feat: Default to RichProgressBar and RichModelSummary if rich is avai… #20896

littlebullGit · 2025-06-12T03:15:03Z

What does this PR do?

This PR implements automatic detection of the optional rich package. If rich is available in the environment, PyTorch Lightning will now default to using RichProgressBar and RichModelSummary for an enhanced visual experience during training and model summarization. If rich is not available, it gracefully falls back to the standard TQDMProgressBar and ModelSummary.

This change aims to improve the out-of-the-box user experience by providing richer feedback mechanisms without requiring manual configuration when rich is installed. The existing behavior of respecting user-provided callbacks or explicit disabling of progress bars/model summaries is maintained.

The rich package is an optional dependency to enable the new default behaviors. If not present, the existing default callbacks are used.

Fixes #9580

No breaking changes are introduced by this PR.

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Was this discussed/agreed via a GitHub issue? (not for typos and docs) (Yes, issue Enable Rich Progress Bar/Model Summary if Rich is available #9580)
Did you read the contributor guideline, Pull Request section? (Assumed)
Did you make sure your PR does only one thing, instead of bundling different changes together? (Yes)
Did you make sure to update the documentation with your changes? (if necessary) (No explicit documentation changes were made in this PR. The behavior change is user-facing, and a note in relevant documentation sections might be beneficial as a follow-up.)
Did you write any new necessary tests? (not for typos and docs) (Yes, comprehensive tests were added in the test file tests/tests_pytorch/trainer/connectors/test_rich_integration.py.)
Did you verify new and existing tests pass locally with your changes? (Yes)
Did you list all the breaking changes introduced by this pull request? (Yes, none.)
Did you update the CHANGELOG? (not for typos, docs, test updates, or minor internal changes/refactors) (Yes, this is a feature enhancement and should be added to the changelog.)

Changelog Entry Suggestion (for CHANGELOG.md):

### Added

- Default to RichProgressBar and RichModelSummary if the rich package is available. Fallback to TQDMProgressBar and ModelSummary otherwise. (#9580)

📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://pytorch-lightning--20896.org.readthedocs.build/en/20896/

tests/tests_pytorch/callbacks/progress/test_tqdm_progress_bar.py

src/lightning/pytorch/utilities/imports.py

src/lightning/pytorch/callbacks/progress/tqdm_progress.py

src/lightning/pytorch/utilities/imports.py

…lable Implements automatic detection of the 'rich' package and enables RichProgressBar and RichModelSummary by default in the Trainer when the package is present. This enhances the user experience with improved visual feedback without requiring manual configuration. Includes comprehensive tests for various scenarios. Fixes Lightning-AI#9580

…and rich progress bars

The RichProgressBar was failing in multi-GPU environments because it could not handle tensor metrics from different devices. This commit overrides the get_metrics method to convert all tensor metrics to floats before they are rendered, preventing errors. An accompanying test is added to verify the fix.

@patch

The test_progress_bar_max_val_check_interval_ddp test was failing in CI due to an AttributeError. This occurred because _RICH_AVAILABLE was not mocked, leading to RichProgressBar being used incorrectly. This commit adds the necessary @patch decorator to ensure TQDMProgressBar is instantiated as expected.

Addresses a PR comment by bhimrazy regarding inconsistent _RICH_AVAILABLE checks. This commit: 1. Defines _RICH_MIN_VERSION = "10.2.2" in utilities/imports.py. 2. Updates _RICH_AVAILABLE in utilities/imports.py to use this minimum version. 3. Modifies callbacks/progress/rich_progress.py to import and use the centralized _RICH_AVAILABLE from utilities/imports.py, removing its local definition. This ensures a single source of truth for rich package availability and version checking.

Co-authored-by: Bhimraj Yadav <bhimrajyadav977@gmail.com>

Fixes import statements in files that were still importing _RICH_AVAILABLE from rich_progress.py instead of the centralized utilities.imports. Updated files: - src/lightning/pytorch/callbacks/rich_model_summary.py - src/lightning/pytorch/loops/evaluation_loop.py - src/lightning/pytorch/utilities/testing/_runif.py - tests/tests_pytorch/trainer/logging_/test_eval_loop_logging.py This completes the centralization of _RICH_AVAILABLE checks.

Borda · 2025-06-16T13:24:41Z

Changelog Entry Suggestion (for CHANGELOG.md):

pls add it as part of your PR :)

Added entry to CHANGELOG.md documenting the new feature that defaults to RichProgressBar and RichModelSummary when the rich package is available, with fallback to TQDM variants.

Borda · 2025-06-18T13:10:36Z

tests/tests_pytorch/trainer/connectors/test_rich_integration.py

+        )
+        assert user_progress_bar in trainer.callbacks
+        assert sum(isinstance(cb, ProgressBar) for cb in trainer.callbacks) == 1
+        assert isinstance(trainer.progress_bar_callback, RichProgressBar)


why the pbar is RichProgressBar if _RICH_AVAILABLE=False?

I understand that the RichProgressBar class checks for _RICH_AVAILABLE in the init method; however, I believe this test is still needed just in case a user explicitly provides a RichProgressBar instance, even when Rich is not available in this environment. This could happen if:

The user has Rich installed in their development environment

Their code directly uses RichProgressBar

Then they run it in an environment without Rich

The test is verifying that the system respects the user's explicit choice to use RichProgressBar, regardless of the _RICH_AVAILABLE flag.
I have these in the comments:

# If user explicitly provides RichProgressBar, it should be used, # even if _RICH_AVAILABLE is False (simulating our connector logic).

well but how you can have RichProgressBar if the rich package is not installed?

ok, I can remove this test. Anything else I need to change before I commit?

just removed the test. build successful

I am not complaining about the test, the test just documents the implemented behaviors so removing the test does not change anything on my concerns, rather oposit we would have untested behaviour

Let me clarify. The test test_no_rich_respects_user_provided_rich_progress_bar was removed because it tested an impossible scenario. Here's why:

Import Behavior:

The Rich imports are checked when the module loads

If Rich isn't installed, Python raises an ImportError immediately when the module is imported with code reference RichProgressBar

The user can't even reach the point of initializing [RichProgressBar] if Rich isn't installed

Impossible Scenario:

The test tried to create a situation where [RichProgressBar] was used with _RICH_AVAILABLE=False

In reality, if Rich isn't available:

The import would fail at module load time with ImportError

The code would never reach the point of instantiating [RichProgressBar]

So, this Mock scenario is invalid

Safety:

Python's import system ensures that if Rich isn't installed, any attempt to use [RichProgressBar] fails immediately with an ImportError

This is the correct and expected behavior - users must have Rich installed to use RichProgressBar

The removal makes the test suite more accurate by only testing possible scenarios.
Let me know if this addresses your concerns.

some concerns about the test

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littlebullGit · 2025-06-21T14:48:05Z

@Borda @bhimrazy , let me know if there are anything I need to do before the PR can be merged.

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test: disable rich progress bar in callback tests to ensure tqdm usage

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…and rich progress bars

refactor: move patch decorators outside test functions in callback tests

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Co-authored-by: Bhimraj Yadav <bhimrajyadav977@gmail.com>

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