large models -- state_dict not available for Implicit Sequence Models

[kevglynn]

Saving a model as follows: torch.save(model.state_dict(), 'path/to/model') yields the following: AttributeError: 'ImplicitSequenceModel' object has no attribute 'state_dict'

This means I am currently unable to follow best practice as outlined by PyTorch: https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/notes/serialization.html#recommend-saving-models

thanks!

[jaskiratr]

@kevglynn Were you able to make any headway? I'm running into same problem.

[maciejkula]

I can have a look at enabling this. In the meantime, know that pickling works!

[aldrinc]

For reference for anyone who stumbles upon this issue and wants a direct link to the current workaround:

https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/torch.html?highlight=torch%20save#torch.save

[aldrinc]

@kevglynn @jaskiratr @maciejkula

For a temporary workaround you can access the nn.Module functions by calling _.net on your model and then the desired function.

E.g.

torch.save(model._net.state_dict(), PATH)
model = ImplicitSequenceModel(n_iter=3, representation='ltsm', loss='bpr')
model._initialize(dataset)
model._net.load_state_dict(torch.load(PATH))

The trick with _initialize is to pass in an Interactions object to initialize the model otherwise the PyTorch methods are unavailable. The num_items should match the num_items you trained on. Not ideal but I managed to get my model serving via REST API on my GCP instance this way.