Vertex SDK for Python

Vertex AI: Google Vertex AI is an integrated suite of machine learning tools and services for building and using ML models with AutoML or custom code. It offers both novices and experts the best workbench for the entire machine learning development lifecycle.

• Client Library Documentation
• Product Documentation

Quick Start

In order to use this library, you first need to go through the following steps:

1. Select or create a Cloud Platform project.
2. Enable billing for your project.
3. Enable the Vertex AI API.
4. Setup Authentication.

Installation

Install this library in a virtualenv using pip. virtualenv is a tool to create isolated Python environments. The basic problem it addresses is one of dependencies and versions, and indirectly permissions.

With virtualenv, it's possible to install this library without needing system install permissions, and without clashing with the installed system dependencies.

Mac/Linux

pip install virtualenv
virtualenv <your-env>
source <your-env>/bin/activate
<your-env>/bin/pip install google-cloud-aiplatform

Windows

pip install virtualenv
virtualenv <your-env>
<your-env>\Scripts\activate
<your-env>\Scripts\pip.exe install google-cloud-aiplatform

Overview

This section provides a brief overview of the Vertex SDK for Python. You can also reference the notebooks in vertex-ai-samples for examples.

Importing

SDK functionality can be used from the root of the package:

from google.cloud import aiplatform

Initialization

Initialize the SDK to store common configurations that you use with the SDK.

aiplatform.init(
    # your Google Cloud Project ID or number
    # environment default used is not set
    project='my-project',

    # the Vertex AI region you will use
    # defaults to us-central1
    location='us-central1',

    # Googlge Cloud Stoage bucket in same region as location
    # used to stage artifacts
    staging_bucket='gs://my_staging_bucket',

    # custom google.auth.credentials.Credentials
    # environment default creds used if not set
    credentials=my_credentials,

    # customer managed encryption key resource name
    # will be applied to all Vertex AI resources if set
    encryption_spec_key_name=my_encryption_key_name,

    # the name of the experiment to use to track
    # logged metrics and parameters
    experiment='my-experiment',

    # description of the experiment above
    experiment_description='my experiment decsription'
)

Datasets

Vertex AI provides managed tabular, text, image, and video datasets. In the SDK, datasets can be used downstream to train models.

To create a tabular dataset:

my_dataset = aiplatform.TabularDataset.create(
    display_name="my-dataset", gcs_source=['gs://path/to/my/dataset.csv'])

You can also create and import a dataset in separate steps:

from google.cloud import aiplatform

my_dataset = aiplatform.TextDataset.create(
    display_name="my-dataset")

my_dataset.import(
    gcs_source=['gs://path/to/my/dataset.csv']
    import_schema_uri=aiplatform.schema.dataset.ioformat.text.multi_label_classification
)

To get a previously created Dataset:

dataset = aiplatform.ImageDataset('projects/my-project/location/us-central1/datasets/{DATASET_ID}')

Vertex AI supports a variety of dataset schemas. References to these schemas are available under the aiplatform.schema.dataset namespace. For more information on the supported dataset schemas please refer to the Preparing data docs.

Training

The Vertex SDK for Python allows you train Custom and AutoML Models.

You can train custom models using a custom Python script, custom Python package, or container.

Preparing Your Custom Code

Vertex AI custom training enables you to train on Vertex AI datasets and produce Vertex AI models. To do so your script must adhere to the following contract:

It must read datasets from the environment variables populated by the training service:

os.environ['AIP_DATA_FORMAT']  # provides format of data
os.environ['AIP_TRAINING_DATA_URI']  # uri to training split
os.environ['AIP_VALIDATION_DATA_URI']  # uri to validation split
os.environ['AIP_TEST_DATA_URI']  # uri to test split

Please visit Using a managed dataset in a custom training application for a detailed overview.

It must write the model artifact to the environment variable populated by the traing service:

os.environ['AIP_MODEL_DIR']

Running Training

job = aiplatform.CustomTrainingJob(
    display_name="my-training-job",
    script_path="training_script.py",
    container_uri="gcr.io/cloud-aiplatform/training/tf-cpu.2-2:latest",
    requirements=["gcsfs==0.7.1"],
    model_serving_container_image_uri="gcr.io/cloud-aiplatform/prediction/tf2-cpu.2-2:latest",
)

model = job.run(my_dataset,
                replica_count=1,
                machine_type="n1-standard-4",
                accelerator_type='NVIDIA_TESLA_K80',
                accelerator_count=1)

In the code block above my_dataset is managed dataset created in the Dataset section above. The model variable is a managed Vertex AI model that can be deployed or exported.

AutoMLs

The Vertex SDK for Python supports AutoML tabular, image, text, video, and forecasting.

To train an AutoML tabular model:

dataset = aiplatform.TabularDataset('projects/my-project/location/us-central1/datasets/{DATASET_ID}')

job = aiplatform.AutoMLTabularTrainingJob(
  display_name="train-automl",
  optimization_prediction_type="regression",
  optimization_objective="minimize-rmse",
)

model = job.run(
    dataset=dataset,
    target_column="target_column_name",
    training_fraction_split=0.6,
    validation_fraction_split=0.2,
    test_fraction_split=0.2,
    budget_milli_node_hours=1000,
    model_display_name="my-automl-model",
    disable_early_stopping=False,
)

Models

To deploy a model:

endpoint = model.deploy(machine_type="n1-standard-4",
                        min_replica_count=1,
                        max_replica_count=5
                        machine_type='n1-standard-4',
                        accelerator_type='NVIDIA_TESLA_K80',
                        accelerator_count=1)

To upload a model:

model = aiplatform.Model.upload(
    display_name='my-model',
    artifact_uri="gs://python/to/my/model/dir",
    serving_container_image_uri="gcr.io/cloud-aiplatform/prediction/tf2-cpu.2-2:latest",
)

To get a model:

model = aiplatform.Model('/projects/my-project/locations/us-central1/models/{MODEL_ID}')

Please visit Importing models to Vertex AI for a detailed overview:

Endpoints

To get predictions from endpoints:

endpoint.predict(instances=[[6.7, 3.1, 4.7, 1.5], [4.6, 3.1, 1.5, 0.2]])

To create an endpoint

endpoint = endpoint.create(display_name='my-endpoint')

To deploy a model to a created endpoint:

model = aiplatform.Model('/projects/my-project/locations/us-central1/models/{MODEL_ID}')

endpoint.deploy(model,
                min_replica_count=1,
                max_replica_count=5
                machine_type='n1-standard-4',
                accelerator_type='NVIDIA_TESLA_K80',
                accelerator_count=1)

To undeploy models from an endpoint:

endpoint.undeploy_all()

To delete an endpoint:

endpoint.delete()

Next Steps

• Read the Client Library Documentation for Vertex AI API to see other available methods on the client.
• Read the Vertex AI API Product documentation to learn more about the product and see How-to Guides.
• View this README to see the full list of Cloud APIs that we cover.