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Creation (basic)¤

empty staticmethod ¤

empty(
    *shape,
    device: str | tuple[str, ...] | None = None,
    dtype: DTypeLike | None = None,
    **kwargs
) -> Tensor

Creates an empty tensor with the given shape.

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor. Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

t = Tensor.empty(2, 3)
print(t.shape)
(2, 3)
Source code in tinygrad/tensor.py
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@staticmethod
def empty(*shape, device:str|tuple[str, ...]|None=None, dtype:DTypeLike|None=None, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
  """
  Creates an empty tensor with the given shape.

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
  Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  t = Tensor.empty(2, 3)
  print(t.shape)
  ```
  """
  return Tensor(UOp.empty(argfix(*shape), dtype, device), **kwargs)

zeros classmethod ¤

zeros(*shape, **kwargs) -> Self

Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with zeros.

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor. Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

print(Tensor.zeros(2, 3).numpy())
[[0. 0. 0.]
 [0. 0. 0.]]
print(Tensor.zeros(2, 3, dtype=dtypes.int32).numpy())
[[0 0 0]
 [0 0 0]]

Source code in tinygrad/mixin/__init__.py
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@classmethod
def zeros(cls, *shape, **kwargs) -> Self:
  """
  Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with zeros.

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
  Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  print(Tensor.zeros(2, 3).numpy())
  ```
  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  print(Tensor.zeros(2, 3, dtype=dtypes.int32).numpy())
  ```
  """
  return cls.full(argfix(*shape), 0.0, **kwargs)

ones classmethod ¤

ones(*shape, **kwargs) -> Self

Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with ones.

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor. Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

print(Tensor.ones(2, 3).numpy())
[[1. 1. 1.]
 [1. 1. 1.]]
print(Tensor.ones(2, 3, dtype=dtypes.int32).numpy())
[[1 1 1]
 [1 1 1]]

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@classmethod
def ones(cls, *shape, **kwargs) -> Self:
  """
  Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with ones.

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
  Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  print(Tensor.ones(2, 3).numpy())
  ```
  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  print(Tensor.ones(2, 3, dtype=dtypes.int32).numpy())
  ```
  """
  return cls.full(argfix(*shape), 1.0, **kwargs)

full classmethod ¤

full(
    shape: tuple[sint, ...],
    fill_value: ConstType | UOp,
    dtype: DTypeLike | None = None,
    device: str | tuple[str, ...] | None = None,
    buffer=True,
) -> Self

Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with the given value.

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor. Pass buffer=False to get a broadcast const value instead of a materialized buffer.

print(Tensor.full((2, 3), 42).numpy())
[[42 42 42]
 [42 42 42]]
print(Tensor.full((2, 3), False).numpy())
[[False False False]
 [False False False]]

Source code in tinygrad/mixin/__init__.py
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@classmethod
def full(cls, shape:tuple[sint, ...], fill_value:ConstType|UOp, dtype:DTypeLike|None=None,
         device:str|tuple[str, ...]|None=None, buffer=True) -> Self:
  """
  Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with the given value.

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
  Pass `buffer=False` to get a broadcast const value instead of a materialized buffer.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  print(Tensor.full((2, 3), 42).numpy())
  ```
  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  print(Tensor.full((2, 3), False).numpy())
  ```
  """
  # TODO: enable this check
  # if not buffer: assert device is None, "buffer=False does not support device specification"
  from tinygrad.uop.ops import UOp
  new_shape = argfix(shape)
  dt = to_dtype(dtype) if dtype is not None else None
  if isinstance(fill_value, UOp): val = cls.const(dt or fill_value.dtype, fill_value)
  else: val = cls.const(dt or dtypes.from_py(fill_value), fill_value)
  val = val.reshape((1,)*len(new_shape)).expand(new_shape)
  return val.clone(device=device) if buffer else val

arange classmethod ¤

arange(
    start, stop=None, step=1, dtype: DTypeLike | None = None
) -> Self

Returns a 1-D tensor of size ceil((stop - start) / step) with values from [start, stop), with spacing between values given by step.

If stop is not specified, values are generated from [0, start) with the given step.

If stop is specified, values are generated from [start, stop) with the given step.

print(Tensor.arange(5).numpy())
[0 1 2 3 4]
print(Tensor.arange(5, 10).numpy())
[5 6 7 8 9]
print(Tensor.arange(5, 10, 2).numpy())
[5 7 9]
print(Tensor.arange(5.5, 10, 2).numpy())
[5.5 7.5 9.5]

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@classmethod
def arange(cls, start, stop=None, step=1, dtype:DTypeLike|None=None) -> Self:
  """
  Returns a 1-D tensor of size `ceil((stop - start) / step)` with values from `[start, stop)`, with spacing between values given by `step`.

  If `stop` is not specified, values are generated from `[0, start)` with the given `step`.

  If `stop` is specified, values are generated from `[start, stop)` with the given `step`.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  print(Tensor.arange(5).numpy())
  ```
  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  print(Tensor.arange(5, 10).numpy())
  ```
  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  print(Tensor.arange(5, 10, 2).numpy())
  ```
  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  print(Tensor.arange(5.5, 10, 2).numpy())
  ```
  """
  if stop is None: stop, start = start, 0
  if dtype is None: dtype = dtypes.default_float if any(isinstance(x, float) for x in (start, stop, step)) else dtypes.default_int
  lo, hi = (start, stop-step) if step > 0 else (stop-step, start)
  if lo < (dt:=to_dtype(dtype)).min or dt.max < hi: raise OverflowError(f"arange [{start}, {stop}) is not representable in dtype {dtype}")
  # NOTE: this matches numpy, torch raises RuntimeError if stop-start and step have different signs
  if (output_len:=ceildiv(stop-start, step)) <= 0: return cls.full((0,), 0, dtype=dtype, buffer=False)
  return (cls.full((output_len,), step, dtype=dtype, buffer=False)._cumalu(0, Ops.ADD) + (start - step)).cast(dtype)

linspace classmethod ¤

linspace(
    start: int | float,
    stop: int | float,
    steps: int,
    dtype: DTypeLike | None = None,
) -> Self

Returns a 1-D tensor of steps evenly spaced values from start to stop, inclusive.

print(Tensor.linspace(0, 10, 5).numpy())
[ 0.   2.5  5.   7.5 10. ]
print(Tensor.linspace(-1, 1, 5).numpy())
[-1.  -0.5  0.   0.5  1. ]

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@classmethod
def linspace(cls, start:int|float, stop:int|float, steps:int, dtype:DTypeLike|None=None) -> Self:
  """
  Returns a 1-D tensor of `steps` evenly spaced values from `start` to `stop`, inclusive.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  print(Tensor.linspace(0, 10, 5).numpy())
  ```
  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  print(Tensor.linspace(-1, 1, 5).numpy())
  ```
  """
  if steps < 0: raise ValueError("number of steps must be non-negative")
  if (dtype := to_dtype(dtype or dtypes.default_float)) == dtypes.bool: raise ValueError("linspace with bool dtype is not supported")
  if steps == 1: return cls.full((1,), start, dtype=dtype, buffer=False)
  return (start + cls.arange(steps, dtype=dtypes.default_float) * ((stop - start) / (steps - 1))).cast(dtype)

eye classmethod ¤

eye(
    n: int,
    m: int | None = None,
    dtype: DTypeLike | None = None,
) -> Self

Returns a 2-D tensor with n rows and m columns, with ones on the diagonal and zeros elsewhere.

print(Tensor.eye(3).numpy())
[[1. 0. 0.]
 [0. 1. 0.]
 [0. 0. 1.]]
print(Tensor.eye(2, 4).numpy())
[[1. 0. 0. 0.]
 [0. 1. 0. 0.]]
Source code in tinygrad/mixin/__init__.py
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@classmethod
def eye(cls, n:int, m:int|None=None, dtype:DTypeLike|None=None) -> Self:
  """
  Returns a 2-D tensor with `n` rows and `m` columns, with ones on the diagonal and zeros elsewhere.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  print(Tensor.eye(3).numpy())
  ```

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  print(Tensor.eye(2, 4).numpy())
  ```
  """
  m_ = n if m is None else m
  if n < 0 or m_ < 0: raise ValueError(f"cannot have negative {n=}, {m_=}")
  out_dtype = to_dtype(dtype) if dtype is not None else dtypes.default_float
  return cls.arange(n).unsqueeze(-1).eq(cls.arange(m_)).cast(out_dtype)

full_like ¤

full_like(
    fill_value: ConstType, dtype=None, device=None
) -> Tensor

Creates a tensor with the same shape as self, filled with the given value. If dtype is not specified, the dtype of self is used.

You can pass in the device keyword argument to control device of the tensor.

t = Tensor.ones(2, 3)
print(Tensor.full_like(t, 42).numpy())
[[42. 42. 42.]
 [42. 42. 42.]]
Source code in tinygrad/tensor.py
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def full_like(self, fill_value:ConstType, dtype=None, device=None) -> Tensor:
  """
  Creates a tensor with the same shape as `self`, filled with the given value.
  If `dtype` is not specified, the dtype of `self` is used.

  You can pass in the `device` keyword argument to control device of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  t = Tensor.ones(2, 3)
  print(Tensor.full_like(t, 42).numpy())
  ```
  """
  if isinstance(self.device, tuple): return self._multi_like(Tensor.full, fill_value, dtype=dtype or self.dtype, device=device)
  return Tensor.full(self.shape, fill_value, dtype=dtype or self.dtype, device=self.device if device is None else device)

zeros_like ¤

zeros_like(**kwargs) -> Self

Creates a tensor with the same shape as self, filled with zeros.

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.

t = Tensor.ones(2, 3)
print(Tensor.zeros_like(t).numpy())
[[0. 0. 0.]
 [0. 0. 0.]]
Source code in tinygrad/mixin/creation.py
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def zeros_like(self, **kwargs) -> Self:
  """
  Creates a tensor with the same shape as `self`, filled with zeros.

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  t = Tensor.ones(2, 3)
  print(Tensor.zeros_like(t).numpy())
  ```
  """
  return self.full_like(0, **kwargs)

ones_like ¤

ones_like(**kwargs) -> Self

Creates a tensor with the same shape as self, filled with ones.

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.

t = Tensor.zeros(2, 3)
print(Tensor.ones_like(t).numpy())
[[1. 1. 1.]
 [1. 1. 1.]]
Source code in tinygrad/mixin/creation.py
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def ones_like(self, **kwargs) -> Self:
  """
  Creates a tensor with the same shape as `self`, filled with ones.

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  t = Tensor.zeros(2, 3)
  print(Tensor.ones_like(t).numpy())
  ```
  """
  return self.full_like(1, **kwargs)

Creation (external)¤

from_blob staticmethod ¤

from_blob(
    ptr: int, shape: tuple[int, ...], **kwargs
) -> Tensor

Exposes the pointer as a Tensor without taking ownership of the original data. The pointer must remain valid for the entire lifetime of the created Tensor.

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor. Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

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@staticmethod
def from_blob(ptr:int, shape:tuple[int, ...], **kwargs) -> Tensor:
  """
  Exposes the pointer as a Tensor without taking ownership of the original data.
  The pointer must remain valid for the entire lifetime of the created Tensor.

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
  Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
  """
  r = Tensor.empty(*shape, **kwargs)
  assert isinstance(r.device, str)
  cast(Buffer, r.uop.buffer).allocate(external_ptr=ptr)
  return r

from_url staticmethod ¤

from_url(
    url: str, gunzip: bool = False, **kwargs
) -> Tensor

Creates a Tensor from a URL.

This is the preferred way to access Internet resources. It currently returns a DISK Tensor, but in the future it may return an HTTP Tensor. This also will soon become lazy (when possible) and not print progress without DEBUG.

The gunzip flag will gzip extract the resource and return an extracted Tensor.

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@staticmethod
def from_url(url:str, gunzip:bool=False, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
  """
  Creates a Tensor from a URL.

  This is the preferred way to access Internet resources.
  It currently returns a DISK Tensor, but in the future it may return an HTTP Tensor.
  This also will soon become lazy (when possible) and not print progress without DEBUG.

  The `gunzip` flag will gzip extract the resource and return an extracted Tensor.
  """
  return Tensor(fetch(url, gunzip=gunzip), **kwargs)

Creation (random)¤

manual_seed staticmethod ¤

manual_seed(seed=0) -> None

Sets the seed for random operations.

Tensor.manual_seed(42)
print(Tensor.rand(5).numpy())
print(Tensor.rand(5).numpy())
[0.381  0.0098 0.1128 0.1177 0.5054]
[0.8984 0.9686 0.5969 0.9117 0.9869]
Tensor.manual_seed(42)  # reset to the same seed
print(Tensor.rand(5).numpy())
print(Tensor.rand(5).numpy())
[0.381  0.0098 0.1128 0.1177 0.5054]
[0.8984 0.9686 0.5969 0.9117 0.9869]

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@staticmethod
def manual_seed(seed=0) -> None:
  """
  Sets the seed for random operations.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  Tensor.manual_seed(42)
  print(Tensor.rand(5).numpy())
  print(Tensor.rand(5).numpy())
  ```
  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  Tensor.manual_seed(42)  # reset to the same seed
  print(Tensor.rand(5).numpy())
  print(Tensor.rand(5).numpy())
  ```
  """
  Tensor._seed, Tensor._device_seeds, Tensor._device_rng_counters = seed, {}, {}

rand staticmethod ¤

rand(
    *shape,
    device: str | None = None,
    dtype: DTypeLike | None = None,
    contiguous: bool = True
) -> Tensor

Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random values from a uniform distribution over the interval [0, 1).

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.

Tensor.manual_seed(42)
t = Tensor.rand(2, 3)
print(t.numpy())
[[0.381  0.0098 0.1128]
 [0.1177 0.5054 0.3721]]
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def rand(*shape, device:str|None=None, dtype:DTypeLike|None=None, contiguous:bool=True) -> Tensor:
  """
  Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random values from a uniform distribution over the interval `[0, 1)`.

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  Tensor.manual_seed(42)
  t = Tensor.rand(2, 3)
  print(t.numpy())
  ```
  """
  dt = to_dtype(dtype or dtypes.default_float)
  if not dtypes.is_float(dt): raise ValueError(f"rand only supports float dtypes, got {dt}")
  if not all_int(shape:=argfix(*shape)) or not all(s >= 0 for s in shape): raise ValueError(f"invalid input {shape=}")
  if device is not None and not isinstance(device, str): raise ValueError(f"rand only supports single device, got {device=}")
  device = cast(str, canonicalize_device(device))

  # if shape has 0, return zero tensor
  if (numel := prod(shape)) == 0: return Tensor.zeros(shape, device=device, dtype=dt)
  num = ceildiv(numel * dt.itemsize, 4)
  key, counter = Tensor._next_counter(device, num)
  bits = Tensor.random_bits(key, counter, num)
  out = Tensor._bits_to_rand(bits, shape, dt)
  return out.contiguous() if contiguous else out

rand_like ¤

rand_like(**kwargs) -> Tensor

Creates a tensor with the same shape and sharding as self, filled with random values from a uniform distribution over the interval [0, 1).

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor. Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

t = Tensor.ones(2, 3)
print(Tensor.rand_like(t).numpy())
[[0.2103 0.611  0.1345]
 [0.0131 0.368  0.9245]]
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def rand_like(self, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
  """
  Creates a tensor with the same shape and sharding as `self`, filled with random values from a uniform distribution over the interval `[0, 1)`.

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
  Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  t = Tensor.ones(2, 3)
  print(Tensor.rand_like(t).numpy())
  ```
  """
  if isinstance(self.device, tuple): return self._multi_like(Tensor.rand, **kwargs)
  return Tensor.rand(*self.shape, device=kwargs.pop("device", self.device), dtype=kwargs.pop("dtype", self.dtype), **kwargs)

randn staticmethod ¤

randn(
    *shape, dtype: DTypeLike | None = None, **kwargs
) -> Tensor

Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random values from a normal distribution with mean 0 and standard deviation 1. If dtype is not specified, the default type is used.

You can pass in the device keyword argument to control device of the tensor. Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

Tensor.manual_seed(42)
print(Tensor.randn(2, 3).numpy())
[[ 1.9576 -0.1859  1.6404]
 [-0.7647 -0.8695 -0.4379]]
Source code in tinygrad/tensor.py
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@staticmethod
def randn(*shape, dtype:DTypeLike|None=None, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
  """
  Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random values from a normal distribution with mean `0` and standard deviation `1`.
  If `dtype` is not specified, the default type is used.

  You can pass in the `device` keyword argument to control device of the tensor.
  Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  Tensor.manual_seed(42)
  print(Tensor.randn(2, 3).numpy())
  ```
  """
  return Tensor.empty(*shape, **kwargs).randn_like(dtype=dtype)

randn_like ¤

randn_like(
    dtype: DTypeLike | None = None, **kwargs
) -> Tensor

Creates a tensor with the same shape and sharding as self, filled with random values from a normal distribution with mean 0 and variance 1.

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor. Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

t = Tensor.ones(2, 3)
print(Tensor.randn_like(t).numpy())
[[-0.7382  1.5164 -0.3065]
 [-0.7862  0.5411 -0.4394]]
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def randn_like(self, dtype:DTypeLike|None=None, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
  """
  Creates a tensor with the same shape and sharding as `self`, filled with random values from a normal distribution with mean 0 and variance 1.

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
  Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  t = Tensor.ones(2, 3)
  print(Tensor.randn_like(t).numpy())
  ```
  """
  src = self.stack(self).rand_like(**{**kwargs, "dtype": dtypes.float32})
  # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box%E2%80%93Muller_transform
  return src[0].mul(2*math.pi).cos().mul((1 - src[1]).log().mul(-2).sqrt()).cast(dtype or self.dtype)

randint staticmethod ¤

randint(
    *shape, low=0, high=10, dtype=int32, **kwargs
) -> Tensor

Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random integer values generated uniformly from the interval [low, high). Requires low < high. If dtype is not specified, the default type is used.

You can pass in the device keyword argument to control device of the tensor. Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

Tensor.manual_seed(42)
print(Tensor.randint(2, 3, low=5, high=10).numpy())
[[6 5 5]
 [5 7 6]]
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def randint(*shape, low=0, high=10, dtype=dtypes.int32, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
  """
  Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random integer values generated uniformly from the interval `[low, high)`.
  Requires `low < high`. If `dtype` is not specified, the default type is used.

  You can pass in the `device` keyword argument to control device of the tensor.
  Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  Tensor.manual_seed(42)
  print(Tensor.randint(2, 3, low=5, high=10).numpy())
  ```
  """
  if not all_int([low, high]): raise TypeError(f"{low=} and {high=} must be integers")
  if not dtypes.is_int(dtype := to_dtype(dtype)): raise TypeError(f"{dtype=} must be int")
  if low >= high: raise ValueError(f"Tensor.randint requires low < high, got {low=}, {high=}")
  return Tensor.uniform(*shape, low=low, high=high, dtype=dtype, **kwargs)

randperm staticmethod ¤

randperm(
    n: int, device=None, dtype=int32, **kwargs
) -> Tensor

Returns a tensor with a random permutation of integers from 0 to n-1.

Tensor.manual_seed(42)
print(Tensor.randperm(6).numpy())
[1 2 3 5 0 4]
Source code in tinygrad/tensor.py
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def randperm(n:int, device=None, dtype=dtypes.int32, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
  """
  Returns a tensor with a random permutation of integers from `0` to `n-1`.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  Tensor.manual_seed(42)
  print(Tensor.randperm(6).numpy())
  ```
  """
  return Tensor.rand(n, device=device, **kwargs).argsort().cast(dtype)

normal staticmethod ¤

normal(*shape, mean=0.0, std=1.0, **kwargs) -> Tensor

Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random values from a normal distribution with the given mean and standard deviation std. Requires std >= 0.

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor. Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

Tensor.manual_seed(42)
print(Tensor.normal(2, 3, mean=10, std=2).numpy())
[[13.9153  9.6281 13.2808]
 [ 8.4707  8.261   9.1242]]
Source code in tinygrad/tensor.py
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def normal(*shape, mean=0.0, std=1.0, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
  """
  Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random values from a normal distribution with the given `mean` and standard deviation `std`.
  Requires `std >= 0`.

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
  Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  Tensor.manual_seed(42)
  print(Tensor.normal(2, 3, mean=10, std=2).numpy())
  ```
  """
  if std < 0: raise ValueError(f"Tensor.normal requires std >= 0, got {std=}")
  return std * Tensor.randn(*shape, **kwargs) + mean

uniform staticmethod ¤

uniform(
    *shape,
    low=0.0,
    high=1.0,
    dtype: DTypeLike | None = None,
    **kwargs
) -> Tensor

Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random values from a uniform distribution over the interval [low, high). Requires low < high.

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor. Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

Tensor.manual_seed(42)
print(Tensor.uniform(2, 3, low=2, high=10).numpy())
[[5.0483 2.0782 2.9024]
 [2.9416 6.0429 4.9769]]
Source code in tinygrad/tensor.py
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def uniform(*shape, low=0.0, high=1.0, dtype:DTypeLike|None=None, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
  """
  Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random values from a uniform distribution over the interval `[low, high)`.
  Requires `low < high`.

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
  Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  Tensor.manual_seed(42)
  print(Tensor.uniform(2, 3, low=2, high=10).numpy())
  ```
  """
  if not all_int(shape:=argfix(*shape)) or not all(s >= 0 for s in shape): raise ValueError(f"invalid input {shape=}")
  if low >= high: raise ValueError(f"Tensor.uniform requires low < high, got {low=}, {high=}")
  return ((high-low) * Tensor.rand(*shape, **kwargs)).cast(dtype or dtypes.default_float) + low

scaled_uniform staticmethod ¤

scaled_uniform(*shape, **kwargs) -> Tensor

Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random values from a uniform distribution over the interval [-prod(shape)**-0.5, prod(shape)**-0.5).

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor. Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

Tensor.manual_seed(42)
print(Tensor.scaled_uniform(2, 3).numpy())
[[-0.0971 -0.4003 -0.3161]
 [-0.3121  0.0044 -0.1044]]
Source code in tinygrad/tensor.py
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def scaled_uniform(*shape, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
  """
  Creates a tensor with the given shape, filled with random values from a uniform distribution
  over the interval `[-prod(shape)**-0.5, prod(shape)**-0.5)`.

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
  Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  Tensor.manual_seed(42)
  print(Tensor.scaled_uniform(2, 3).numpy())
  ```
  """
  return Tensor.uniform(*shape, low=-1.0, high=1.0, **kwargs).mul(prod(argfix(*shape))**-0.5)

glorot_uniform staticmethod ¤

glorot_uniform(*shape, **kwargs) -> Tensor

https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/keras/initializers/GlorotUniform

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor. Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

Tensor.manual_seed(42)
print(Tensor.glorot_uniform(2, 3).numpy())
[[-0.2606 -1.074  -0.8483]
 [-0.8376  0.0117 -0.2802]]
Source code in tinygrad/tensor.py
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def glorot_uniform(*shape, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
  """
  <https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/keras/initializers/GlorotUniform>

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
  Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  Tensor.manual_seed(42)
  print(Tensor.glorot_uniform(2, 3).numpy())
  ```
  """
  bound = (6 / (argfix(*shape)[0]+prod(argfix(*shape)[1:]))) ** 0.5
  return Tensor.uniform(*shape, low=-bound, high=bound, **kwargs)

kaiming_uniform staticmethod ¤

kaiming_uniform(
    *shape, a: float = 0.01, **kwargs
) -> Tensor

https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/_modules/torch/nn/init.html#kaiming_uniform_

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor. Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

Tensor.manual_seed(42)
print(Tensor.kaiming_uniform(2, 3).numpy())
[[-0.3364 -1.3865 -1.0951]
 [-1.0813  0.0152 -0.3617]]
Source code in tinygrad/tensor.py
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def kaiming_uniform(*shape, a:float = 0.01, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
  """
  <https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/_modules/torch/nn/init.html#kaiming_uniform_>

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
  Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  Tensor.manual_seed(42)
  print(Tensor.kaiming_uniform(2, 3).numpy())
  ```
  """
  bound = (6 / (1 + a ** 2) / prod(argfix(*shape)[1:])) ** 0.5
  return Tensor.uniform(*shape, low=-bound, high=bound, **kwargs)

kaiming_normal staticmethod ¤

kaiming_normal(*shape, a: float = 0.01, **kwargs) -> Tensor

https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/_modules/torch/nn/init.html#kaiming_normal_

You can pass in dtype and device keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor. Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

Tensor.manual_seed(42)
print(Tensor.kaiming_normal(2, 3).numpy())
[[ 1.5983 -0.1518  1.3393]
 [-0.6243 -0.7099 -0.3575]]
Source code in tinygrad/tensor.py
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def kaiming_normal(*shape, a:float = 0.01, **kwargs) -> Tensor:
  """
  <https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/_modules/torch/nn/init.html#kaiming_normal_>

  You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
  Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.

  ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
  Tensor.manual_seed(42)
  print(Tensor.kaiming_normal(2, 3).numpy())
  ```
  """
  std = (2 / (1 + a ** 2) / prod(argfix(*shape)[1:])) ** 0.5
  return Tensor.normal(*shape, mean=0.0, std=std, **kwargs)