Update and add missing docstrings related to ML functionalities

ctapipe/reco/sklearn.py

@@ -66,41 +66,47 @@ class MLQualityQuery(QualityQuery):
 
 
 class SKLearnReconstructor(Reconstructor):
-    """Base Class for a Machine Learning Based Reconstructor.
+    """
+    Base Class for a Machine Learning Based Reconstructor.
 
     Keeps a dictionary of sklearn models, the current tools are designed
     to train one model per telescope type.
     """
 
-    #: Name of the target column in training table
+    #: Name of the target table column for training.
     target: str = ""
 
-    #: property predicted, overridden in baseclass
+    #: Property predicted, overridden in subclass.
     property = None
 
     prefix = traits.Unicode(
         default_value=None,
         allow_none=True,
         help="Prefix for the output of this model. If None, ``model_cls`` is used.",
     ).tag(config=True)
-    features = traits.List(traits.Unicode(), help="Features to use for this model").tag(
+    features = traits.List(
+        traits.Unicode(), help="Features to use for this model."
+    ).tag(config=True)
+    model_config = traits.Dict({}, help="kwargs for the sklearn model.").tag(
         config=True
     )
-    model_config = traits.Dict({}, help="kwargs for the sklearn model").tag(config=True)
     model_cls = traits.Enum(
-        SUPPORTED_MODELS.keys(), default_value=None, allow_none=True
+        SUPPORTED_MODELS.keys(),
+        default_value=None,
+        allow_none=True,
+        help="Which scikit-learn model to use.",
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     stereo_combiner_cls = traits.ComponentName(
         StereoCombiner,
         default_value="StereoMeanCombiner",
-        help="Which stereo combination method to use",
+        help="Which stereo combination method to use.",
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     load_path = traits.Path(
         default_value=None,
         allow_none=True,
-        help="If given, load serialized model from this path",
+        help="If given, load serialized model from this path.",
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     def __init__(self, subarray=None, models=None, n_jobs=None, **kwargs):
@@ -155,7 +161,8 @@ def __init__(self, subarray=None, models=None, n_jobs=None, **kwargs):
 
     @abstractmethod
     def __call__(self, event: ArrayEventContainer) -> None:
-        """Event-wise prediction for the EventSource-Loop.
+        """
+        Event-wise prediction for the EventSource-Loop.
 
         Fills the event.dl2.<your-feature>[name] container.
 
@@ -167,7 +174,7 @@ def __call__(self, event: ArrayEventContainer) -> None:
     @abstractmethod
     def predict_table(self, key, table: Table) -> Table:
         """
-        Predict on a table of events
+        Predict on a table of events.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -206,7 +213,7 @@ def _new_model(self):
 
     def _table_to_y(self, table, mask=None):
         """
-        Extract target values as numpy array from input table
+        Extract target values as numpy array from input table.
         """
         # make sure we use the unit that was used during training
         if self.unit is not None:
@@ -236,9 +243,7 @@ def _set_n_jobs(self, n_jobs):
 
 
 class SKLearnRegressionReconstructor(SKLearnReconstructor):
-    """
-    Base class for regression tasks
-    """
+    """Base class for regression tasks."""
 
     model_cls = traits.Enum(
         SUPPORTED_REGRESSORS.keys(),
@@ -292,9 +297,7 @@ def _table_to_y(self, table, mask=None):
 
 
 class SKLearnClassificationReconstructor(SKLearnReconstructor):
-    """
-    Base class for classification tasks
-    """
+    """Base class for classification tasks."""
 
     model_cls = traits.Enum(
         SUPPORTED_CLASSIFIERS.keys(),
@@ -304,7 +307,8 @@ class SKLearnClassificationReconstructor(SKLearnReconstructor):
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     invalid_class = traits.Integer(
-        default_value=-1, help="The label to fill in case no prediction could be made"
+        default_value=-1,
+        help="The label value to fill in case no prediction could be made.",
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     positive_class = traits.Integer(
@@ -369,17 +373,13 @@ def _get_positive_index(self, key):
 
 class EnergyRegressor(SKLearnRegressionReconstructor):
     """
-    Use a scikit-learn regression model per telescope type to predict primary energy
+    Use a scikit-learn regression model per telescope type to predict primary energy.
     """
 
-    #: Name of the target table column for training
     target = "true_energy"
     property = ReconstructionProperty.ENERGY
 
     def __call__(self, event: ArrayEventContainer) -> None:
-        """
-        Apply model for a single event and fill result into the event container
-        """
         for tel_id in event.trigger.tels_with_trigger:
             table = collect_features(event, tel_id, self.instrument_table)
             table = self.feature_generator(table, subarray=self.subarray)
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ def __call__(self, event: ArrayEventContainer) -> None:
         self.stereo_combiner(event)
 
     def predict_table(self, key, table: Table) -> Dict[ReconstructionProperty, Table]:
-        """Predict on a table of events"""
         table = self.feature_generator(table, subarray=self.subarray)
 
         n_rows = len(table)
@@ -434,11 +433,8 @@ def predict_table(self, key, table: Table) -> Dict[ReconstructionProperty, Table
 
 
 class ParticleClassifier(SKLearnClassificationReconstructor):
-    """
-    Predict dl2 particle classification
-    """
+    """Predict dl2 particle classification."""
 
-    #: Name of the target table column for training
     target = "true_shower_primary_id"
 
     positive_class = traits.Integer(
@@ -475,7 +471,6 @@ def __call__(self, event: ArrayEventContainer) -> None:
         self.stereo_combiner(event)
 
     def predict_table(self, key, table: Table) -> Dict[ReconstructionProperty, Table]:
-        """Predict on a table of events"""
         table = self.feature_generator(table, subarray=self.subarray)
 
         n_rows = len(table)
@@ -502,23 +497,32 @@ def predict_table(self, key, table: Table) -> Dict[ReconstructionProperty, Table
 
 class DispReconstructor(Reconstructor):
     """
-    Predict absolute value and sign for disp origin reconstruction for each telescope.
+    Predict absolute value and sign for disp origin reconstruction and
+    convert to altitude and azimuth prediction for each telescope.
     """
 
     target = "true_disp"
 
-    prefix = traits.Unicode(default_value="disp", allow_none=False).tag(config=True)
+    prefix = traits.Unicode(
+        default_value="disp",
+        allow_none=False,
+        help="Prefix for the output of this model. If None, ``disp`` is used.",
+    ).tag(config=True)
 
     features = traits.List(
-        traits.Unicode(), help="Features to use for both models"
+        traits.Unicode(), help="Features to use for both models."
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     log_target = traits.Bool(
         default_value=False,
-        help="If True, the model is trained to predict the natural logarithm of the absolute value.",
+        help=(
+            "If True, the norm(disp) model is trained to predict ln(norm(disp))"
+            " and the output is"
+            " ``prefix_parameter`` = ``sign_prediction`` * ``exp(norm_prediction)``."
+        ),
     ).tag(config=True)
 
-    norm_config = traits.Dict({}, help="kwargs for the sklearn regressor").tag(
+    norm_config = traits.Dict({}, help="kwargs for the sklearn regressor.").tag(
         config=True
     )
 
@@ -529,7 +533,7 @@ class DispReconstructor(Reconstructor):
         help="Which scikit-learn regression model to use.",
     ).tag(config=True)
 
-    sign_config = traits.Dict({}, help="kwargs for the sklearn classifier").tag(
+    sign_config = traits.Dict({}, help="kwargs for the sklearn classifier.").tag(
         config=True
     )
 
@@ -543,13 +547,13 @@ class DispReconstructor(Reconstructor):
     stereo_combiner_cls = traits.ComponentName(
         StereoCombiner,
         default_value="StereoMeanCombiner",
-        help="Which stereo combination method to use",
+        help="Which stereo combination method to use.",
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     load_path = traits.Path(
         default_value=None,
         allow_none=True,
-        help="If given, load serialized model from this path",
+        help="If given, load serialized model from this path.",
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     def __init__(self, subarray=None, models=None, **kwargs):
@@ -606,7 +610,7 @@ def _new_models(self):
 
     def _table_to_y(self, table, mask=None):
         """
-        Extract target values as numpy array from input table
+        Extract target values as numpy array from input table.
         """
         # make sure we use the unit that was used during training
         if self.unit is not None:
@@ -689,7 +693,8 @@ def _predict(self, key, table):
         return prediction, valid
 
     def __call__(self, event: ArrayEventContainer) -> None:
-        """Event-wise prediction for the EventSource-Loop.
+        """
+        Event-wise prediction for the EventSource-Loop.
 
         Fills the event.dl2.tel[tel_id].disp[prefix] container
         and event.dl2.tel[tel_id].geometry[prefix] container.
@@ -755,7 +760,8 @@ def __call__(self, event: ArrayEventContainer) -> None:
         self.stereo_combiner(event)
 
     def predict_table(self, key, table: Table) -> Dict[ReconstructionProperty, Table]:
-        """Predict on a table of events
+        """
+        Predict on a table of events.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -831,9 +837,11 @@ def _set_n_jobs(self, n_jobs):
 
 
 class CrossValidator(Component):
-    """Class to train sklearn based reconstructors in a cross validation"""
+    """Class to train sklearn based reconstructors in a cross validation."""
 
-    n_cross_validations = traits.Int(5).tag(config=True)
+    n_cross_validations = traits.Int(
+        default_value=5, help="Number of cross validation iterations."
+    ).tag(config=True)
 
     output_path = traits.Path(
         default_value=None,
@@ -848,7 +856,7 @@ class CrossValidator(Component):
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     rng_seed = traits.Int(
-        default_value=1337, help="Seed for the random number generator"
+        default_value=1337, help="Random seed for splitting the training data."
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     def __init__(self, model_component, **kwargs):
@@ -872,6 +880,7 @@ def __init__(self, model_component, **kwargs):
             )
 
     def __call__(self, telescope_type, table):
+        """Perform cross validation for the given model."""
         if self.n_cross_validations == 0:
             return
 

ctapipe/reco/stereo_combination.py

@@ -63,22 +63,24 @@ def _weighted_mean_ufunc(tel_values, weights, n_array_events, indices):
 
 
 class StereoCombiner(Component):
-    """Base Class for algorithms combining telescope-wise predictions to common prediction"""
+    """
+    Base Class for algorithms combining telescope-wise predictions to common prediction.
+    """
 
     prefix = Unicode(
         default_value="",
-        help="Prefix to be added to the output container / column names",
+        help="Prefix to be added to the output container / column names.",
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     property = UseEnum(
         ReconstructionProperty,
-        help="Which property is being combined",
+        help="Which property is being combined.",
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     @abstractmethod
     def __call__(self, event: ArrayEventContainer) -> None:
         """
-        Fill event container with stereo predictions
+        Fill event container with stereo predictions.
         """
 
     @abstractmethod
@@ -91,17 +93,21 @@ def predict_table(self, mono_predictions: Table) -> Table:
 
 class StereoMeanCombiner(StereoCombiner):
     """
-    Calculate array-event prediction as (weighted) mean of telescope-wise predictions
+    Calculate array-event prediction as (weighted) mean of telescope-wise predictions.
     """
 
     weights = CaselessStrEnum(
         ["none", "intensity", "konrad"],
         default_value="none",
+        help=(
+            "What kind of weights to use."
+            " Options: ``none``, ``intensity``, ``konrad``."
+        ),
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     log_target = Bool(
         False,
-        help="If true, calculate exp(mean(log(values)))",
+        help="If true, calculate exp(mean(log(values))).",
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -118,8 +124,6 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             )
 
     def _calculate_weights(self, data):
-        """"""
-
         if isinstance(data, Container):
             if self.weights == "intensity":
                 return data.hillas.intensity

ctapipe/tools/train_disp_reconstructor.py

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class TrainDispReconstructor(Tool):
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     random_seed = Int(
-        default_value=0, help="Random seed for sampling and cross validation"
+        default_value=0, help="Random seed for sampling training events."
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     n_jobs = Int(

ctapipe/tools/train_energy_regressor.py

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class TrainEnergyRegressor(Tool):
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     random_seed = Int(
-        default_value=0, help="Random seed for sampling and cross validation"
+        default_value=0, help="Random seed for sampling training events."
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     n_jobs = Int(

ctapipe/tools/train_particle_classifier.py

@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ class TrainParticleClassifier(Tool):
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     random_seed = Int(
-        default_value=0,
-        help="Random number seed for sampling and the cross validation splitting",
+        default_value=0, help="Random seed for sampling training events."
     ).tag(config=True)
 
     n_jobs = Int(

docs/changes/2456.optimization.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update and add missing docstrings related to the ML functionalities.