nvtabular.ops.Normalize

class nvtabular.ops.Normalize(out_dtype=None)[source]

Bases: nvtabular.ops.stat_operator.StatOperator

Standardizing the features around 0 with a standard deviation of 1 is a common technique to compare measurements that have different units. This operation can be added to the workflow to standardize the features.

It performs Normalization using the mean std method.

Example usage:

# Use Normalize to define a NVTabular workflow
cont_features = CONTINUOUS_COLUMNS >> ops.Normalize()
processor = nvtabular.Workflow(cont_features)
Parameters

out_dtype (str) – Specifies the data type for the output columns. The default value is numpy.float64 if not set here

__init__(out_dtype=None)[source]

Methods

__init__([out_dtype])

clear()

column_mapping(col_selector)

Compute which output columns depend on which input columns

compute_column_schema(col_name, input_schema)

compute_input_schema(root_schema, …)

Given the schemas coming from upstream sources and a column selector for the input columns, returns a set of schemas for the input columns this operator will use

compute_output_schema(input_schema, col_selector)

Given a set of schemas and a column selector for the input columns, returns a set of schemas for the transformed columns this operator will produce

compute_selector(input_schema, selector[, …])

Provides a hook method for sub-classes to override to implement custom column selection logic.

create_node(selector)

fit(col_selector, ddf)

Calculate statistics for this operator, and return a dask future to these statistics, which will be computed by the workflow.

fit_finalize(dask_stats)

Finalize statistics calculation - the workflow calls this function with the computed statistics from the ‘fit’ object’

inference_initialize(col_selector, model_config)

Configures this operator for use in inference.

load_artifacts([artifact_path])

Load artifacts from disk required for operator function.

output_column_names(col_selector)

Given a set of columns names returns the names of the transformed columns this operator will produce

save_artifacts([artifact_path])

Save artifacts required to be reload operator state from disk

set_storage_path(new_path[, copy])

Certain stat operators need external storage - for instance Categorify writes out parquet files containing the categorical mapping.

transform(col_selector, df)

Transform the dataframe by applying this operator to the set of input columns

validate_schemas(parents_schema, …[, …])

Provides a hook method that sub-classes can override to implement schema validation logic.

Attributes

dependencies

Defines an optional list of column dependencies for this operator.

dynamic_dtypes

is_subgraph

label

output_dtype

output_properties

output_tags

supported_formats

supports

fit(col_selector: merlin.dag.selector.ColumnSelector, ddf: dask.dataframe.core.DataFrame)[source]

Calculate statistics for this operator, and return a dask future to these statistics, which will be computed by the workflow.

fit_finalize(dask_stats)[source]

Finalize statistics calculation - the workflow calls this function with the computed statistics from the ‘fit’ object’

transform(col_selector: merlin.dag.selector.ColumnSelector, df: pandas.core.frame.DataFrame)pandas.core.frame.DataFrame[source]

Transform the dataframe by applying this operator to the set of input columns

Parameters
  • columns (list of str or list of list of str) – The columns to apply this operator to

  • df (Dataframe) – A pandas or cudf dataframe that this operator will work on

Returns

Returns a transformed dataframe for this operator

Return type

DataFrame

property supports
clear()[source]
property output_tags
property output_dtype