SNOBFIT
class SNOBFIT(maxiter=1000, maxfail=10, maxmp=None, verbose=False)
Bases: qiskit.algorithms.optimizers.optimizer.Optimizer
Stable Noisy Optimization by Branch and FIT algorithm.
SnobFit is used for the optimization of derivative-free, noisy objective functions providing robust and fast solutions of problems with continuous variables varying within bound.
Uses skquant.opt installed with pip install scikit-quant. For further detail, please refer to https://github.com/scikit-quant/scikit-quant and https://qat4chem.lbl.gov/software.
Parameters
- maxiter (
int) – Maximum number of function evaluations. - maxmp (
Optional[int]) – Maximum number of model points requested for the local fit. Default = 2 * number of parameters + 6 set to this value when None. - maxfail (
int) – Maximum number of failures to improve the solution. Stops the algorithm after maxfail is reached. - verbose (
bool) – Provide verbose (debugging) output.
Raises
MissingOptionalLibraryError – scikit-quant or SQSnobFit not installed
Methods
get_support_level
SNOBFIT.get_support_level()
Returns support level dictionary.
gradient_num_diff
static SNOBFIT.gradient_num_diff(x_center, f, epsilon, max_evals_grouped=1)
We compute the gradient with the numeric differentiation in the parallel way, around the point x_center.
Parameters
- x_center (ndarray) – point around which we compute the gradient
- f (func) – the function of which the gradient is to be computed.
- epsilon (float) – the epsilon used in the numeric differentiation.
- max_evals_grouped (int) – max evals grouped
Returns
the gradient computed
Return type
grad
minimize
SNOBFIT.minimize(fun, x0, jac=None, bounds=None)
Minimize the scalar function.
Parameters
- fun (
Callable[[Union[float,ndarray]],float]) – The scalar function to minimize. - x0 (
Union[float,ndarray]) – The initial point for the minimization. - jac (
Optional[Callable[[Union[float,ndarray]],Union[float,ndarray]]]) – The gradient of the scalar functionfun. - bounds (
Optional[List[Tuple[float,float]]]) – Bounds for the variables offun. This argument might be ignored if the optimizer does not support bounds.
Return type
OptimizerResult
Returns
The result of the optimization, containing e.g. the result as attribute x.
optimize
SNOBFIT.optimize(num_vars, objective_function, gradient_function=None, variable_bounds=None, initial_point=None)
Runs the optimization.
print_options
SNOBFIT.print_options()
Print algorithm-specific options.
set_max_evals_grouped
SNOBFIT.set_max_evals_grouped(limit)
Set max evals grouped
set_options
SNOBFIT.set_options(**kwargs)
Sets or updates values in the options dictionary.
The options dictionary may be used internally by a given optimizer to pass additional optional values for the underlying optimizer/optimization function used. The options dictionary may be initially populated with a set of key/values when the given optimizer is constructed.
Parameters
kwargs (dict) – options, given as name=value.
wrap_function
static SNOBFIT.wrap_function(function, args)
Wrap the function to implicitly inject the args at the call of the function.
Parameters
- function (func) – the target function
- args (tuple) – the args to be injected
Returns
wrapper
Return type
function_wrapper
Attributes
bounds_support_level
Returns bounds support level
gradient_support_level
Returns gradient support level
initial_point_support_level
Returns initial point support level
is_bounds_ignored
Returns is bounds ignored
is_bounds_required
Returns is bounds required
is_bounds_supported
Returns is bounds supported
is_gradient_ignored
Returns is gradient ignored
is_gradient_required
Returns is gradient required
is_gradient_supported
Returns is gradient supported
is_initial_point_ignored
Returns is initial point ignored
is_initial_point_required
Returns is initial point required
is_initial_point_supported
Returns is initial point supported
setting
Return setting
settings
Return type
Dict[str, Any]