transformer

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Classes Summary

TargetTransformer	A component that transforms the target.
Transformer	A component that may or may not need fitting that transforms data.

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class evalml.pipelines.components.transformers.transformer.TargetTransformer(parameters=None, component_obj=None, random_seed=0, **kwargs)

A component that transforms the target.

Attributes

model_family	ModelFamily.NONE
modifies_features	False
modifies_target	True

Methods

clone	Constructs a new component with the same parameters and random state.
default_parameters	Returns the default parameters for this component.
describe	Describe a component and its parameters
fit	Fits component to data
fit_transform	Fits on X and transforms X
inverse_transform	Inverts the transformation done by the transform method.
load	Loads component at file path
name	Returns string name of this component
needs_fitting	Returns boolean determining if component needs fitting before
parameters	Returns the parameters which were used to initialize the component
save	Saves component at file path
transform	Transforms data X.

clone(self)

Constructs a new component with the same parameters and random state.

Returns

A new instance of this component with identical parameters and random state.

default_parameters(cls)

Returns the default parameters for this component.

Our convention is that Component.default_parameters == Component().parameters.

Returns

default parameters for this component.

Return type

dict

describe(self, print_name=False, return_dict=False)

Describe a component and its parameters

Parameters

• print_name (bool, optional) – whether to print name of component

• return_dict (bool, optional) – whether to return description as dictionary in the format {“name”: name, “parameters”: parameters}

Returns

prints and returns dictionary

Return type

None or dict

fit(self, X, y=None)

Fits component to data

Parameters

• X (list, pd.DataFrame or np.ndarray) – The input training data of shape [n_samples, n_features]

• y (list, pd.Series, np.ndarray, optional) – The target training data of length [n_samples]

Returns

self

fit_transform(self, X, y=None)

Fits on X and transforms X

Parameters

• X (pd.DataFrame) – Data to fit and transform

• y (pd.Series) – Target data

Returns

Transformed X

Return type

pd.DataFrame

abstract inverse_transform(self, y)

Inverts the transformation done by the transform method.

Arguments:

y (pd.Series): Target transformed by this component.

Returns

Target without the transformation.

Return type

pd.Seriesø

static load(file_path)

Loads component at file path

Parameters

file_path (str) – Location to load file

Returns

ComponentBase object

property name(cls)

Returns string name of this component

needs_fitting(self)

Returns boolean determining if component needs fitting before calling predict, predict_proba, transform, or feature_importances. This can be overridden to False for components that do not need to be fit or whose fit methods do nothing.

property parameters(self)

Returns the parameters which were used to initialize the component

save(self, file_path, pickle_protocol=cloudpickle.DEFAULT_PROTOCOL)

Saves component at file path

Parameters

• file_path (str) – Location to save file

• pickle_protocol (int) – The pickle data stream format.

Returns

None

transform(self, X, y=None)

Transforms data X.

Parameters

• X (pd.DataFrame) – Data to transform.

• y (pd.Series, optional) – Target data.

Returns

Transformed X

Return type

pd.DataFrame

class evalml.pipelines.components.transformers.transformer.Transformer(parameters=None, component_obj=None, random_seed=0, **kwargs)

A component that may or may not need fitting that transforms data. These components are used before an estimator.

To implement a new Transformer, define your own class which is a subclass of Transformer, including a name and a list of acceptable ranges for any parameters to be tuned during the automl search (hyperparameters). Define an __init__ method which sets up any necessary state and objects. Make sure your __init__ only uses standard keyword arguments and calls super().__init__() with a parameters dict. You may also override the fit, transform, fit_transform and other methods in this class if appropriate.

To see some examples, check out the definitions of any Transformer component.

Parameters

• parameters (dict) – Dictionary of parameters for the component. Defaults to None.

• component_obj (obj) – Third-party objects useful in component implementation. Defaults to None.

• random_seed (int) – Seed for the random number generator. Defaults to 0.

Attributes

model_family	ModelFamily.NONE
modifies_features	True
modifies_target	False

Methods

clone	Constructs a new component with the same parameters and random state.
default_parameters	Returns the default parameters for this component.
describe	Describe a component and its parameters
fit	Fits component to data
fit_transform	Fits on X and transforms X
load	Loads component at file path
name	Returns string name of this component
needs_fitting	Returns boolean determining if component needs fitting before
parameters	Returns the parameters which were used to initialize the component
save	Saves component at file path
transform	Transforms data X.

clone(self)

Constructs a new component with the same parameters and random state.

Returns

A new instance of this component with identical parameters and random state.

default_parameters(cls)

Returns the default parameters for this component.

Our convention is that Component.default_parameters == Component().parameters.

Returns

default parameters for this component.

Return type

dict

describe(self, print_name=False, return_dict=False)

Describe a component and its parameters

Parameters

• print_name (bool, optional) – whether to print name of component

• return_dict (bool, optional) – whether to return description as dictionary in the format {“name”: name, “parameters”: parameters}

Returns

prints and returns dictionary

Return type

None or dict

fit(self, X, y=None)

Fits component to data

Parameters

• X (list, pd.DataFrame or np.ndarray) – The input training data of shape [n_samples, n_features]

• y (list, pd.Series, np.ndarray, optional) – The target training data of length [n_samples]

Returns

self

fit_transform(self, X, y=None)

Fits on X and transforms X

Parameters

• X (pd.DataFrame) – Data to fit and transform

• y (pd.Series) – Target data

Returns

Transformed X

Return type

pd.DataFrame

static load(file_path)

Loads component at file path

Parameters

file_path (str) – Location to load file

Returns

ComponentBase object

property name(cls)

Returns string name of this component

needs_fitting(self)

Returns boolean determining if component needs fitting before calling predict, predict_proba, transform, or feature_importances. This can be overridden to False for components that do not need to be fit or whose fit methods do nothing.

property parameters(self)

Returns the parameters which were used to initialize the component

save(self, file_path, pickle_protocol=cloudpickle.DEFAULT_PROTOCOL)

Saves component at file path

Parameters

• file_path (str) – Location to save file

• pickle_protocol (int) – The pickle data stream format.

Returns

None

transform(self, X, y=None)

Transforms data X.

Parameters

• X (pd.DataFrame) – Data to transform.

• y (pd.Series, optional) – Target data.

Returns

Transformed X

Return type

pd.DataFrame

column_selectors component_base