Minimal task scheduling abstraction
Project description
A minimal task scheduling abstraction and parallel arrays.
dask is a specification to describe task dependency graphs.
dask.array is a drop-in NumPy replacement (for a subset of NumPy) that encodes blocked algorithms in dask dependency graphs.
dask.async is a shared-memory asynchronous scheduler that efficiently executes dask dependency graphs on multiple cores.
See full dask documentation at http://dask.readthedocs.org
Install
python setup.py install
Dask Graphs
Consider the following simple program:
def inc(i):
return i + 1
def add(a, b):
return a + b
x = 1
y = inc(x)
z = add(y, 10)
We encode this as a dictionary in the following way:
d = {'x': 1,
'y': (inc, 'x'),
'z': (add, 'y', 10)}
While less aesthetically pleasing this dictionary may now be analyzed, optimized, and computed on by other Python code, not just the Python interpreter.
Dask Arrays
The dask.array module creates these graphs from NumPy-like operations
>>> import dask.array as da
>>> x = da.random.random((4, 4), blockshape=(2, 2))
>>> x.T[0, 3].dask
{('x', 0, 0): (np.random.random, (2, 2)),
('x', 0, 1): (np.random.random, (2, 2)),
('x', 1, 0): (np.random.random, (2, 2)),
('x', 1, 1): (np.random.random, (2, 2)),
('y', 0, 0): (np.transpose, ('x', 0, 0)),
('y', 0, 1): (np.transpose, ('x', 1, 0)),
('y', 1, 0): (np.transpose, ('x', 0, 1)),
('y', 1, 1): (np.transpose, ('x', 1, 1)),
('z',): (getitem, ('y', 0, 1), (0, 1))}
Finally, a scheduler executes these graphs to achieve the intended result. The dask.async module contains a shared memory scheduler that efficiently leverages multiple cores.
Dependencies
dask.core supports Python 2.6+ and Python 3.3+ with a common codebase. It is pure Python and requires no dependencies beyond the standard library. It is a light weight dependency.
dask.array depends on numpy.
dask.bag depends on toolz and dill.
LICENSE
New BSD. See License File.
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