Welcome to the world of PyTriton, a user-friendly framework inspired by Flask and FastAPI, designed to enhance the use of NVIDIA’s Triton Inference Server. This guide will walk you through the necessary steps to deploy your machine learning models effortlessly. So, whether you are a newbie or a seasoned pro, you’ll find invaluable information here.

What You Need to Know Before Installation

Before diving into the installation of PyTriton, there are some prerequisites you need to check off your list:

• Operating System: Ensure compatibility with glibc version 2.35 or higher, ideally testing on Ubuntu 22.04. Other options include Debian 11+, Rocky Linux 9+, and Red Hat UBI 9+. You can verify your glibc version using the command ldd --version.
• Python: Version 3.8 or newer.
• pip: Version 20.3 or newer.
• libpython: Ensure that libpython3.*.so is installed according to your Python version.

Installing PyTriton

You can install PyTriton from pypi.org easily. Just run the following command in your terminal:

pip install nvidia-pytriton

Note: The Triton Inference Server binary will automatically be installed as part of the PyTriton package.

Quick Start Tutorial

Now that you have installed PyTriton, let’s run a simple linear model using the Triton Inference Server. Think of it as preparing a cake, where each step is crucial for the final product.

• Step 1: Create an inference function. This function is like the cake batter that processes inputs to give outputs. Here’s a simple example:

import numpy as np
from pytriton.decorators import batch

@batch
def infer_fn(data):
    result = data * np.array([[-1]], dtype=np.float32)  # Process inputs and produce result
    return [result]

• Step 2: Bind your inference callable to the Triton Inference Server:

from pytriton.model_config import Tensor
from pytriton.triton import Triton

triton = Triton()
triton.bind(
    model_name='Linear',
    infer_func=infer_fn,
    inputs=[Tensor(name='data', dtype=np.float32, shape=(-1,))],
    outputs=[Tensor(name='result', dtype=np.float32, shape=(-1,))],
)
triton.run()

• Step 3: Send an inference query using the ModelClient class:

from pytriton.client import ModelClient

client = ModelClient('localhost', 'Linear')
data = np.array([1, 2], dtype=np.float32)
print(client.infer_sample(data=data))

• Step 4: Once you’re done, stop the server and close the client:

client.close()
triton.stop()

The output of the inference should yield an array like this:

array([-1., -2.], dtype=float32)

Explore More Examples

Want to see more? Check out the examples page, where you’ll discover various scenarios of serving models using PyTriton. From simpler PyTorch models to more complex scenarios like online learning, you’ll find everything laid out for you.

Troubleshooting

If you’re facing issues or quirks as you embark on your PyTriton journey, here are some troubleshooting tips:

• Ensure that all prerequisites are properly installed and compatible.
• If you encounter any errors during the binding or inference stages, recheck the data types and shapes of your inputs and outputs.
• For additional insights or when in doubt, refer to the detailed documentation found in the PyTriton documentation.
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Conclusion

In summary, PyTriton empowers you with a flexible way to serve machine learning models with the familiarity of Python interfaces. With its rich set of features, performance optimizations, and ease of setup, it’s an essential tool for your machine learning toolkit. Happy coding!