Make safetensors the default

setup.py

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         ]
     },
     python_requires=">=3.8.0",
-    install_requires=["numpy>=1.17", "packaging>=20.0", "psutil", "pyyaml", "torch>=1.10.0", "huggingface_hub"],
+    install_requires=["numpy>=1.17", "packaging>=20.0", "psutil", "pyyaml", "torch>=1.10.0", "huggingface_hub", "safetensors>=0.3.1"],
     extras_require=extras,
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",

src/accelerate/accelerator.py

@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
     is_ipex_available,
     is_megatron_lm_available,
     is_npu_available,
-    is_safetensors_available,
     is_torch_version,
     is_tpu_available,
     is_xpu_available,
@@ -2536,7 +2535,7 @@ def save_model(
         model: torch.nn.Module,
         save_directory: Union[str, os.PathLike],
         max_shard_size: Union[int, str] = "10GB",
-        safe_serialization: bool = False,
+        safe_serialization: bool = True,
     ):
         """
         Save a model so that it can be re-loaded using load_checkpoint_in_model
@@ -2557,7 +2556,7 @@ def save_model(
 
                 </Tip>
 
-            safe_serialization (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `False`):
+            safe_serialization (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `True`):
                 Whether to save the model using `safetensors` or the traditional PyTorch way (that uses `pickle`).
 
         Example:
@@ -2571,9 +2570,6 @@ def save_model(
         ```
         """
 
-        if safe_serialization and not is_safetensors_available():
-            raise ImportError("`safe_serialization` requires the `safetensors library: `pip install safetensors`.")
-
         if os.path.isfile(save_directory):
             logger.error(f"Provided path ({save_directory}) should be a directory, not a file")
             return
@@ -2690,7 +2686,7 @@ def register_save_state_pre_hook(self, hook: Callable[..., None]) -> hooks.Remov
         self._save_model_state_pre_hook[handle.id] = hook
         return handle
 
-    def save_state(self, output_dir: str = None, **save_model_func_kwargs):
+    def save_state(self, output_dir: str = None, safe_serialization: bool = True, **save_model_func_kwargs):
         """
         Saves the current states of the model, optimizer, scaler, RNG generators, and registered objects to a folder.
 
@@ -2711,6 +2707,8 @@ def save_state(self, output_dir: str = None, **save_model_func_kwargs):
         Args:
             output_dir (`str` or `os.PathLike`):
                 The name of the folder to save all relevant weights and states.
+            safe_serialization (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `True`):
+                Whether to save the model using `safetensors` or the traditional PyTorch way (that uses `pickle`).
             save_model_func_kwargs (`dict`, *optional*):
                 Additional keyword arguments for saving model which can be passed to the underlying save function, such
                 as optional arguments for DeepSpeed's `save_checkpoint` function.
@@ -2815,6 +2813,7 @@ def _inner(folder):
             self.state.process_index,
             self.scaler,
             save_on_each_node=self.project_configuration.save_on_each_node,
+            safe_serialization=safe_serialization,
         )
         for i, obj in enumerate(self._custom_objects):
             save_custom_state(obj, output_dir, i, save_on_each_node=self.project_configuration.save_on_each_node)

src/accelerate/checkpointing.py

@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import os
 import random
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List
 
 import numpy as np
 import torch
+from safetensors.torch import load_file
 from torch.cuda.amp import GradScaler
 
 from .utils import (
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def save_accelerator_state(
     process_index: int,
     scaler: GradScaler = None,
     save_on_each_node: bool = False,
+    safe_serialization: bool = True,
 ):
     """
     Saves the current states of the models, optimizers, scaler, and RNG generators to a given directory.
@@ -75,45 +76,49 @@ def save_accelerator_state(
             An optional gradient scaler instance to save
         save_on_each_node (`bool`, *optional*):
             Whether to save on every node, or only the main node.
+        safe_serialization (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `True`):
+            Whether to save the model using `safetensors` or the traditional PyTorch way (that uses `pickle`).
     """
+    output_dir = Path(output_dir)
     # Model states
     for i, state in enumerate(model_states):
-        weights_name = f"{MODEL_NAME}.bin" if i == 0 else f"{MODEL_NAME}_{i}.bin"
-        output_model_file = os.path.join(output_dir, weights_name)
-        save(state, output_model_file, save_on_each_node=save_on_each_node)
+        weights_name = f"{MODEL_NAME}" if i == 0 else f"{MODEL_NAME}_{i}"
+        weights_name += ".bin" if not safe_serialization else ".safetensors"
+        output_model_file = output_dir.joinpath(weights_name)
+        save(state, output_model_file, save_on_each_node=save_on_each_node, safe_serialization=safe_serialization)
         logger.info(f"Model weights saved in {output_model_file}")
     # Optimizer states
     for i, opt in enumerate(optimizers):
         state = opt.state_dict()
         optimizer_name = f"{OPTIMIZER_NAME}.bin" if i == 0 else f"{OPTIMIZER_NAME}_{i}.bin"
-        output_optimizer_file = os.path.join(output_dir, optimizer_name)
-        save(state, output_optimizer_file, save_on_each_node=save_on_each_node)
+        output_optimizer_file = output_dir.joinpath(optimizer_name)
+        save(state, output_optimizer_file, save_on_each_node=save_on_each_node, safe_serialization=False)
         logger.info(f"Optimizer state saved in {output_optimizer_file}")
     # Scheduler states
     for i, scheduler in enumerate(schedulers):
         state = scheduler.state_dict()
         scheduler_name = f"{SCHEDULER_NAME}.bin" if i == 0 else f"{SCHEDULER_NAME}_{i}.bin"
-        output_scheduler_file = os.path.join(output_dir, scheduler_name)
-        save(state, output_scheduler_file, save_on_each_node=save_on_each_node)
+        output_scheduler_file = output_dir.joinpath(scheduler_name)
+        save(state, output_scheduler_file, save_on_each_node=save_on_each_node, safe_serialization=False)
         logger.info(f"Scheduler state saved in {output_scheduler_file}")
     # DataLoader states
     for i, dataloader in enumerate(dataloaders):
         sampler_name = f"{SAMPLER_NAME}.bin" if i == 0 else f"{SAMPLER_NAME}_{i}.bin"
-        output_sampler_file = os.path.join(output_dir, sampler_name)
+        output_sampler_file = output_dir.joinpath(sampler_name)
         # Only save if we have our custom sampler
         from .data_loader import IterableDatasetShard, SeedableRandomSampler
 
         if isinstance(dataloader.dataset, IterableDatasetShard):
             sampler = dataloader.sampler.sampler
 
             if isinstance(sampler, SeedableRandomSampler):
-                save(sampler, output_sampler_file, save_on_each_node=save_on_each_node)
+                save(sampler, output_sampler_file, save_on_each_node=save_on_each_node, safe_serialization=False)
         logger.info(f"Sampler state for dataloader {i} saved in {output_sampler_file}")
 
     # GradScaler state
     if scaler is not None:
         state = scaler.state_dict()
-        output_scaler_file = os.path.join(output_dir, SCALER_NAME)
+        output_scaler_file = output_dir.joinpath(SCALER_NAME)
         torch.save(state, output_scaler_file)
         logger.info(f"Gradient scaler state saved in {output_scaler_file}")
     # Random number generator states
@@ -128,7 +133,7 @@ def save_accelerator_state(
         states["torch_cuda_manual_seed"] = torch.cuda.get_rng_state_all()
     if is_tpu_available():
         states["xm_seed"] = xm.get_rng_state()
-    output_states_file = os.path.join(output_dir, states_name)
+    output_states_file = output_dir.joinpath(states_name)
     torch.save(states, output_states_file)
     logger.info(f"Random states saved in {output_states_file}")
     return output_dir
@@ -174,31 +179,39 @@ def load_accelerator_state(
         map_location = "cpu"
     elif map_location == "on_device":
         map_location = PartialState().device
+
+    input_dir = Path(input_dir)
     # Model states
     for i, model in enumerate(models):
-        weights_name = f"{MODEL_NAME}.bin" if i == 0 else f"{MODEL_NAME}_{i}.bin"
-        input_model_file = os.path.join(input_dir, weights_name)
-        models[i].load_state_dict(torch.load(input_model_file, map_location=map_location), **load_model_func_kwargs)
+        weights_name = f"{MODEL_NAME}.safetensors" if i == 0 else f"{MODEL_NAME}_{i}.safetensors"
+        input_model_file = input_dir.joinpath(weights_name)
+        if input_model_file.exists():
+            state_dict = load_file(input_model_file, device=str(map_location))
+        else:
+            # Load with torch
+            input_model_file = input_model_file.with_suffix(".bin")
+            state_dict = torch.load(input_model_file, map_location=map_location)
+        models[i].load_state_dict(state_dict, **load_model_func_kwargs)
     logger.info("All model weights loaded successfully")
 
     # Optimizer states
     for i, opt in enumerate(optimizers):
         optimizer_name = f"{OPTIMIZER_NAME}.bin" if i == 0 else f"{OPTIMIZER_NAME}_{i}.bin"
-        input_optimizer_file = os.path.join(input_dir, optimizer_name)
+        input_optimizer_file = input_dir.joinpath(optimizer_name)
         optimizer_state = torch.load(input_optimizer_file, map_location=map_location)
         optimizers[i].load_state_dict(optimizer_state)
     logger.info("All optimizer states loaded successfully")
 
     # Scheduler states
     for i, scheduler in enumerate(schedulers):
         scheduler_name = f"{SCHEDULER_NAME}.bin" if i == 0 else f"{SCHEDULER_NAME}_{i}.bin"
-        input_scheduler_file = os.path.join(input_dir, scheduler_name)
+        input_scheduler_file = input_dir.joinpath(scheduler_name)
         scheduler.load_state_dict(torch.load(input_scheduler_file))
     logger.info("All scheduler states loaded successfully")
 
     for i, dataloader in enumerate(dataloaders):
         sampler_name = f"{SAMPLER_NAME}.bin" if i == 0 else f"{SAMPLER_NAME}_{i}.bin"
-        input_sampler_file = os.path.join(input_dir, sampler_name)
+        input_sampler_file = input_dir.joinpath(sampler_name)
         # Only load if we have our custom sampler
         from .data_loader import IterableDatasetShard, SeedableRandomSampler
 
@@ -211,13 +224,13 @@ def load_accelerator_state(
 
     # GradScaler state
     if scaler is not None:
-        input_scaler_file = os.path.join(input_dir, SCALER_NAME)
+        input_scaler_file = input_dir.joinpath(SCALER_NAME)
         scaler.load_state_dict(torch.load(input_scaler_file))
         logger.info("GradScaler state loaded successfully")
 
     # Random states
     try:
-        states = torch.load(os.path.join(input_dir, f"{RNG_STATE_NAME}_{process_index}.pkl"))
+        states = torch.load(input_dir.joinpath(f"{RNG_STATE_NAME}_{process_index}.pkl"))
         random.setstate(states["random_state"])
         np.random.set_state(states["numpy_random_seed"])
         torch.set_rng_state(states["torch_manual_seed"])

src/accelerate/test_utils/__init__.py

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     require_mps,
     require_multi_gpu,
     require_multi_xpu,
-    require_safetensors,
     require_single_gpu,
     require_single_xpu,
     require_torch_min_version,

src/accelerate/test_utils/testing.py

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     is_deepspeed_available,
     is_mps_available,
     is_pandas_available,
-    is_safetensors_available,
     is_tensorboard_available,
     is_timm_available,
     is_torch_version,
@@ -179,14 +178,6 @@ def require_multi_xpu(test_case):
     return unittest.skipUnless(torch.xpu.device_count() > 1, "test requires multiple XPUs")(test_case)
 
 
-def require_safetensors(test_case):
-    """
-    Decorator marking a test that requires safetensors installed. These tests are skipped when safetensors isn't
-    installed
-    """
-    return unittest.skipUnless(is_safetensors_available(), "test requires safetensors")(test_case)
-
-
 def require_deepspeed(test_case):
     """
     Decorator marking a test that requires DeepSpeed installed. These tests are skipped when DeepSpeed isn't installed

src/accelerate/utils/__init__.py

@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
     is_npu_available,
     is_pandas_available,
     is_rich_available,
-    is_safetensors_available,
     is_sagemaker_available,
     is_tensorboard_available,
     is_timm_available,

src/accelerate/utils/imports.py

@@ -151,10 +151,6 @@ def is_megatron_lm_available():
                 return False
 
 
-def is_safetensors_available():
-    return _is_package_available("safetensors")
-
-
 def is_transformers_available():
     return _is_package_available("transformers")
 

src/accelerate/utils/modeling.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 from ..state import AcceleratorState
 from .constants import SAFE_WEIGHTS_NAME, WEIGHTS_NAME
 from .dataclasses import AutocastKwargs, CustomDtype, DistributedType
-from .imports import is_mps_available, is_npu_available, is_safetensors_available, is_xpu_available
+from .imports import is_mps_available, is_npu_available, is_xpu_available
 from .offload import load_offloaded_weight, offload_weight, save_offload_index
 from .tqdm import is_tqdm_available, tqdm
 
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
     import torch_npu  # noqa: F401
 
 
-if is_safetensors_available():
-    from safetensors import safe_open
-    from safetensors.torch import load_file as safe_load_file
+from safetensors import safe_open
+from safetensors.torch import load_file as safe_load_file
+
 
 WEIGHTS_INDEX_NAME = "pytorch_model.bin.index.json"
 
@@ -1156,10 +1156,6 @@ def load_state_dict(checkpoint_file, device_map=None):
             name, once a given module name is inside, every submodule of it will be sent to the same device.
     """
     if checkpoint_file.endswith(".safetensors"):
-        if not is_safetensors_available():
-            raise ImportError(
-                f"To load {checkpoint_file}, the `safetensors` library is necessary `pip install safetensors`."
-            )
         with safe_open(checkpoint_file, framework="pt") as f:
             metadata = f.metadata()
             weight_names = f.keys()

src/accelerate/utils/offload.py

@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 import torch
-
-from .imports import is_safetensors_available
+from safetensors import safe_open
 
 
 def offload_weight(weight, weight_name, offload_folder, index=None):
@@ -165,11 +164,6 @@ def __getitem__(self, key: str):
             return self.state_dict[key]
         weight_info = self.index[key]
         if weight_info.get("safetensors_file") is not None:
-            if not is_safetensors_available():
-                raise ImportError("These offloaded weights require the use of safetensors: `pip install safetensors`.")
-
-            from safetensors import safe_open
-
             device = "cpu" if self.device is None else self.device
             with safe_open(weight_info["safetensors_file"], framework="pt", device=device) as f:
                 tensor = f.get_tensor(weight_info.get("weight_name", key))

src/accelerate/utils/other.py

@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@
 
 import torch
 from packaging.version import Version
+from safetensors.torch import save_file as safe_save_file
 
 from ..commands.config.default import write_basic_config  # noqa: F401
 from ..logging import get_logger
 from ..state import PartialState
 from .constants import FSDP_PYTORCH_VERSION
 from .dataclasses import DistributedType
-from .imports import is_deepspeed_available, is_safetensors_available, is_tpu_available
+from .imports import is_deepspeed_available, is_tpu_available
 from .transformer_engine import convert_model
 from .versions import is_torch_version
 
@@ -39,9 +40,6 @@
 if is_tpu_available(check_device=False):
     import torch_xla.core.xla_model as xm
 
-if is_safetensors_available():
-    from safetensors.torch import save_file as safe_save_file
-
 
 def is_compiled_module(module):
     """
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ def wait_for_everyone():
     PartialState().wait_for_everyone()
 
 
-def save(obj, f, save_on_each_node: bool = False, safe_serialization: bool = False):
+def save(obj, f, save_on_each_node: bool = False, safe_serialization: bool = True):
     """
     Save the data to disk. Use in place of `torch.save()`.
 
@@ -128,8 +126,8 @@ def save(obj, f, save_on_each_node: bool = False, safe_serialization: bool = Fal
             The file (or file-like object) to use to save the data
         save_on_each_node (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `False`):
             Whether to only save on the global main process
-        safe_serialization (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `False`):
-            Whether to save `obj` using `safetensors`
+        safe_serialization (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `True`):
+            Whether to save the model using `safetensors` or the traditional PyTorch way (that uses `pickle`).
     """
     save_func = torch.save if not safe_serialization else partial(safe_save_file, metadata={"format": "pt"})
     if PartialState().distributed_type == DistributedType.TPU:

tests/test_accelerator.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from accelerate import DistributedType, infer_auto_device_map, init_empty_weights
 from accelerate.accelerator import Accelerator
 from accelerate.state import GradientState, PartialState
-from accelerate.test_utils import require_bnb, require_multi_gpu, require_safetensors, slow
+from accelerate.test_utils import require_bnb, require_multi_gpu, slow
 from accelerate.test_utils.testing import AccelerateTestCase, require_cuda
 from accelerate.utils import patch_environment
 from accelerate.utils.modeling import load_checkpoint_in_model
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ def test_save_model_pytorch(self):
             load_checkpoint_in_model(model, tmpdirname)
             self.assertTrue(abs(model_signature - get_signature(model)) < 1e-3)
 
-    @require_safetensors
     def test_save_model_safetensors(self):
         accelerator = Accelerator()
         model = torch.nn.Linear(10, 10)