Seg fault in basic linear regression

I have a basic linear regression on the iris dataset and I’m getting a seg fault from theano when I try to sample. This code was working perfectly last night and I haven’t updated any packages meanwhile.

def model_factory(x_in, y_in):
    with pm.Model() as model:
        # data
        x = pm.Data('x', x_in)
        y = pm.Data('y', y_in)

        # priors on parameters
        α = pm.Normal('α', 0, 1)
        β = pm.Normal('β', 0, 1)
        σ = pm.HalfNormal('σ', 1)

        # model
        μ = pm.Deterministic('μ', β * x + α)
        y_hat = pm.Normal('y_hat', mu=μ, sigma=σ, observed=y)
    return model

model = model_factory(iris['sepal_length_z'], iris['petal_width_z'])

with model:
    prior = pm.sample_prior_predictive()

This is my setup (windows)

Python implementation: CPython
Python version : 3.7.9
IPython version : 7.19.0

matplotlib: 3.1.2
pymc3 : 3.9.3
numpy : 1.15.4
arviz : 0.10.0
seaborn : 0.11.0
sklearn : 0.23.2
pandas : 1.1.0
theano : 1.0.5

The full traceback

INFO (theano.gof.compilelock): Refreshing lock C:\Users\ruote\AppData\Local\Theano\compiledir_Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0-Intel64_Family_6_Model_142_Stepping_10_GenuineIntel-3.7.9-64\lock_dir\lock

You can find the C code in this temporary file: C:\Users\ruote\AppData\Local\Temp\theano_compilation_error_o56kkn10

Exception Traceback (most recent call last)
in
1 with model:
2 # Prior sampling, trace definition and posterior sampling
----> 3 prior = pm.sample_prior_predictive()
4 posterior = pm.sample()
5 posterior_pred = pm.sample_posterior_predictive(posterior)

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pymc3\sampling.py in sample_prior_predictive(samples, model, vars, var_names, random_seed)
1955 names = get_default_varnames(vars_, include_transformed=False)
1956 # draw_values fails with auto-transformed variables. transform them later!
→ 1957 values = draw_values([model[name] for name in names], size=samples)
1958
1959 data = {k: v for k, v in zip(names, values)}

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pymc3\distributions\distribution.py in draw_values(params, point, size)
652 point=point,
653 givens=temp_givens,
→ 654 size=size)
655 givens[next_.name] = (next_, value)
656 drawn[(next_, size)] = value

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pymc3\distributions\distribution.py in _draw_value(param, point, givens, size)
833 dist_tmp.shape = distshape
834 try:
→ 835 return dist_tmp.random(point=point, size=size)
836 except (ValueError, TypeError):
837 # reset shape to account for shape changes

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pymc3\distributions\continuous.py in random(self, point, size)
512 “”"
513 mu, tau, _ = draw_values([self.mu, self.tau, self.sigma],
→ 514 point=point, size=size)
515 return generate_samples(stats.norm.rvs, loc=mu, scale=tau**-0.5,
516 dist_shape=self.shape,

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pymc3\distributions\distribution.py in draw_values(params, point, size)
696 point=point,
697 givens=givens.values(),
→ 698 size=size)
699 evaluated[param_idx] = drawn[(param, size)] = value
700 givens[param.name] = (param, value)

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pymc3\distributions\distribution.py in _draw_value(param, point, givens, size)
873 input_vars =
874 input_vals =
→ 875 func = _compile_theano_function(param, input_vars)
876 output = func(*input_vals)
877 return output

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pymc3\memoize.py in memoizer(*args, **kwargs)
43 cache = getattr(args[0], ‘_cache’)[obj.name]
44 if key not in cache:
—> 45 cache[key] = obj(*args, **kwargs)
46
47 return cache[key]

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pymc3\distributions\distribution.py in _compile_theano_function(param, vars, givens)
730 rebuild_strict=True,
731 on_unused_input=“ignore”,
→ 732 allow_input_downcast=True,
733 )
734 return vectorize_theano_function(f, inputs=vars, output=param)

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\theano\compile\function.py in function(inputs, outputs, mode, updates, givens, no_default_updates, accept_inplace, name, rebuild_strict, allow_input_downcast, profile, on_unused_input)
315 on_unused_input=on_unused_input,
316 profile=profile,
→ 317 output_keys=output_keys)
318 return fn

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\theano\compile\pfunc.py in pfunc(params, outputs, mode, updates, givens, no_default_updates, accept_inplace, name, rebuild_strict, allow_input_downcast, profile, on_unused_input, output_keys)
484 accept_inplace=accept_inplace, name=name,
485 profile=profile, on_unused_input=on_unused_input,
→ 486 output_keys=output_keys)
487
488

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\theano\compile\function_module.py in orig_function(inputs, outputs, mode, accept_inplace, name, profile, on_unused_input, output_keys)
1839 name=name)
1840 with theano.change_flags(compute_test_value=“off”):
→ 1841 fn = m.create(defaults)
1842 finally:
1843 t2 = time.time()

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\theano\compile\function_module.py in create(self, input_storage, trustme, storage_map)
1713 theano.config.traceback.limit = theano.config.traceback.compile_limit
1714 _fn, _i, _o = self.linker.make_thunk(
→ 1715 input_storage=input_storage_lists, storage_map=storage_map)
1716 finally:
1717 theano.config.traceback.limit = limit_orig

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\theano\gof\link.py in make_thunk(self, input_storage, output_storage, storage_map)
697 return self.make_all(input_storage=input_storage,
698 output_storage=output_storage,
→ 699 storage_map=storage_map)[:3]
700
701 def make_all(self, input_storage, output_storage):

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\theano\gof\vm.py in make_all(self, profiler, input_storage, output_storage, storage_map)
1089 compute_map,
1090 ,
→ 1091 impl=impl))
1092 linker_make_thunk_time[node] = time.time() - thunk_start
1093 if not hasattr(thunks[-1], ‘lazy’):

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\theano\gof\op.py in make_thunk(self, node, storage_map, compute_map, no_recycling, impl)
953 try:
954 return self.make_c_thunk(node, storage_map, compute_map,
→ 955 no_recycling)
956 except (NotImplementedError, utils.MethodNotDefined):
957 # We requested the c code, so don’t catch the error.

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\theano\gof\op.py in make_c_thunk(self, node, storage_map, compute_map, no_recycling)
856 _logger.debug(‘Trying CLinker.make_thunk’)
857 outputs = cl.make_thunk(input_storage=node_input_storage,
→ 858 output_storage=node_output_storage)
859 thunk, node_input_filters, node_output_filters = outputs
860

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\theano\gof\cc.py in make_thunk(self, input_storage, output_storage, storage_map, keep_lock)
1215 cthunk, module, in_storage, out_storage, error_storage = self.compile(
1216 input_storage, output_storage, storage_map,
→ 1217 keep_lock=keep_lock)
1218
1219 res = _CThunk(cthunk, init_tasks, tasks, error_storage, module)

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\theano\gof\cc.py in compile(self, input_storage, output_storage, storage_map, keep_lock)
1155 output_storage,
1156 storage_map,
→ 1157 keep_lock=keep_lock)
1158 return (thunk,
1159 module,

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\theano\gof\cc.py in cthunk_factory(self, error_storage, in_storage, out_storage, storage_map, keep_lock)
1622 node.op.prepare_node(node, storage_map, None, ‘c’)
1623 module = get_module_cache().module_from_key(
→ 1624 key=key, lnk=self, keep_lock=keep_lock)
1625
1626 vars = self.inputs + self.outputs + self.orphans

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\theano\gof\cmodule.py in module_from_key(self, key, lnk, keep_lock)
1187 try:
1188 location = dlimport_workdir(self.dirname)
→ 1189 module = lnk.compile_cmodule(location)
1190 name = module.file
1191 assert name.startswith(location)

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\theano\gof\cc.py in compile_cmodule(self, location)
1525 lib_dirs=self.lib_dirs(),
1526 libs=libs,
→ 1527 preargs=preargs)
1528 except Exception as e:
1529 e.args += (str(self.fgraph),)

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\theano\gof\cmodule.py in compile_str(module_name, src_code, location, include_dirs, lib_dirs, libs, preargs, py_module, hide_symbols)
2409 # difficult to read.
2410 raise Exception(‘Compilation failed (return status=%s): %s’ %
→ 2411 (status, compile_stderr.replace(‘\n’, '. ')))
2412 elif config.cmodule.compilation_warning and compile_stderr:
2413 # Print errors just below the command line.

Exception: (‘The following error happened while compiling the node’, Elemwise{Composite{inv(sqr(i0))}}(σ), ‘\n’, 'Compilation failed (return status=1): C:\Users\ruote\AppData\Local\Theano\compiledir_Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0-Intel64_Family_6_Model_142_Stepping_10_GenuineIntel-3.7.9-64\tmpif91__7p\mod.cpp:315:1: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault\r. V1_i = 1.0 / V5_tmp1;\r. ^\r. libbacktrace could not find executable to open\r. Please submit a full bug report,\r. with preprocessed source if appropriate.\r. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/msys2 for instructions.\r. ', ‘[Elemwise{Composite{inv(sqr(i0))}}(σ)]’)

I made a new conda environment with clean installs of just the packages I needed and started getting a different error when importing pymc3 or theano (something about lazylinker missing). I tracked it down to this stackoverflow thread and the mingw that came with git was conflicting apparently. Removing it from the path seems to have solved all the issues.

As for how/why this was running just one day ago I am willing to chalk that up to Windows being Windows