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Contributes to #8420 (Python interoperability and persistence: "Raise NotFittedError from unfitted estimator methods and remove the corresponding common-estimator-check xfail").

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Unfitted IsolationForest methods raised RuntimeError; scikit-learn's estimator contract (and its check_estimators_unfitted common check) expects sklearn.exceptions.NotFittedError. This change:

  • converts the five unfitted-model raises in isolation_forest.pyx (predict, score_samples, as_treelite, as_nvforest, _score_samples_nvforest) from RuntimeError to NotFittedError, keeping the message unchanged;
  • removes the check_estimators_unfitted xfail from test_sklearn_compatibility.py;
  • updates the five corresponding assertions in test_isolation_forest.py.

NotFittedError subclasses ValueError and AttributeError, so any caller currently catching those broad types keeps working; only code catching RuntimeError specifically would notice, and the estimator is new in 26.08.

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  • Against the current cuml-cu13==26.08.00a171 nightly wheel (GTX 1650 Ti, WSL2), the three updated unfitted tests fail as expected with the old RuntimeError, and the remaining 82 tests in test_isolation_forest.py pass, so the assertions encode exactly the target behavior and nothing else in the suite is affected.
  • ruff check / ruff format --check on the two test files and cython-lint on the .pyx are clean (remaining ruff findings are pre-existing on main, only shifted line numbers).
  • I do not have a local CUDA toolchain to compile the modified .pyx; the change is a five-site exception-type swap plus one import, and CI's estimator-check job exercises check_estimators_unfitted directly.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • IsolationForest now consistently raises the standard NotFittedError when prediction, scoring, or model export is attempted before fitting.
    • Improved compatibility with scikit-learn estimator validation checks.
    • Refitting clears previous model state, including after failed fits, preventing partially fitted models.
    • Pickling fitted models now warns and restores them as unfitted; pickling unfitted models remains silent.
    • Repeated fitting now produces consistent scoring results.

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IsolationForest now centralizes fitted-state reset and serialization. Fitting clears stale state and resets failed estimators. Export, scoring, and prediction use check_is_fitted. Tests cover pickling, refitting, failed fits, and NotFittedError.

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IsolationForest fitted-state lifecycle

Layer / File(s) Summary
Reset and serialize fitted state
python/cuml/cuml/ensemble/isolation_forest.pyx
IsolationForest defines unfitted defaults, tracks fitted-only attributes, and clears fitted state during pickle serialization.
Reset state around fitting
python/cuml/cuml/ensemble/isolation_forest.pyx
fit clears previous fitted state and resets the estimator when fitting fails.
Validate fitted operations
python/cuml/cuml/ensemble/isolation_forest.pyx, python/cuml/tests/test_isolation_forest.py, python/cuml/tests/test_sklearn_compatibility.py
Export, scoring, and prediction use check_is_fitted. Tests validate NotFittedError, pickling, refitting, failed-fit behavior, and sklearn compatibility.

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Thanks for spotting this and making a PR!

Instead of hand rolling the "is this estimator fitted" check, the estimator should be using check_is_fitted(self). This raises the correct exception and we use it in all other estimators. We made the switch in #7868 (and follow up PRs).

We can also remove test_predict_before_fit_raises, I think the common check that you un-xfailed will take care of this.

The fact that the type of the exception changes is annoying for those already using this. However I'd consider it a bug fix and as such not a breaking change (no need for deprecation cycles, etc).

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Thanks, done in 9e05e0e:

  • predict and score_samples now call check_is_fitted(self) (via cuml.internals.validation, the Add cuml.internals.validation, check_is_fitted checks #7868 idiom). Since the public fit attributes survive unpickling while the native model does not, the estimator also defines __sklearn_check_is_fitted__ returning self._model is not None, so check_is_fitted stays correct for an unpickled model rather than passing on the surviving attributes and crashing downstream.
  • Removed test_predict_before_fit_raises and test_score_samples_before_fit_raises; the un-xfailed check_estimators_unfitted covers both.
  • as_treelite, as_nvforest, and _score_samples_nvforest keep their explicit guard on _treelite_model_bytes (raising NotFittedError): the serialized Treelite bytes survive pickling, so those exports still work on an unpickled model where the __sklearn_check_is_fitted__ condition is false. Happy to route them through check_is_fitted instead if you'd rather drop that post-unpickle behavior.

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- Around line 577-582: Rename __sklearn_check_is_fitted__ to the supported
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Thanks for the updates. While looking at them and thinking about why your solution looks different to what I was expecting I realised that I don't fully understand the intention of the pickling behaviour. In particular: why does an unpickled estimator not look and behave completely like an unfitted estimator? On main it looks like it mostly behaves like an unfitted estimator (fits with the warning) but some of the export methods work and as_sklearn does something strange (raise UnsupportedOnCPU, which I was not expecting to see there).

@dantegd can you explain a bit what your thinking was here regarding how an unpickled estimator should behave and what a user should/shouldn't be able to do with it?

The ideal outcome for me would be that we use check_is_fitted everywhere, including the remaining places where the code still has a custom check like here) and we do not need __sklearn_is_fitted__. I think we can achieve this by removing the fitted attributes in __getstate__ so that when you unpickle an estimator it is really unfitted (not semi-fitted).

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That's a cleaner framing, thanks. Agreed: stripping the fitted attributes in __getstate__ so an unpickled estimator is genuinely unfitted is better than the __sklearn_is_fitted__ shim, and it would let plain check_is_fitted cover everything, including the export methods your diff link points at.

If it helps the discussion while @dantegd weighs in, my take would be to make the unpickled estimator fully unfitted. __getstate__ currently keeps _treelite_model_bytes (it only clears _model and _nvforest_model), which is why as_treelite and as_nvforest still work after a round trip today. Keeping those bytes just trades one semi-fitted state for another, so I'd drop them too and let check_is_fitted gate every method uniformly, unless the export-after-unpickle behaviour was a deliberate feature worth preserving. Happy to defer to whatever the intended contract is.

(Related: the as_sklearn surprise is _attrs_to_cpu raising UnsupportedOnCPU; that's the piece the fitted-model conversion in #8420 replaces with a real cuML -> sklearn sync.)

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@betatim The inability to serialize a fitted estimator is identified as a limitation and tracked in #8479 . I think raising UnsupportedOnCPU within the as_sklearn() method is a bug that slipped through review.

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@JulienAu let's implement what you suggested. There is quite a few Isolation forest related PRs, so let's get this merged (even if in a later PR we change something again). The more open PRs there are the harder it gets to keep their sequencing straight.

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Done in 1389336. What changed:

  • __getstate__ now drops the fitted state entirely, including _treelite_model_bytes, so an unpickled estimator keeps only its constructor parameters and behaves like a freshly constructed one. It warns when fitted state is actually dropped; pickling an unfitted estimator stays silent.
  • The __sklearn_is_fitted__ hook is gone. Plain check_is_fitted now gates every method, including as_treelite, as_nvforest and _score_samples_nvforest.
  • fit resets the fitted state up front and on failure. Previously a fit that raised (for example an invalid max_features) left n_features_in_ and friends set, which made a never fitted estimator look fitted to check_is_fitted. This closes that hole; it is the same class of issue that came up on the conversion PR.
  • Tests: fitted and unfitted pickle round trips, a failed fit leaving the estimator unfitted, and the export guards. The check_estimators_pickle xfail stays, since not preserving fitted state through pickling is now the documented contract.

Verified on GPU against the nightly wheel: the pickle round trip, the failed fit path, and a refit after unpickling reproducing the original scores exactly.

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Share one implementation for the reset logic.

_reset_fitted_state and __getstate__ apply the same two steps to a mapping. If one list changes and the other call site is missed, pickles can keep fitted state or a failed fit can leave state behind. Extract a small static helper that clears any mapping.

♻️ Proposed refactor
+    `@staticmethod`
+    def _clear_fitted_state(state):
+        """Applies the unfitted baseline to ``state`` in place."""
+        state.update(_UNFITTED_BASELINE)
+        for attr in _FITTED_ONLY_ATTRS:
+            state.pop(attr, None)
+        return state
+
     def _reset_fitted_state(self):
         """Returns the estimator to its unfitted construction state."""
-        self.__dict__.update(_UNFITTED_BASELINE)
-        for attr in _FITTED_ONLY_ATTRS:
-            self.__dict__.pop(attr, None)
+        self._clear_fitted_state(self.__dict__)

Then simplify __getstate__:

-        state = self.__dict__.copy()
+        state = self.__dict__.copy()
         if self._model is not None:
             warnings.warn(
                 "cuML IsolationForest does not serialize its fitted "
                 "state. The unpickled estimator is unfitted; call fit() "
-                "again before using it."
+                "again before using it.",
+                UserWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
             )
-        state.update(_UNFITTED_BASELINE)
-        for attr in _FITTED_ONLY_ATTRS:
-            state.pop(attr, None)
-        return state
+        return self._clear_fitted_state(state)
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In `@python/cuml/cuml/ensemble/isolation_forest.pyx` around lines 580 - 584,
Extract a small static helper for clearing fitted state from a mapping, applying
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- Around line 580-584: Extract a small static helper for clearing fitted state
from a mapping, applying the _UNFITTED_BASELINE update and _FITTED_ONLY_ATTRS
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The native model cannot be serialized, so pickling previously produced a
half fitted estimator: public attributes and the treelite bytes survived
while inference was broken. __getstate__ now drops the fitted state
entirely, keeping only constructor parameters, and warns when fitted
state is lost. This removes the need for the __sklearn_is_fitted__ hook:
plain check_is_fitted now gates every method, including the treelite and
nvforest exports.

fit() also resets the fitted state up front and on failure, so an
estimator whose fit raised is genuinely unfitted instead of exposing
n_features_in_ and other attributes from the aborted call.

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Applied the CodeRabbit suggestion in 91ef491: _reset_fitted_state and __getstate__ now share a single _clear_fitted_state helper, so the two call sites cannot drift. Full test file re run against the nightly wheel, 90 passing.

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The estimated attributes are expected to be overridden when you call fit a second time. They don't need clearing first. Similarly, there is no need to reset the state when an exception is raised in the middle of fit. If we need to we can use check_is_fitted(self, attributes="some_attr") if there is a big chunk of fitting code between when the first fitted attributed is set and the last one (or list all attributes so we avoid incorrectly declaring an estimator as fitted when it isn't).

I'm not sure about the list of attributes. You can iterate over the attributes of an estimator (vars(self).keys()) and pop those that end in a _ and do not start with a _. That should remove all the ones that are fitted attributes, which sorts out the check_is_fitted after unpickling.

…ling

fit is restored to its reviewed structure: fitted attributes are simply
overwritten by a second fit and the state after a raising fit is not
specified. __getstate__ now drops fitted attributes by the sklearn
naming convention (trailing underscore, non leading underscore) instead
of a hardcoded list, on top of resetting the private native-model
fields.

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Done in 946e3ce. fit is back to its previously reviewed structure (no upfront clearing, no reset on exception), and __getstate__ now drops fitted attributes dynamically by the naming convention (trailing underscore, not leading underscore) on top of resetting the private native model fields, so there is no list to keep in sync. The only name needing special handling is the private _n_samples_per_tree, which the convention does not cover.

One corner worth naming rather than silently choosing: a fit that raises after check_inputs leaves n_features_in_ set while _model is None, so the default check_is_fitted passes and predict then fails with an AttributeError rather than NotFittedError. If you think that corner is worth covering, the attributes= variant you mention would do it (offset_ is the last attribute fit sets); score_samples would keep the default check because fit's contamination path calls it before offset_ exists. Happy to leave it as is otherwise.

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@JulienAu Can you resolve the merge conflicts, please?

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Conflicts resolved in 2c03d4f (merge of current main, no history rewrite). Two reconciliations worth noting beyond the textual conflicts:

  • The _attrs_to_cpu guard that landed with Support fitted IsolationForest conversion to scikit-learn #8483 raised RuntimeError for the partially fitted case; it now raises NotFittedError for consistency with this PR's purpose, and the corresponding conversion test was updated. No RuntimeError remains in the module.
  • test_sklearn_compatibility combines both sides' removals: main dropped the sample weight xfails with FIX Remove spurious IsolationForest arguments #8486 and this PR drops check_estimators_unfitted, so only the check_estimators_pickle xfail remains for IsolationForest.

Full test file passes against last night's wheel (which already includes #8483), 100 tests.

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A brief side comment: some of the comments read very similar to what I read when I talk to Claude/Cursor. Using AI to write code, research topics, etc is a great use of it, I use it all the time. But because all of us have access to it, I think we as humans need to add some value to the conversation. For example, using the attributes argument of check_is_fitted is something I suggested as a good idea, maybe it needs some human judgement or poking around the cuml/scikit-learn code base to find out when/how it is used elsewhere. This is something where the "human in the loop" can add value.

TL;DR: I love having extra human brains thinking about cuml and contributing to it. I love it that people use AI to get things done. Adding a pass-through human between me and a LLM is inefficient.

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Fair point. As an external contributor, I was probably being too cautious and kept postponing decisions. The attributes= variant isn't used anywhere in cuML today, so keeping the default check was the right call (that is what the current commit does). I'll be a bit more decisive in future contributions. Thanks Tim!

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