ref_model,
processing_class=self.tokenizer,
)
logger.info("PPO trainer ready")
def extract_expression(self, generated_text: str) -> str:
"""Extract expression from JSON format output."""
try:
# Find the expression part
if '"expr": "' in generated_text:
expr_start = generated_text.index('"expr": "') + len('"expr": "')
expr_end = generated_text.index('"', expr_start)
return generated_text[expr_start:expr_end].strip()
elif '"expr":"' in generated_text:
expr_start = generated_text.index('"expr":"') + len('"expr":"')
expr_end = generated_text.index('"', expr_start)
return generated_text[expr_start:expr_end].strip()
except (ValueError, IndexError):
pass
# Fallback: return everything after prompt
return generated_text.split('"expr"')[-1].strip(' ":}')
def compute_reward(self, expression_str: str) -> float:
"""
Compute reward (R^2 score) for an expression.
No constant optimization - expressions should not contain C.
"""
if not expression_str or expression_str.isspace():
return -1.0
# Reject expressions with constants (we don't want them)
if 'C' in expression_str:
return -0.5 # Penalty but not as harsh as invalid
try:
expr = Expression(expression_str, is_prefix=False)
# Check if valid on dataset
if not expr.is_valid_on_dataset(self.X):
return -1.0
# Compute R^2 (no constant fitting)
y_pred = expr.evaluate(self.X)
if not np.all(np.isfinite(y_pred)):
return -1.0
# R^2 score
ss_res = np.sum((self.y - y_pred) ** 2)
ss_tot = np.sum((self.y - np.mean(self.y)) ** 2)
if ss_tot == 0:
return 0.0
r2 = 1 - (ss_res / ss_tot)
# Clip to reasonable range
return float(np.clip(r2, -1.0, 1.0))
except Exception as e:
return -1.0
def generate_batch(self):
"""Generate a batch of expressions."""
# Tokenize prompt
inputs = self.tokenizer(
[self.prompt] * self.batch_size,
return_tensors="pt",
padding=True
).to(self.device)
queries = [inputs["input_ids"][i] for i in range(self.batch_size)]
responses = []
expressions = []
rewards = []
retries_used = []
for i in tqdm(range(self.batch_size), desc="Generating", leave=False):
# Try to generate valid expression (with retry limit)
best_reward = -np.inf
best_response = None
best_expr = None
for retry in range(self.max_retries):
output = self.model.generate(
input_ids=inputs["input_ids"][i:i+1],
attention_mask=inputs["attention_mask"][i:i+1],
max_new_tokens=50,
do_sample=True,
top_k=50,
top_p=0.9,
temperature=0.7,
pad_token_id=self.tokenizer.pad_token_id,
eos_token_id=self.tokenizer.eos_token_id,
)
# Get response tokens only
response_ids = output[0][inputs["input_ids"].shape[1]:]
response_text = self.tokenizer.decode(response_ids, skip_special_tokens=True)
# Extract expression
full_text = self.tokenizer.decode(output[0], skip_special_tokens=True)
expr_str = self.extract_expression(full_text)
# Compute reward
reward = self.compute_reward(expr_str)
if reward > best_reward:
best_reward = reward
best_response = response_ids
best_expr = expr_str
# If we found a valid expression, stop retrying
if reward > 0:
break
responses.append(best_response if best_response is not None else response_ids)
expressions.append(best_expr if best_expr is not None else expr_str)
rewards.append(best_reward)
retries_used.append(retry + 1)
return queries, responses, expressions, rewards, retries_used
def train_epoch(self, epoch: int):
"""Run one epoch of PPO training."""
logger.info(f"\n{'='*60}")
logger.info(f"EPOCH {epoch + 1}")
logger.info(f"{'='*60}")
# Generate batch
queries, responses, expressions, rewards, retries = self.generate_batch()
# Convert rewards to tensors
reward_tensors = [torch.tensor(r, dtype=torch.float32, device=self.device) for r in rewards]
# Ensure responses are tensors on correct device
response_tensors = [r.to(self.device) if isinstance(r, torch.Tensor) else torch.tensor(r, device=self.device) for r in responses]
# PPO step
try:
stats = self.ppo_trainer.step(queries, response_tensors, reward_tensors)
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"PPO step failed: {e}")
stats = {}
# Analyze results
valid_count = sum(1 for r in rewards if r > 0)
invalid_count = sum(1 for r in rewards if r <= -1.0)
rewards_array = np.array(rewards)
valid_rewards = rewards_array[rewards_array > 0]
epoch_results = {
"epoch": epoch + 1,
"valid_count": valid_count,
"valid_rate": valid_count / len(rewards),
"invalid_count": invalid_count,
"mean_reward": float(np.mean(rewards_array)),
"max_reward": float(np.max(rewards_array)),
"mean_valid_reward": float(np.mean(valid_rewards)) if len(valid_rewards) > 0 else None,
"mean_retries": float(np.mean(retries)),
"top_expressions": [],
}
# Find best expressions
sorted_idx = np.argsort(rewards)[::-1]
for i in sorted_idx[:5]:
if rewards[i] > -1.0:
epoch_results["top_expressions"].append({
"expression": expressions[i],
"r2": rewards[i],
})
# Update global best
if rewards[i] > self.results["best_r2"]:
self.results["best_r2"] = rewards[i]
self.results["best_expression"] = expressions[i]
self.results["epochs"].append(epoch_results)
# Log results
logger.info(f"Valid expressions: {valid_count}/{len(rewards)} ({epoch_results['valid_rate']:.1%})")
logger.info(f"Mean reward: {epoch_results['mean_reward']:.4f}")
logger.info(f"Max reward: {epoch_results['max_reward']:.4f}")
logger.info(f"Mean retries: {epoch_results['mean_retries']:.1f}")
if epoch_results["top_expressions"]:
logger.info("Top expressions:")
for i, expr_info in enumerate(epoch_results["top_expressions"][:3]):
logger.info(f" {i+1}. {expr_info['expression']} (R²={expr_info['r2']:.4f})")
return epoch_results
def run(self, n_epochs: int = 10, early_stop_r2: float = 0.95):
"""Run full PPO training."""
logger.info("=" * 60)
logger.info("PPO SYMBOLIC REGRESSION EXPERIMENT")
logger.info("=" * 60)
logger.info(f"Dataset: {self.dataset_path}")
logger.info(f"Model: {self.model_path}")
logger.info(f"Epochs: {n_epochs}")
logger.info(f"Batch size: {self.batch_size}")
logger.info(f"Early stop R²: {early_stop_r2}")
timestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
for epoch in range(n_epochs):
epoch_results = self.train_epoch(epoch)
# Save checkpoint
checkpoint_file = self.output_dir / f"checkpoint_epoch_{epoch+1}.json"
with open(checkpoint_file, 'w') as f:
json.dump(self.results, f, indent=2)
# Early stopping
if self.results["best_r2"] >= early_stop_r2:
logger.info(f"\nEarly stopping: R² >= {early_stop_r2}")
break
# Final results
logger.info("\n" + "=" * 60)
logger.info("EXPERIMENT COMPLETE")
logger.info("=" * 60)
logger.info(f"Best expression: {self.results['best_expression']}")
logger.info(f"Best R²: {self.results['best_r2']:.4f}")
# Save final results
final_file = self.output_dir / f"final_results_{timestamp}.json"
with open(final_file, 'w') as f:
json.dump(self.results, f, indent=2)
logger.info(f"Results saved to: {final_file}")
return self.results
def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="PPO Symbolic Regression Experiment")
parser.add_argument("--model_path", type=str, default="./output/exp_a_json",
help="Path to trained model (JSON format)")
parser.add_argument("--dataset", type=str, default="./data/ppo_test/mul_x1_x2.csv",
help="Path to test dataset CSV")
parser.add_argument("--output_dir", type=str, default="./output/ppo_results",
help="Output directory for results")
parser.add_argument("--batch_size", type=int, default=64,
help="Batch size for PPO")
parser.add_argument("--epochs", type=int, default=10,
help="Number of PPO epochs")
parser.add_argument("--lr", type=float, default=1e-5,
help="Learning rate")
parser.add_argument("--early_stop_r2", type=float, default=0.95,
help="Early stop when R² reaches this value")
args = parser.parse_args()
# Ensure output directory exists
os.makedirs(args.output_dir, exist_ok=True)
# Run experiment
experiment = PPOSymbolicRegression(
model_path=args.model_path,
dataset_path=args.dataset,
output_dir=args.output_dir,
batch_size=args.batch_size,
learning_rate=args.lr,
)
results = experiment.run(n_epochs=args.epochs, early_stop_r2=args.early_stop_r2)
return results
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()