Simplify logic with variadic_add and variadic_mul helpers

pytensor/tensor/blas.py

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 from pytensor.tensor.basic import expand_dims
 from pytensor.tensor.blas_headers import blas_header_text, blas_header_version
 from pytensor.tensor.elemwise import DimShuffle
-from pytensor.tensor.math import add, mul, neg, sub
+from pytensor.tensor.math import add, mul, neg, sub, variadic_add
 from pytensor.tensor.shape import shape_padright, specify_broadcastable
 from pytensor.tensor.type import DenseTensorType, TensorType, integer_dtypes, tensor
 
@@ -1399,11 +1399,7 @@ def item_to_var(t):
                     item_to_var(input) for k, input in enumerate(lst) if k not in (i, j)
                 ]
                 add_inputs.extend(gemm_of_sM_list)
-                if len(add_inputs) > 1:
-                    rval = [add(*add_inputs)]
-                else:
-                    rval = add_inputs
-                # print "RETURNING GEMM THING", rval
+                rval = [variadic_add(*add_inputs)]
                 return rval, old_dot22
 
 

pytensor/tensor/math.py

@@ -1429,18 +1429,12 @@ def mean(input, axis=None, dtype=None, op=False, keepdims=False, acc_dtype=None)
     else:
         shp = cast(shp, "float64")
 
-    if axis is None:
-        axis = list(range(input.ndim))
-    elif isinstance(axis, int | np.integer):
-        axis = [axis]
-    elif isinstance(axis, np.ndarray) and axis.ndim == 0:
-        axis = [int(axis)]
-    else:
-        axis = [int(a) for a in axis]
-
-    # This sequential division will possibly be optimized by PyTensor:
-    for i in axis:
-        s = true_div(s, shp[i])
+    reduced_dims = (
+        shp
+        if axis is None
+        else [shp[i] for i in normalize_axis_tuple(axis, input.type.ndim)]
+    )
+    s /= variadic_mul(*reduced_dims).astype(shp.dtype)
 
     # This can happen when axis is an empty list/tuple
     if s.dtype != shp.dtype and s.dtype in discrete_dtypes:
@@ -1596,6 +1590,15 @@ def add(a, *other_terms):
     # see decorator for function body
 
 
+def variadic_add(*args):
+    """Add that accepts arbitrary number of inputs, including zero or one."""
+    if not args:
+        return constant(0)
+    if len(args) == 1:
+        return args[0]
+    return add(*args)
+
+
 @scalar_elemwise
 def sub(a, b):
     """elementwise subtraction"""
@@ -1608,6 +1611,15 @@ def mul(a, *other_terms):
     # see decorator for function body
 
 
+def variadic_mul(*args):
+    """Mul that accepts arbitrary number of inputs, including zero or one."""
+    if not args:
+        return constant(1)
+    if len(args) == 1:
+        return args[0]
+    return mul(*args)
+
+
 @scalar_elemwise
 def true_div(a, b):
     """elementwise [true] division (inverse of multiplication)"""

pytensor/tensor/rewriting/basic.py

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 from pytensor.tensor.elemwise import DimShuffle, Elemwise
 from pytensor.tensor.exceptions import NotScalarConstantError
 from pytensor.tensor.extra_ops import broadcast_arrays
-from pytensor.tensor.math import Sum, add, eq
+from pytensor.tensor.math import Sum, add, eq, variadic_add
 from pytensor.tensor.shape import Shape_i, shape_padleft
 from pytensor.tensor.type import DenseTensorType, TensorType
 from pytensor.tensor.variable import TensorConstant, TensorVariable
@@ -939,14 +939,9 @@ def local_sum_make_vector(fgraph, node):
     if acc_dtype == "float64" and out_dtype != "float64" and config.floatX != "float64":
         return
 
-    if len(elements) == 0:
-        element_sum = zeros(dtype=out_dtype, shape=())
-    elif len(elements) == 1:
-        element_sum = cast(elements[0], out_dtype)
-    else:
-        element_sum = cast(
-            add(*[cast(value, acc_dtype) for value in elements]), out_dtype
-        )
+    element_sum = cast(
+        variadic_add(*[cast(value, acc_dtype) for value in elements]), out_dtype
+    )
 
     return [element_sum]
 

pytensor/tensor/rewriting/blas.py

@@ -96,7 +96,15 @@
 )
 from pytensor.tensor.elemwise import DimShuffle, Elemwise
 from pytensor.tensor.exceptions import NotScalarConstantError
-from pytensor.tensor.math import Dot, _matrix_matrix_matmul, add, mul, neg, sub
+from pytensor.tensor.math import (
+    Dot,
+    _matrix_matrix_matmul,
+    add,
+    mul,
+    neg,
+    sub,
+    variadic_add,
+)
 from pytensor.tensor.rewriting.elemwise import local_dimshuffle_lift
 from pytensor.tensor.type import (
     DenseTensorType,
@@ -386,10 +394,7 @@ def item_to_var(t):
                     item_to_var(input) for k, input in enumerate(lst) if k not in (i, j)
                 ]
                 add_inputs.extend(gemm_of_sM_list)
-                if len(add_inputs) > 1:
-                    rval = [add(*add_inputs)]
-                else:
-                    rval = add_inputs
+                rval = [variadic_add(*add_inputs)]
                 # print "RETURNING GEMM THING", rval
                 return rval, old_dot22
 

pytensor/tensor/rewriting/math.py

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
     sub,
     tri_gamma,
     true_div,
+    variadic_add,
+    variadic_mul,
 )
 from pytensor.tensor.math import abs as pt_abs
 from pytensor.tensor.math import max as pt_max
@@ -1270,17 +1272,13 @@ def local_sum_prod_of_mul_or_div(fgraph, node):
 
         if not outer_terms:
             return None
-        elif len(outer_terms) == 1:
-            [outer_term] = outer_terms
         else:
-            outer_term = mul(*outer_terms)
+            outer_term = variadic_mul(*outer_terms)
 
         if not inner_terms:
             inner_term = None
-        elif len(inner_terms) == 1:
-            [inner_term] = inner_terms
         else:
-            inner_term = mul(*inner_terms)
+            inner_term = variadic_mul(*inner_terms)
 
     else:  # true_div
         # We only care about removing the denominator out of the reduction
@@ -2143,10 +2141,7 @@ def local_add_remove_zeros(fgraph, node):
         assert cst.type.broadcastable == (True,) * ndim
         return [alloc_like(cst, node_output, fgraph)]
 
-    if len(new_inputs) == 1:
-        ret = [alloc_like(new_inputs[0], node_output, fgraph)]
-    else:
-        ret = [alloc_like(add(*new_inputs), node_output, fgraph)]
+    ret = [alloc_like(variadic_add(*new_inputs), node_output, fgraph)]
 
     # The dtype should not be changed. It can happen if the input
     # that was forcing upcasting was equal to 0.
@@ -2257,10 +2252,7 @@ def local_log1p(fgraph, node):
         # scalar_inputs are potentially dimshuffled and fill'd scalars
         if scalars and np.allclose(np.sum(scalars), 1):
             if nonconsts:
-                if len(nonconsts) > 1:
-                    ninp = add(*nonconsts)
-                else:
-                    ninp = nonconsts[0]
+                ninp = variadic_add(*nonconsts)
                 if ninp.dtype != log_arg.type.dtype:
                     ninp = ninp.astype(node.outputs[0].dtype)
                 return [alloc_like(log1p(ninp), node.outputs[0], fgraph)]
@@ -3084,10 +3076,7 @@ def local_exp_over_1_plus_exp(fgraph, node):
         return
     # put the new numerator together
     new_num = sigmoids + [exp(t) for t in num_exp_x] + num_rest
-    if len(new_num) == 1:
-        new_num = new_num[0]
-    else:
-        new_num = mul(*new_num)
+    new_num = variadic_mul(*new_num)
 
     if num_neg ^ denom_neg:
         new_num = -new_num

pytensor/tensor/rewriting/subtensor.py

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     maximum,
     minimum,
     or_,
+    variadic_add,
 )
 from pytensor.tensor.math import all as pt_all
 from pytensor.tensor.rewriting.basic import (
@@ -1241,15 +1242,11 @@ def movable(i):
             new_inputs = [i for i in node.inputs if not movable(i)] + [
                 mi.owner.inputs[0] for mi in movable_inputs
             ]
-            if len(new_inputs) == 0:
-                new_add = new_inputs[0]
-            else:
-                new_add = add(*new_inputs)
-
-                # Copy over stacktrace from original output, as an error
-                # (e.g. an index error) in this add operation should
-                # correspond to an error in the original add operation.
-                copy_stack_trace(node.outputs[0], new_add)
+            new_add = variadic_add(*new_inputs)
+            # Copy over stacktrace from original output, as an error
+            # (e.g. an index error) in this add operation should
+            # correspond to an error in the original add operation.
+            copy_stack_trace(node.outputs[0], new_add)
 
             # stack up the new incsubtensors
             tip = new_add