# sklearn.linear_model.lasso_path¶

sklearn.linear_model.lasso_path(X, y, eps=0.001, n_alphas=100, alphas=None, precompute='auto', Xy=None, copy_X=True, coef_init=None, verbose=False, return_n_iter=False, positive=False, **params)[source]

Compute Lasso path with coordinate descent

The Lasso optimization function varies for mono and multi-outputs.

(1 / (2 * n_samples)) * ||y - Xw||^2_2 + alpha * ||w||_1


(1 / (2 * n_samples)) * ||Y - XW||^2_Fro + alpha * ||W||_21


Where:

||W||_21 = \sum_i \sqrt{\sum_j w_{ij}^2}


i.e. the sum of norm of each row.

Read more in the User Guide.

Parameters: X : {array-like, sparse matrix}, shape (n_samples, n_features) Training data. Pass directly as Fortran-contiguous data to avoid unnecessary memory duplication. If y is mono-output then X can be sparse. y : ndarray, shape (n_samples,), or (n_samples, n_outputs) Target values eps : float, optional Length of the path. eps=1e-3 means that alpha_min / alpha_max = 1e-3 n_alphas : int, optional Number of alphas along the regularization path alphas : ndarray, optional List of alphas where to compute the models. If None alphas are set automatically precompute : True | False | ‘auto’ | array-like Whether to use a precomputed Gram matrix to speed up calculations. If set to 'auto' let us decide. The Gram matrix can also be passed as argument. Xy : array-like, optional Xy = np.dot(X.T, y) that can be precomputed. It is useful only when the Gram matrix is precomputed. copy_X : boolean, optional, default True If True, X will be copied; else, it may be overwritten. coef_init : array, shape (n_features, ) | None The initial values of the coefficients. verbose : bool or integer Amount of verbosity. params : kwargs keyword arguments passed to the coordinate descent solver. positive : bool, default False If set to True, forces coefficients to be positive. return_n_iter : bool whether to return the number of iterations or not. alphas : array, shape (n_alphas,) The alphas along the path where models are computed. coefs : array, shape (n_features, n_alphas) or (n_outputs, n_features, n_alphas) Coefficients along the path. dual_gaps : array, shape (n_alphas,) The dual gaps at the end of the optimization for each alpha. n_iters : array-like, shape (n_alphas,) The number of iterations taken by the coordinate descent optimizer to reach the specified tolerance for each alpha.

Notes

See examples/linear_model/plot_lasso_coordinate_descent_path.py for an example.

To avoid unnecessary memory duplication the X argument of the fit method should be directly passed as a Fortran-contiguous numpy array.

Note that in certain cases, the Lars solver may be significantly faster to implement this functionality. In particular, linear interpolation can be used to retrieve model coefficients between the values output by lars_path

Examples

Comparing lasso_path and lars_path with interpolation:

>>> X = np.array([[1, 2, 3.1], [2.3, 5.4, 4.3]]).T
>>> y = np.array([1, 2, 3.1])
>>> # Use lasso_path to compute a coefficient path
>>> _, coef_path, _ = lasso_path(X, y, alphas=[5., 1., .5])
>>> print(coef_path)
[[ 0.          0.          0.46874778]
[ 0.2159048   0.4425765   0.23689075]]

>>> # Now use lars_path and 1D linear interpolation to compute the
>>> # same path
>>> from sklearn.linear_model import lars_path
>>> alphas, active, coef_path_lars = lars_path(X, y, method='lasso')
>>> from scipy import interpolate
>>> coef_path_continuous = interpolate.interp1d(alphas[::-1],
...                                             coef_path_lars[:, ::-1])
>>> print(coef_path_continuous([5., 1., .5]))
[[ 0.          0.          0.46915237]
[ 0.2159048   0.4425765   0.23668876]]