ForecasterDirectMultiVariate

skforecast.direct._forecaster_direct_multivariate.ForecasterDirectMultiVariate

ForecasterDirectMultiVariate(
    estimator,
    level,
    steps,
    lags=None,
    window_features=None,
    calendar_features=None,
    transformer_series=StandardScaler(),
    transformer_exog=None,
    categorical_features="auto",
    weight_func=None,
    differentiation=None,
    dropna_from_series=False,
    fit_kwargs=None,
    binner_kwargs=None,
    n_jobs="auto",
    forecaster_id=None,
)

Bases: ForecasterBase

This class turns any estimator compatible with the scikit-learn API into an autoregressive multivariate direct multi-step forecaster. A separate model is created for each forecast time step. See documentation for more details.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
estimator	estimator or pipeline compatible with the scikit-learn API	An instance of an estimator or pipeline compatible with the scikit-learn API.	required
level	str	Name of the time series to be predicted.	required
steps	int	Maximum number of future steps the forecaster will predict when using method predict(). Since a different model is created for each step, this value must be defined before training.	required
lags	int, list, numpy ndarray, range, dict	Lags used as predictors. Index starts at 1, so lag 1 is equal to t-1. int: include lags from 1 to lags (included). list, 1d numpy ndarray or range: include only lags present in lags, all elements must be int. dict: create different lags for each series. {'series_column_name': lags}. None: no lags are included as predictors.	None
window_features	(object, list)	Instance or list of instances used to create window features. Window features are created from the original time series and are included as predictors. Skforecast provides the RollingFeatures class, but a custom object can also be passed as long as it implements the required interface.	None
calendar_features	object	Instance of CalendarFeatures used to create calendar features from the datetime index. Calendar features are included as predictors and are generated automatically during both training and prediction. Only supported when the index of the input data is a pandas.DatetimeIndex. New in version 0.23.0	None
transformer_series	(transformer(preprocessor), dict)	An instance of a transformer (preprocessor) compatible with the scikit-learn preprocessing API with methods: fit, transform, fit_transform and inverse_transform. Transformation is applied to each series before training the forecaster. ColumnTransformers are not allowed since they do not have inverse_transform method. If single transformer: it is cloned and applied to all series. If dict of transformers: a different transformer can be used for each series.	`sklearn.preprocessing.StandardScaler`
transformer_exog	transformer	An instance of a transformer (preprocessor) compatible with the scikit-learn preprocessing API. The transformation is applied to exog before training the forecaster. inverse_transform is not available when using ColumnTransformers.	None
categorical_features	(str, list)	Specifies which exogenous variables should be treated as categorical features. Categorical features are encoded using an OrdinalEncoder internally managed by the forecaster. If 'auto': after applying transformer_exog, any column with a non-numeric dtype is treated as categorical. If list: a list of column names to be treated as categorical. If None: no categorical encoding is applied internally. New in version 0.22.0	'auto'
weight_func	Callable	Function that defines the individual weights for each sample based on the index. For example, a function that assigns a lower weight to certain dates. Ignored if estimator does not have the argument sample_weight in its fit method. The resulting sample_weight cannot have negative values.	None
differentiation	int	Order of differencing applied to the time series before training the forecaster. If None, no differencing is applied. The order of differentiation is the number of times the differencing operation is applied to a time series. Differencing involves computing the differences between consecutive data points in the series. Before returning a prediction, the differencing operation is reversed.	None
dropna_from_series	bool	Determine whether NaN detected in the training matrices will be dropped. Relevant when series or exog contain interspersed NaN values. If True, drop NaNs in X_train and same rows in y_train. If False, leave NaNs in X_train and warn the user. New in version 0.22.0	False
fit_kwargs	dict	Additional arguments to be passed to the fit method of the estimator.	None
binner_kwargs	dict	Additional arguments to pass to the QuantileBinner used to discretize the residuals into k bins according to the predicted values associated with each residual. Available arguments are: n_bins, method, subsample, random_state and dtype. Argument method is passed internally to the function numpy.percentile.	None
n_jobs	(int, 'auto')	The number of jobs to run in parallel. If -1, then the number of jobs is set to the number of cores. If 'auto', n_jobs is set using the function skforecast.utils.select_n_jobs_fit_forecaster.	'auto'
forecaster_id	(str, int)	Name used as an identifier of the forecaster.	None

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
estimator	estimator or pipeline compatible with the scikit-learn API	An instance of an estimator or pipeline compatible with the scikit-learn API. An instance of this estimator is trained for each step. All of them are stored in self.estimators_.
estimators_	dict	Dictionary with estimators trained for each step. They are initialized as a copy of estimator.
steps	numpy array	Future steps the forecaster will predict when using method predict(). Since a different model is created for each step, this value should be defined before training.
max_step	int	Maximum step the forecaster is able to predict. It is the maximum value included in steps.
lags	numpy ndarray, dict	Lags used as predictors.
lags_	dict	Dictionary with the lags of each series. Created from lags when creating the training matrices and used internally to avoid overwriting.
lags_names	dict	Names of the lags of each series.
max_lag	int	Maximum lag included in lags.
window_features	list	Class or list of classes used to create window features.
window_features_names	list	Names of the window features to be included in the X_train matrix.
window_features_class_names	list	Names of the classes used to create the window features.
max_size_window_features	int	Maximum window size required by the window features.
calendar_features	object	Instance of CalendarFeatures used to create calendar features from the datetime index.
calendar_features_names	list	Names of the calendar features to extract, taken from the features attribute of the calendar_features object.
window_size	int	The window size needed to create the predictors. It is calculated as the maximum value between max_lag and max_size_window_features. If differentiation is used, window_size is increased by n units equal to the order of differentiation so that predictors can be generated correctly.
transformer_series	transformer (preprocessor), dict, default None	An instance of a transformer (preprocessor) compatible with the scikit-learn preprocessing API with methods: fit, transform, fit_transform and inverse_transform. Transformation is applied to each series before training the forecaster. ColumnTransformers are not allowed since they do not have inverse_transform method. If single transformer: it is cloned and applied to all series. If dict of transformers: a different transformer can be used for each series.
transformer_series_	dict	Dictionary with the transformer for each series. It is created cloning the objects in transformer_series and is used internally to avoid overwriting.
transformer_exog	transformer	An instance of a transformer (preprocessor) compatible with the scikit-learn preprocessing API. The transformation is applied to exog before training the forecaster. inverse_transform is not available when using ColumnTransformers.
weight_func	Callable	Function that defines the individual weights for each sample based on the index. For example, a function that assigns a lower weight to certain dates. Ignored if estimator does not have the argument sample_weight in its fit method. The resulting sample_weight cannot have negative values.
source_code_weight_func	str	Source code of the custom function used to create weights.
differentiation	int	Order of differencing applied to the time series before training the forecaster.
differentiation_max	int	Maximum order of differentiation. For this Forecaster, it is equal to the value of the differentiation parameter.
differentiator	TimeSeriesDifferentiator	Skforecast object used to differentiate the time series.
differentiator_	dict	Dictionary with the differentiator for each series. It is created cloning the objects in differentiator and is used internally to avoid overwriting.
dropna_from_series	bool	Determine whether NaN detected in the training matrices will be dropped.
last_window_	pandas DataFrame	This window represents the most recent data observed by the predictor during its training phase. It contains the values needed to predict the next step immediately after the training data. These values are stored in the original scale of the time series before undergoing any transformations or differentiation. When differentiation parameter is specified, the dimensions of the last_window_ are expanded as many values as the order of differentiation. For example, if lags = 7 and differentiation = 1, last_window_ will have 8 values.
index_type_	type	Type of index of the input used in training.
index_freq_	str	Frequency of Index of the input used in training.
training_range_	pandas Index	First and last values of index of the data used during training.
series_names_in_	list	Names of the series used during training.
exog_in_	bool	If the forecaster has been trained using exogenous variable/s.
exog_names_in_	list	Names of the exogenous variables used during training.
exog_type_in_	type	Type of exogenous variable/s used in training.
exog_dtypes_in_	dict	Type of each exogenous variable/s used in training before the transformation applied by transformer_exog. If transformer_exog is not used, it is equal to exog_dtypes_out_.
exog_dtypes_out_	dict	Type of each exogenous variable/s used in training after the transformation applied by transformer_exog. If transformer_exog is not used, it is equal to exog_dtypes_in_.
X_train_series_names_in_	list	Names of the series added to X_train when creating the training matrices with _create_train_X_y method. It is a subset of series_names_in_.
X_train_window_features_names_out_	list	Names of the window features included in the matrix X_train created internally for training.
X_train_calendar_features_names_out_	list	Names of the calendar features included in the matrix X_train created internally for training.
X_train_exog_names_out_	list	Names of the exogenous variables included in the matrix X_train created internally for training. It can be different from exog_names_in_ if some exogenous variables are transformed during the training process.
X_train_direct_exog_names_out_	list	Same as X_train_exog_names_out_ but using the direct format. The same exogenous variable is repeated for each step.
X_train_features_names_out_	list	Names of the features seen by each individual step estimator. These are the autoregressive features (lags + window features) and exogenous variable names.
X_train_direct_features_names_out_	list	Names of all columns of the full training matrix created internally. Same as X_train_features_names_out_ but with exogenous variables expanded with the _step_N suffix (direct format).
categorical_features	(str, list)	How categorical features are identified among the exogenous variables. It can be 'auto', a list of column names or None.
categorical_features_names_in_	list	Names of the exogenous variables considered as categorical.
categorical_encoder	sklearn OrdinalEncoder	OrdinalEncoder used internally to encode categorical features.
fit_kwargs	dict	Additional arguments to be passed to the fit method of the estimator.
in_sample_residuals_	dict	Residuals of the model when predicting training data. Only stored up to 10_000 values per series in the form {series: residuals}. If transformer_series is not None, residuals are stored in the transformed scale. If differentiation is not None, residuals are stored after differentiation.
in_sample_residuals_by_bin_	dict	In-sample residuals binned according to the predicted value each residual is associated with. The number of residuals stored per bin is limited to 10_000 // self.binner.n_bins_ per series in the form {series: residuals}. If transformer_series is not None, residuals are stored in the transformed scale. If differentiation is not None, residuals are stored after differentiation.
out_sample_residuals_	dict	Residuals of the model when predicting non-training data. Only stored up to 10_000 values per series in the form {series: residuals}. Use set_out_sample_residuals() method to set values. If transformer_series is not None, residuals are stored in the transformed scale. If differentiation is not None, residuals are stored after differentiation.
out_sample_residuals_by_bin_	dict	Out of sample residuals binned according to the predicted value each residual is associated with. The number of residuals stored per bin is limited to 10_000 // self.binner.n_bins_ per series in the form {series: residuals}. If transformer_series is not None, residuals are stored in the transformed scale. If differentiation is not None, residuals are stored after differentiation.
binner	dict	Dictionary of skforecast.preprocessing.QuantileBinner used to discretize residuals of each series into k bins according to the predicted values associated with each residual. In the form {series: binner}.
binner_intervals_	dict	Intervals used to discretize residuals into k bins according to the predicted values associated with each residual. In the form {series: binner_intervals_}.
binner_kwargs	dict	Additional arguments to pass to the QuantileBinner.
filter_train_X_y_index_cache_	dict	Cache storing column indices for each forecasting step to speed up the creation of training matrices during backtesting. The cache uses step numbers as keys and numpy arrays of column indices as values. This avoids repeated calculations when filtering X_train for specific steps. The cache is cleared during fit() and when set_lags() or set_window_features() are called.
filter_train_X_y_columns_cache_	dict	Cache storing column names for each forecasting step to speed up the creation of training matrices during backtesting. The cache uses step numbers as keys and lists of column names as values. This avoids repeated string operations when removing step suffixes from column names. The cache is cleared during fit() and when set_lags() or set_window_features() are called.
creation_date	str	Date of creation.
is_fitted	bool	Tag to identify if the estimator has been fitted (trained).
fit_date	str	Date of last fit.
skforecast_version	str	Version of skforecast library used to create the forecaster.
python_version	str	Version of python used to create the forecaster.
n_jobs	(int, 'auto')	The number of jobs to run in parallel. If -1, then the number of jobs is set to the number of cores. If 'auto', n_jobs is set using the function skforecast.utils.select_n_jobs_fit_forecaster.
forecaster_id	(str, int)	Name used as an identifier of the forecaster.
__skforecast_tags__	dict	Tags associated with the forecaster.
_probabilistic_mode	(str, bool)	Private attribute used to indicate whether the forecaster should perform some calculations during backtesting.
encoding	Ignored	Not used, present here for API consistency by convention.

Notes

A separate model is created for each forecasting time step. It is important to note that all models share the same parameter and hyperparameter configuration.

Methods:

Name	Description
create_train_X_y	Create training matrices from multiple time series and exogenous
filter_train_X_y_for_step	Select the columns needed to train a forecaster for a specific step.
create_sample_weights	Create weights for each observation according to the forecaster's attribute
fit	Training Forecaster.
create_predict_X	Create the predictors needed to predict steps ahead.
predict	Predict n steps ahead
predict_bootstrapping	Generate multiple forecasting predictions using a bootstrapping process.
predict_interval	Predict n steps ahead and estimate prediction intervals using either
predict_quantiles	Calculate the specified quantiles for each step. After generating
predict_dist	Fit a given probability distribution for each step. After generating
set_params	Set new values to the parameters of the scikit-learn model stored in the
set_lags	Set new value to the attribute lags. Attributes lags_names,
set_window_features	Set new value to the attribute window_features. Attributes
set_fit_kwargs	Set new values for the additional keyword arguments passed to the fit
set_in_sample_residuals	Set in-sample residuals in case they were not calculated during the
set_out_sample_residuals	Set new values to the attribute out_sample_residuals_. Out of sample
get_feature_importances	Return feature importance of the model stored in the forecaster for a

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

def __init__(
    self,
    estimator: object,
    level: str,
    steps: int,
    lags: int | list[int] | np.ndarray[int] | range[int] | dict[str, int | list] | None = None,
    window_features: object | list[object] | None = None,
    calendar_features: object | None = None,
    transformer_series: object | dict[str, object] | None = StandardScaler(),
    transformer_exog: object | None = None,
    categorical_features: str | list[str] | None = 'auto',
    weight_func: Callable | None = None,
    differentiation: int | None = None,
    dropna_from_series: bool = False,
    fit_kwargs: dict[str, object] | None = None,
    binner_kwargs: dict[str, object] | None = None,
    n_jobs: int | str = 'auto',
    forecaster_id: str | int | None = None
) -> None:

    self.estimator                            = clone(estimator)
    self.calendar_features                    = (
        clone(calendar_features) if calendar_features is not None else None
    )
    self.calendar_features_names              = getattr(calendar_features, 'features', None)
    self.level                                = level
    self.lags_                                = None
    self.transformer_series                   = transformer_series
    self.transformer_series_                  = None
    self.transformer_exog                     = transformer_exog
    self.categorical_features                 = categorical_features
    self.weight_func                          = weight_func
    self.source_code_weight_func              = None
    self.differentiation                      = differentiation
    self.differentiation_max                  = None
    self.differentiator                       = None
    self.differentiator_                      = None
    self.dropna_from_series                   = dropna_from_series
    self.last_window_                         = None
    self.index_type_                          = None
    self.index_freq_                          = None
    self.training_range_                      = None
    self.series_names_in_                     = None
    self.exog_in_                             = False
    self.exog_names_in_                       = None
    self.exog_type_in_                        = None
    self.exog_dtypes_in_                      = None
    self.exog_dtypes_out_                     = None
    self.categorical_features_names_in_       = None
    self.X_train_series_names_in_             = None
    self.X_train_window_features_names_out_   = None
    self.X_train_calendar_features_names_out_ = None
    self.X_train_exog_names_out_              = None
    self.X_train_direct_exog_names_out_       = None
    self.X_train_features_names_out_          = None
    self.X_train_direct_features_names_out_   = None
    self.in_sample_residuals_                 = None
    self.out_sample_residuals_                = None
    self.in_sample_residuals_by_bin_          = None
    self.out_sample_residuals_by_bin_         = None
    self.filter_train_X_y_index_cache_        = {}
    self.filter_train_X_y_columns_cache_      = {}
    self.creation_date                        = pd.Timestamp.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
    self.is_fitted                            = False
    self.fit_date                             = None
    self.skforecast_version                   = __version__
    self.python_version                       = sys.version.split(" ")[0]
    self.forecaster_id                        = forecaster_id
    self._probabilistic_mode                  = "binned"
    self.encoding                             = None   # Ignored in this forecaster

    if not isinstance(level, str):
        raise TypeError(
            f"`level` argument must be a str. Got {type(level)}."
        )

    if not isinstance(steps, int):
        raise TypeError(
            f"`steps` argument must be an int greater than or equal to 1. "
            f"Got {type(steps)}."
        )

    if steps < 1:
        raise ValueError(
            f"`steps` argument must be greater than or equal to 1. Got {steps}."
        )

    self.steps    = np.arange(steps) + 1
    self.max_step = steps

    self.estimators_ = {step: clone(self.estimator) for step in self.steps}

    if isinstance(lags, dict):
        self.lags = {}
        self.lags_names = {}
        list_max_lags = []
        for key in lags:
            if lags[key] is None:
                self.lags[key] = None
                self.lags_names[key] = None
            else:
                self.lags[key], lags_names, max_lag = initialize_lags(
                    forecaster_name = type(self).__name__,
                    lags            = lags[key]
                )
                self.lags_names[key] = (
                    [f'{key}_{lag}' for lag in lags_names] 
                     if lags_names is not None 
                     else None
                )
                if max_lag is not None:
                    list_max_lags.append(max_lag)

        self.max_lag = max(list_max_lags) if len(list_max_lags) != 0 else None
    else:
        self.lags, self.lags_names, self.max_lag = initialize_lags(
            forecaster_name = type(self).__name__, 
            lags            = lags
        )

    self.window_features, self.window_features_names, self.max_size_window_features = (
        initialize_window_features(window_features)
    )
    if self.window_features is None and (self.lags is None or self.max_lag is None):
        raise ValueError(
            "At least one of the arguments `lags` or `window_features` "
            "must be different from None. This is required to create the "
            "predictors used in training the forecaster."
        )

    self.window_size = max(
        [ws for ws in [self.max_lag, self.max_size_window_features] 
         if ws is not None]
    )
    self.window_features_class_names = None
    if window_features is not None:
        self.window_features_class_names = [
            type(wf).__name__ for wf in self.window_features
        ]

    if categorical_features is not None:
        if not (
            (isinstance(categorical_features, str) and categorical_features == 'auto')
            or isinstance(categorical_features, list)
        ):
            raise ValueError(
                f"Argument `categorical_features` must be `'auto'`, a list of "
                f"column names, or `None`. Got {categorical_features}."
            )
        if isinstance(categorical_features, list):
            if len(categorical_features) == 0:
                raise ValueError(
                    "Argument `categorical_features` must not be an empty list. "
                    "Use `None` to disable categorical encoding."
                )

    self.categorical_encoder = OrdinalEncoder(
                                   dtype                 = float,
                                   handle_unknown        = 'use_encoded_value',
                                   unknown_value         = np.nan,
                                   encoded_missing_value = np.nan
                               ).set_output(transform="pandas")

    self.weight_func, self.source_code_weight_func, _ = initialize_weights(
        forecaster_name = type(self).__name__, 
        estimator       = estimator, 
        weight_func     = weight_func, 
        series_weights  = None
    )

    if differentiation is not None:
        if not isinstance(differentiation, int) or differentiation < 1:
            raise ValueError(
                f"Argument `differentiation` must be an integer equal to or "
                f"greater than 1. Got {differentiation}."
            )
        self.differentiation = differentiation
        self.differentiation_max = differentiation
        self.window_size += differentiation
        self.differentiator = TimeSeriesDifferentiator(
            order=differentiation, window_size=self.window_size
        )

    self.fit_kwargs = check_select_fit_kwargs(
                          estimator  = estimator,
                          fit_kwargs = fit_kwargs
                      )

    self.binner = {}
    self.binner_intervals_ = {}
    self.binner_kwargs = binner_kwargs
    if binner_kwargs is None:
        self.binner_kwargs = {
            'n_bins': 10, 'method': 'linear', 'subsample': 200000,
            'random_state': 789654, 'dtype': np.float64
        }

    if n_jobs == 'auto':
        self.n_jobs = select_n_jobs_fit_forecaster(
                          forecaster_name = type(self).__name__,
                          estimator       = self.estimator
                      )
    else:
        if not isinstance(n_jobs, int):
            raise TypeError(
                f"`n_jobs` must be an integer or `'auto'`. Got {type(n_jobs)}."
            )
        self.n_jobs = n_jobs if n_jobs > 0 else cpu_count()

    self.__skforecast_tags__ = {
        "library": "skforecast",
        "forecaster_name": "ForecasterDirectMultiVariate",
        "forecaster_task": "regression",
        "forecasting_scope": "global",  # single-series | global
        "forecasting_strategy": "direct",  # recursive | direct | deep_learning | foundation
        "multiple_estimators": False,
        "index_types_supported": ["pandas.RangeIndex", "pandas.DatetimeIndex"],
        "requires_index_frequency": True,

        "allowed_input_types_series": ["pandas.DataFrame"],
        "supports_exog": True,
        "allowed_input_types_exog": ["pandas.Series", "pandas.DataFrame"],
        "handles_missing_values_series": True, 
        "handles_missing_values_exog": True, 

        "supports_lags": True,
        "supports_window_features": True,
        "supports_calendar_features": True,
        "supports_transformer_series": True,
        "supports_transformer_exog": True,
        "supports_categorical_features": True,
        "supports_weight_func": True,
        "supports_series_weights": False,
        "supports_differentiation": True,

        "prediction_types": ["point", "interval", "bootstrapping", "quantiles", "distribution"],
        "supports_probabilistic": True,
        "probabilistic_methods": ["bootstrapping", "conformal"],
        "handles_binned_residuals": True
    }

Attributes

estimator instance-attribute

estimator = clone(estimator)

calendar_features instance-attribute

calendar_features = (
    clone(calendar_features)
    if calendar_features is not None
    else None
)

calendar_features_names instance-attribute

calendar_features_names = getattr(
    calendar_features, "features", None
)

level instance-attribute

level = level

lags_ instance-attribute

lags_ = None

transformer_series instance-attribute

transformer_series = transformer_series

transformer_series_ instance-attribute

transformer_series_ = None

transformer_exog instance-attribute

transformer_exog = transformer_exog

categorical_features instance-attribute

categorical_features = categorical_features

weight_func instance-attribute

weight_func = weight_func

source_code_weight_func instance-attribute

source_code_weight_func = None

differentiation instance-attribute

differentiation = differentiation

differentiation_max instance-attribute

differentiation_max = None

differentiator instance-attribute

differentiator = None

differentiator_ instance-attribute

differentiator_ = None

dropna_from_series instance-attribute

dropna_from_series = dropna_from_series

last_window_ instance-attribute

last_window_ = None

index_type_ instance-attribute

index_type_ = None

index_freq_ instance-attribute

index_freq_ = None

training_range_ instance-attribute

training_range_ = None

series_names_in_ instance-attribute

series_names_in_ = None

exog_in_ instance-attribute

exog_in_ = False

exog_names_in_ instance-attribute

exog_names_in_ = None

exog_type_in_ instance-attribute

exog_type_in_ = None

exog_dtypes_in_ instance-attribute

exog_dtypes_in_ = None

exog_dtypes_out_ instance-attribute

exog_dtypes_out_ = None

categorical_features_names_in_ instance-attribute

categorical_features_names_in_ = None

X_train_series_names_in_ instance-attribute

X_train_series_names_in_ = None

X_train_window_features_names_out_ instance-attribute

X_train_window_features_names_out_ = None

X_train_calendar_features_names_out_ instance-attribute

X_train_calendar_features_names_out_ = None

X_train_exog_names_out_ instance-attribute

X_train_exog_names_out_ = None

X_train_direct_exog_names_out_ instance-attribute

X_train_direct_exog_names_out_ = None

X_train_features_names_out_ instance-attribute

X_train_features_names_out_ = None

X_train_direct_features_names_out_ instance-attribute

X_train_direct_features_names_out_ = None

in_sample_residuals_ instance-attribute

in_sample_residuals_ = None

out_sample_residuals_ instance-attribute

out_sample_residuals_ = None

in_sample_residuals_by_bin_ instance-attribute

in_sample_residuals_by_bin_ = None

out_sample_residuals_by_bin_ instance-attribute

out_sample_residuals_by_bin_ = None

filter_train_X_y_index_cache_ instance-attribute

filter_train_X_y_index_cache_ = {}

filter_train_X_y_columns_cache_ instance-attribute

filter_train_X_y_columns_cache_ = {}

creation_date instance-attribute

creation_date = pd.Timestamp.today().strftime(
    "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
)

is_fitted instance-attribute

is_fitted = False

fit_date instance-attribute

fit_date = None

skforecast_version instance-attribute

skforecast_version = __version__

python_version instance-attribute

python_version = sys.version.split(' ')[0]

forecaster_id instance-attribute

forecaster_id = forecaster_id

encoding instance-attribute

encoding = None

steps instance-attribute

steps = np.arange(steps) + 1

max_step instance-attribute

max_step = steps

estimators_ instance-attribute

estimators_ = {
    step: clone(self.estimator) for step in self.steps
}

lags instance-attribute

lags = {}

lags_names instance-attribute

lags_names = {}

max_lag instance-attribute

max_lag = (
    max(list_max_lags) if len(list_max_lags) != 0 else None
)

window_size instance-attribute

window_size = max(
    [
        ws
        for ws in [
            self.max_lag,
            self.max_size_window_features,
        ]
        if ws is not None
    ]
)

window_features_class_names instance-attribute

window_features_class_names = None

categorical_encoder instance-attribute

categorical_encoder = OrdinalEncoder(
    dtype=float,
    handle_unknown="use_encoded_value",
    unknown_value=np.nan,
    encoded_missing_value=np.nan,
).set_output(transform="pandas")

fit_kwargs instance-attribute

fit_kwargs = check_select_fit_kwargs(
    estimator=estimator, fit_kwargs=fit_kwargs
)

binner instance-attribute

binner = {}

binner_intervals_ instance-attribute

binner_intervals_ = {}

binner_kwargs instance-attribute

binner_kwargs = binner_kwargs

n_jobs instance-attribute

n_jobs = select_n_jobs_fit_forecaster(
    forecaster_name=type(self).__name__,
    estimator=self.estimator,
)

Methods:

create_train_X_y

create_train_X_y(
    series, exog=None, suppress_warnings=False
)

Create training matrices from multiple time series and exogenous variables. The resulting matrices contain the target variable and predictors needed to train all the estimators (one per step).

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
series	pandas DataFrame	Training time series.	required
exog	pandas Series, pandas DataFrame	Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s. Must have the same number of observations as series and their indexes must be aligned.	None
suppress_warnings	bool	If True, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the creation of the training matrices. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more information.	False

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
X_train	pandas DataFrame	Training values (predictors) for each step. Note that the index corresponds to that of the last step. It is updated for the corresponding step in the filter_train_X_y_for_step method.
y_train	dict	Values of the time series related to each row of X_train for each step in the form {step: y_step_[i]}.

Notes

If series or exog contain interspersed NaN values, rows where y_train is NaN are always removed per step. Rows where X_train contains NaN (from lagged NaN in series or from NaN in exog) are removed only if dropna_from_series=True; otherwise a warning is issued. Because each step has its own target, NaN filtering is applied per step during fitting rather than globally.

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

@manage_warnings
def create_train_X_y(
    self,
    series: pd.DataFrame,
    exog: pd.Series | pd.DataFrame | None = None,
    suppress_warnings: bool = False
) -> tuple[pd.DataFrame, dict[int, pd.Series]]:
    """
    Create training matrices from multiple time series and exogenous
    variables. The resulting matrices contain the target variable and predictors
    needed to train all the estimators (one per step).

    Parameters
    ----------
    series : pandas DataFrame
        Training time series.
    exog : pandas Series, pandas DataFrame, default None
        Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s. Must have the same
        number of observations as `series` and their indexes must be aligned.
    suppress_warnings : bool, default False
        If `True`, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the creation
        of the training matrices. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories 
        for more information.

    Returns
    -------
    X_train : pandas DataFrame
        Training values (predictors) for each step. Note that the index 
        corresponds to that of the last step. It is updated for the corresponding 
        step in the filter_train_X_y_for_step method.
    y_train : dict
        Values of the time series related to each row of `X_train` for each 
        step in the form {step: y_step_[i]}.

    Notes
    -----
    If `series` or `exog` contain interspersed NaN values, rows where `y_train`
    is NaN are always removed per step. Rows where `X_train` contains NaN
    (from lagged NaN in `series` or from NaN in `exog`) are removed only if
    `dropna_from_series=True`; otherwise a warning is issued. Because each
    step has its own target, NaN filtering is applied per step during
    fitting rather than globally.

    """

    (
        X_train_autoreg,
        X_train_exog,
        X_train_calendar,
        y_train,
        train_index,
        _,
        _,
        _,
        _,
        _,
        _,
        X_train_direct_features_names_out_,
        _,
        exog_dtypes_out_
    ) = self._create_train_X_y(series=series, exog=exog)

    X_train = [X_train_autoreg]
    if X_train_exog is not None:
        exog_direct, _ = exog_to_direct_numpy(
            exog=X_train_exog, steps=self.max_step
        )
        X_train.append(exog_direct)
    if X_train_calendar is not None:
        calendar_direct, _ = exog_to_direct_numpy(
            exog=X_train_calendar, steps=self.max_step
        )
        X_train.append(calendar_direct)

    if len(X_train) == 1:
        X_train = X_train[0]
    else:
        X_train = np.concatenate(X_train, axis=1)

    X_train = pd.DataFrame(
                  data    = X_train,
                  index   = train_index[self.max_step],
                  columns = X_train_direct_features_names_out_
              )

    if exog_dtypes_out_ is not None:
        X_train_dtypes = {col: float for col in X_train_direct_features_names_out_}
        exog_dtypes_direct = {
            f"{col}_step_{i + 1}": dtype
            for col, dtype in exog_dtypes_out_.items()
            for i in range(self.max_step)
        }
        X_train_dtypes.update(exog_dtypes_direct)
        X_train = X_train.astype(X_train_dtypes, copy=False)

    y_train = {
        step: pd.Series(
                  data  = y_train[step],
                  index = train_index[step],
                  name  = f"{self.level}_step_{step}"
              )
        for step in self.steps
    }

    return X_train, y_train

filter_train_X_y_for_step

filter_train_X_y_for_step(
    step, X_train, y_train, remove_suffix=False
)

Select the columns needed to train a forecaster for a specific step.
The input matrices should be created using create_train_X_y method. This method updates the index of X_train to the corresponding one according to y_train. If remove_suffix=True the suffix "_step_i" will be removed from the column names.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
step	int	Step for which columns must be selected. Starts at 1.	required
X_train	pandas DataFrame	Training data created with create_train_X_y.	required
y_train	dict	Dict created with create_train_X_y.	required
remove_suffix	bool	If True, suffix "_step_i" is removed from the column names.	False

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
X_train_step	pandas DataFrame	Training values (predictors) for the selected step.
y_train_step	pandas Series	Values of the time series related to each row of X_train.

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

def filter_train_X_y_for_step(
    self,
    step: int,
    X_train: pd.DataFrame,
    y_train: dict[int, pd.Series],
    remove_suffix: bool = False
) -> tuple[pd.DataFrame, pd.Series]:
    """
    Select the columns needed to train a forecaster for a specific step.  
    The input matrices should be created using `create_train_X_y` method. 
    This method updates the index of `X_train` to the corresponding one 
    according to `y_train`. If `remove_suffix=True` the suffix "_step_i" 
    will be removed from the column names.

    Parameters
    ----------
    step : int
        Step for which columns must be selected. Starts at 1.
    X_train : pandas DataFrame
        Training data created with `create_train_X_y`.
    y_train : dict
        Dict created with `create_train_X_y`.
    remove_suffix : bool, default False
        If True, suffix "_step_i" is removed from the column names.

    Returns
    -------
    X_train_step : pandas DataFrame
        Training values (predictors) for the selected step.
    y_train_step : pandas Series
        Values of the time series related to each row of `X_train`.

    """

    if (step < 1) or (step > self.max_step):
        raise ValueError(
            f"Invalid value `step`. For this forecaster, minimum value is 1 "
            f"and the maximum step is {self.max_step}."
        )

    y_train_step = y_train[step]

    has_exog = self.exog_in_
    has_calendar = self.calendar_features is not None
    if not has_exog and not has_calendar:
        X_train_step = X_train
    else:
        if step not in self.filter_train_X_y_index_cache_:

            n_lags = len(list(
                chain(*[v for v in self.lags_.values() if v is not None])
            ))
            n_window_features = (
                len(self.X_train_window_features_names_out_) if self.window_features is not None else 0
            )
            n_autoreg = n_lags + n_window_features
            idx_columns = [np.arange(n_autoreg)]
            offset = n_autoreg

            if has_exog:
                n_exog = len(self.X_train_direct_exog_names_out_) // self.max_step
                idx_columns.append(
                    np.arange(
                        offset + (step - 1) * n_exog,
                        offset + step * n_exog
                    )
                )
                offset += n_exog * self.max_step

            if has_calendar:
                n_calendar = len(self.X_train_calendar_features_names_out_)
                idx_columns.append(
                    np.arange(
                        offset + (step - 1) * n_calendar,
                        offset + step * n_calendar
                    )
                )
                offset += n_calendar * self.max_step

            idx_columns = np.concatenate(idx_columns)
            self.filter_train_X_y_index_cache_[step] = idx_columns

        idx_columns = self.filter_train_X_y_index_cache_[step]
        X_train_step = X_train.iloc[:, idx_columns]

    X_train_step.index = y_train_step.index

    if remove_suffix:
        if step not in self.filter_train_X_y_columns_cache_:
            new_columns = [
                col_name.replace(f"_step_{step}", "")
                for col_name in X_train_step.columns
            ]
            self.filter_train_X_y_columns_cache_[step] = new_columns

        X_train_step.columns = self.filter_train_X_y_columns_cache_[step]
        y_train_step.name = y_train_step.name.replace(f"_step_{step}", "")

    # NaN filtering: same logic as _filter_nan_X_y_step but on pandas
    nan_y = y_train_step.isna()
    if nan_y.any():
        y_train_step = y_train_step[~nan_y]
        X_train_step = X_train_step[~nan_y]

    if self.dropna_from_series:
        nan_X = X_train_step.isna().any(axis=1)
        if nan_X.any():
            X_train_step = X_train_step[~nan_X]
            y_train_step = y_train_step[~nan_X]

    return X_train_step, y_train_step

create_sample_weights

create_sample_weights(X_train)

Create weights for each observation according to the forecaster's attribute weight_func.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
X_train	pandas DataFrame, pandas Index	Dataframe created with _create_train_X_y and filter_train_X_y_for_step methods, first return, or the index of the dataframe.	required

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
sample_weight	numpy ndarray	Weights to use in fit method.

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

def create_sample_weights(
    self,
    X_train: pd.DataFrame | pd.Index
) -> np.ndarray:
    """
    Create weights for each observation according to the forecaster's attribute
    `weight_func`. 

    Parameters
    ----------
    X_train : pandas DataFrame, pandas Index
        Dataframe created with `_create_train_X_y` and `filter_train_X_y_for_step`
        methods, first return, or the index of the dataframe.

    Returns
    -------
    sample_weight : numpy ndarray
        Weights to use in `fit` method.

    """

    sample_weight = None

    if self.weight_func is not None:
        sample_weight = self.weight_func(
            X_train.index if isinstance(X_train, pd.DataFrame) else X_train
        )

    if sample_weight is not None:
        if np.isnan(sample_weight).any():
            raise ValueError(
                "The resulting `sample_weight` cannot have NaN values."
            )
        if np.any(sample_weight < 0):
            raise ValueError(
                "The resulting `sample_weight` cannot have negative values."
            )
        if np.sum(sample_weight) == 0:
            raise ValueError(
                ("The resulting `sample_weight` cannot be normalized because "
                 "the sum of the weights is zero.")
            )

    return sample_weight

fit

fit(
    series,
    exog=None,
    store_last_window=True,
    store_in_sample_residuals=False,
    random_state=123,
    suppress_warnings=False,
)

Training Forecaster.

Additional arguments to be passed to the fit method of the estimator can be added with the fit_kwargs argument when initializing the forecaster.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
series	pandas DataFrame	Training time series.	required
exog	pandas Series, pandas DataFrame	Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s. Must have the same number of observations as series and their indexes must be aligned so that series[i] is regressed on exog[i].	None
store_last_window	bool	Whether or not to store the last window (last_window_) of training data.	True
store_in_sample_residuals	bool	If True, in-sample residuals will be stored in the forecaster object after fitting (in_sample_residuals_ and in_sample_residuals_by_bin_ attributes). If False, only the intervals of the bins are stored.	False
random_state	int	Set a seed for the random generator so that the stored sample residuals are always deterministic.	123
suppress_warnings	bool	If True, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the training process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more information.	False

Returns:

Type	Description
None

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

@manage_warnings
def fit(
    self,
    series: pd.DataFrame,
    exog: pd.Series | pd.DataFrame | None = None,
    store_last_window: bool = True,
    store_in_sample_residuals: bool = False,
    random_state: int = 123,
    suppress_warnings: bool = False
) -> None:
    """
    Training Forecaster.

    Additional arguments to be passed to the `fit` method of the estimator 
    can be added with the `fit_kwargs` argument when initializing the forecaster.

    Parameters
    ----------
    series : pandas DataFrame
        Training time series.
    exog : pandas Series, pandas DataFrame, default None
        Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s. Must have the same
        number of observations as `series` and their indexes must be aligned so
        that series[i] is regressed on exog[i].
    store_last_window : bool, default True
        Whether or not to store the last window (`last_window_`) of training data.
    store_in_sample_residuals : bool, default False
        If `True`, in-sample residuals will be stored in the forecaster object
        after fitting (`in_sample_residuals_` and `in_sample_residuals_by_bin_`
        attributes).
        If `False`, only the intervals of the bins are stored.
    random_state : int, default 123
        Set a seed for the random generator so that the stored sample 
        residuals are always deterministic.
    suppress_warnings : bool, default False
        If `True`, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the training 
        process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more
        information.

    Returns
    -------
    None

    """

    # Reset values in case the forecaster has already been fitted.
    self.lags_                                = None
    self.last_window_                         = None
    self.index_type_                          = None
    self.index_freq_                          = None
    self.training_range_                      = None
    self.series_names_in_                     = None
    self.exog_in_                             = False
    self.exog_names_in_                       = None
    self.exog_type_in_                        = None
    self.exog_dtypes_in_                      = None
    self.exog_dtypes_out_                     = None
    self.categorical_features_names_in_       = None
    self.X_train_series_names_in_             = None
    self.X_train_window_features_names_out_   = None
    self.X_train_calendar_features_names_out_ = None
    self.X_train_exog_names_out_              = None
    self.X_train_direct_exog_names_out_       = None
    self.X_train_features_names_out_          = None
    self.X_train_direct_features_names_out_   = None
    self.in_sample_residuals_                 = None
    self.in_sample_residuals_by_bin_          = None
    self.out_sample_residuals_                = None
    self.out_sample_residuals_by_bin_         = None
    self.binner                               = {}
    self.binner_intervals_                    = {}
    self.filter_train_X_y_index_cache_        = {}
    self.filter_train_X_y_columns_cache_      = {}
    self.is_fitted                            = False
    self.fit_date                             = None

    (
        X_train_autoreg,
        X_train_exog,
        X_train_calendar,
        y_train,
        train_index,
        series_names_in_,
        X_train_series_names_in_,
        exog_names_in_,
        categorical_features_names_in_,
        X_train_exog_names_out_,
        X_train_features_names_out_,
        X_train_direct_features_names_out_,
        exog_dtypes_in_,
        exog_dtypes_out_
    ) = self._create_train_X_y(series=series, exog=exog)

    if X_train_exog_names_out_ is not None:
        # NOTE: Need here as configure_estimator_categorical_features uses it
        self.categorical_features_names_in_ = categorical_features_names_in_

    results_fit = Parallel(n_jobs=self.n_jobs)(
        delayed(_fit_one_step_estimator)(
            forecaster                  = self,
            estimator                   = clone(self.estimator),
            X_train_autoreg             = X_train_autoreg,
            X_train_exog                = X_train_exog,
            X_train_calendar            = X_train_calendar,
            y_train                     = y_train,
            train_index                 = train_index,
            X_train_features_names_out_ = X_train_features_names_out_,
            step                        = step
        )
        for step in self.steps
    )

    self.estimators_ = {step: estimator for step, estimator, *_ in results_fit}

    self.in_sample_residuals_ = {}
    self.in_sample_residuals_by_bin_ = {}
    if self._probabilistic_mode is not False:
        for level in [self.level]:
            y_true_level = [y_true_step for _, _, y_true_step, _ in results_fit]
            y_pred_level = [y_pred_step for _, _, _, y_pred_step in results_fit]
            self._binning_in_sample_residuals(
                level                     = level,
                y_true                    = np.concatenate(y_true_level),
                y_pred                    = np.concatenate(y_pred_level),
                store_in_sample_residuals = store_in_sample_residuals,
                random_state              = random_state
            )

    if not store_in_sample_residuals:
        for level in [self.level]:
            self.in_sample_residuals_[level] = None
            self.in_sample_residuals_by_bin_[level] = None

    self.series_names_in_ = series_names_in_
    self.X_train_series_names_in_ = X_train_series_names_in_
    self.X_train_features_names_out_ = X_train_features_names_out_
    self.X_train_direct_features_names_out_ = X_train_direct_features_names_out_

    self.is_fitted = True
    self.fit_date = pd.Timestamp.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
    self.training_range_ = series.index[[0, -1]]
    self.index_type_ = type(series.index)
    if isinstance(series.index, pd.DatetimeIndex):
        self.index_freq_ = series.index.freq
    else: 
        self.index_freq_ = series.index.step

    if exog is not None:
        self.exog_in_ = True
        self.exog_names_in_ = exog_names_in_
        self.exog_type_in_ = type(exog)
        self.exog_dtypes_in_ = exog_dtypes_in_
        self.exog_dtypes_out_ = exog_dtypes_out_
        self.X_train_exog_names_out_ = X_train_exog_names_out_

    if store_last_window:
        self.last_window_ = series.iloc[-self.window_size:, ][
            self.X_train_series_names_in_
        ].copy()

create_predict_X

create_predict_X(
    steps=None,
    last_window=None,
    exog=None,
    suppress_warnings=False,
    check_inputs=True,
    levels=None,
)

Create the predictors needed to predict steps ahead.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
steps	(int, list, None)	Predict n steps. The value of steps must be less than or equal to the value of steps defined when initializing the forecaster. Starts at 1. If int: Only steps within the range of 1 to int are predicted. If list: List of ints. Only the steps contained in the list are predicted. If None: As many steps are predicted as were defined at initialization.	None
last_window	pandas DataFrame	Series values used to create the predictors (lags) needed to predict steps. If last_window = None, the values stored in self.last_window_ are used to calculate the initial predictors, and the predictions start right after training data.	None
exog	pandas Series, pandas DataFrame	Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s.	None
suppress_warnings	bool	If True, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the prediction process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more information.	False
check_inputs	bool	If True, the input is checked for possible warnings and errors with the check_predict_input function. This argument is created for internal use and is not recommended to be changed.	True
levels	Ignored	Not used, present here for API consistency by convention.	None

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
X_predict	pandas DataFrame	Pandas DataFrame with the predictors for each step. The index is the same as the prediction index.

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

@manage_warnings
def create_predict_X(
    self,
    steps: int | list[int] | None = None,
    last_window: pd.DataFrame | None = None,
    exog: pd.Series | pd.DataFrame | None = None,
    suppress_warnings: bool = False,
    check_inputs: bool = True,
    levels: Any = None
) -> pd.DataFrame:
    """
    Create the predictors needed to predict `steps` ahead.

    Parameters
    ----------
    steps : int, list, None, default None
        Predict n steps. The value of `steps` must be less than or equal to the 
        value of steps defined when initializing the forecaster. Starts at 1.

        - If `int`: Only steps within the range of 1 to int are predicted.
        - If `list`: List of ints. Only the steps contained in the list 
        are predicted.
        - If `None`: As many steps are predicted as were defined at 
        initialization.
    last_window : pandas DataFrame, default None
        Series values used to create the predictors (lags) needed to 
        predict `steps`.
        If `last_window = None`, the values stored in `self.last_window_` are
        used to calculate the initial predictors, and the predictions start
        right after training data.
    exog : pandas Series, pandas DataFrame, default None
        Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s.
    suppress_warnings : bool, default False
        If `True`, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the prediction 
        process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more
        information.
    check_inputs : bool, default True
        If `True`, the input is checked for possible warnings and errors 
        with the `check_predict_input` function. This argument is created 
        for internal use and is not recommended to be changed.
    levels : Ignored
        Not used, present here for API consistency by convention.

    Returns
    -------
    X_predict : pandas DataFrame
        Pandas DataFrame with the predictors for each step. The index 
        is the same as the prediction index.

    """

    (
        Xs,
        Xs_col_names,
        steps,
        prediction_index,
        _
    ) = self._create_predict_inputs(
            steps        = steps,
            last_window  = last_window,
            exog         = exog,
            check_inputs = check_inputs
        )

    X_predict = pd.DataFrame(
                    data    = np.concatenate(Xs, axis=0), 
                    columns = Xs_col_names, 
                    index   = prediction_index
                )
    X_predict.insert(0, 'level', np.tile([self.level], len(steps)))

    if self.exog_in_:
        X_predict_dtypes = {col: float for col in Xs_col_names}
        X_predict_dtypes.update(self.exog_dtypes_out_)
        X_predict = X_predict.astype(X_predict_dtypes, copy=False)

    if self.transformer_series is not None or self.differentiation is not None:
        warnings.warn(
            "The output matrix is in the transformed scale due to the "
            "inclusion of transformations or differentiation in the Forecaster. "
            "As a result, any predictions generated using this matrix will also "
            "be in the transformed scale. Please refer to the documentation "
            "for more details: "
            "https://skforecast.org/latest/user_guides/training-and-prediction-matrices.html",
            DataTransformationWarning
        )

    return X_predict

predict

predict(
    steps=None,
    last_window=None,
    exog=None,
    suppress_warnings=False,
    check_inputs=True,
    levels=None,
)

Predict n steps ahead

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
steps	(int, list, None)	Predict n steps. The value of steps must be less than or equal to the value of steps defined when initializing the forecaster. Starts at 1. If int: Only steps within the range of 1 to int are predicted. If list: List of ints. Only the steps contained in the list are predicted. If None: As many steps are predicted as were defined at initialization.	None
last_window	pandas DataFrame	Series values used to create the predictors (lags) needed to predict steps. If last_window = None, the values stored in self.last_window_ are used to calculate the initial predictors, and the predictions start right after training data.	None
exog	pandas Series, pandas DataFrame	Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s.	None
suppress_warnings	bool	If True, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the prediction process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more information.	False
check_inputs	bool	If True, the input is checked for possible warnings and errors with the check_predict_input function. This argument is created for internal use and is not recommended to be changed.	True
levels	Ignored	Not used, present here for API consistency by convention.	None

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
predictions	pandas DataFrame	Long-format DataFrame with the predictions. The columns are level and pred.

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

@manage_warnings
def predict(
    self,
    steps: int | list[int] | None = None,
    last_window: pd.DataFrame | None = None,
    exog: pd.Series | pd.DataFrame | None = None,
    suppress_warnings: bool = False,
    check_inputs: bool = True,
    levels: Any = None
) -> pd.DataFrame:
    """
    Predict n steps ahead

    Parameters
    ----------
    steps : int, list, None, default None
        Predict n steps. The value of `steps` must be less than or equal to the 
        value of steps defined when initializing the forecaster. Starts at 1.

        - If `int`: Only steps within the range of 1 to int are predicted.
        - If `list`: List of ints. Only the steps contained in the list 
        are predicted.
        - If `None`: As many steps are predicted as were defined at 
        initialization.
    last_window : pandas DataFrame, default None
        Series values used to create the predictors (lags) needed to 
        predict `steps`.
        If `last_window = None`, the values stored in `self.last_window_` are
        used to calculate the initial predictors, and the predictions start
        right after training data.
    exog : pandas Series, pandas DataFrame, default None
        Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s.
    suppress_warnings : bool, default False
        If `True`, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the prediction 
        process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more
        information.
    check_inputs : bool, default True
        If `True`, the input is checked for possible warnings and errors 
        with the `check_predict_input` function. This argument is created 
        for internal use and is not recommended to be changed.
    levels : Ignored
        Not used, present here for API consistency by convention.

    Returns
    -------
    predictions : pandas DataFrame
        Long-format DataFrame with the predictions. The columns are `level`
        and `pred`.

    """

    (
        Xs,
        _,
        steps,
        prediction_index,
        differentiator
    ) = self._create_predict_inputs(
            steps        = steps,
            last_window  = last_window,
            exog         = exog,
            check_inputs = check_inputs,
        )

    predictions = self._direct_predict(steps=steps, Xs=Xs)

    if differentiator is not None:
        predictions = differentiator.inverse_transform_next_window(predictions)

    predictions = transform_numpy(
                      array             = predictions,
                      transformer       = self.transformer_series_[self.level],
                      fit               = False,
                      inverse_transform = True
                  )

    # NOTE: This DataFrame has freq because it only contain 1 level
    predictions = pd.DataFrame(
        {"level": np.tile([self.level], len(steps)), "pred": predictions},
        index = prediction_index,
    )

    return predictions

predict_bootstrapping

predict_bootstrapping(
    steps=None,
    last_window=None,
    exog=None,
    n_boot=250,
    random_state=123,
    use_in_sample_residuals=True,
    use_binned_residuals=True,
    suppress_warnings=False,
    levels=None,
)

Generate multiple forecasting predictions using a bootstrapping process. By sampling from a collection of past observed errors (the residuals), each iteration of bootstrapping generates a different set of predictions. See the References section for more information.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
steps	(int, list, None)	Predict n steps. The value of steps must be less than or equal to the value of steps defined when initializing the forecaster. Starts at 1. If int: Only steps within the range of 1 to int are predicted. If list: List of ints. Only the steps contained in the list are predicted. If None: As many steps are predicted as were defined at initialization.	None
last_window	pandas DataFrame	Series values used to create the predictors (lags) needed to predict steps. If last_window = None, the values stored inself.last_window_ are used to calculate the initial predictors, and the predictions start right after training data.	None
exog	pandas Series, pandas DataFrame	Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s.	None
n_boot	int	Number of bootstrapping iterations to perform when estimating prediction intervals.	250
use_in_sample_residuals	bool	If True, residuals from the training data are used as proxy of prediction error to create predictions. If False, out of sample residuals (calibration) are used. Out-of-sample residuals must be precomputed using Forecaster's set_out_sample_residuals() method.	True
use_binned_residuals	bool	If True, residuals are selected based on the predicted values (binned selection). If False, residuals are selected randomly.	True
random_state	int	Seed for the random number generator to ensure reproducibility.	123
suppress_warnings	bool	If True, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the prediction process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more information.	False
levels	Ignored	Not used, present here for API consistency by convention.	None

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
boot_predictions	pandas DataFrame	Long-format DataFrame with the bootstrapping predictions. The columns are level, pred_boot_0, pred_boot_1, ..., pred_boot_n_boot.

References

.. [1] MAPIE - Model Agnostic Prediction Interval Estimator. https://mapie.readthedocs.io/en/stable/content/conformal-prediction/regression/#2-the-split-method

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

@manage_warnings
def predict_bootstrapping(
    self,
    steps: int | list[int] | None = None,
    last_window: pd.DataFrame | None = None,
    exog: pd.Series | pd.DataFrame | None = None,
    n_boot: int = 250,
    random_state: int = 123,
    use_in_sample_residuals: bool = True,
    use_binned_residuals: bool = True,
    suppress_warnings: bool = False,
    levels: Any = None
) -> pd.DataFrame:
    """
    Generate multiple forecasting predictions using a bootstrapping process.
    By sampling from a collection of past observed errors (the residuals),
    each iteration of bootstrapping generates a different set of predictions.
    See the References section for more information.

    Parameters
    ----------
    steps : int, list, None, default None
        Predict n steps. The value of `steps` must be less than or equal to the 
        value of steps defined when initializing the forecaster. Starts at 1.

        - If `int`: Only steps within the range of 1 to int are predicted.
        - If `list`: List of ints. Only the steps contained in the list 
        are predicted.
        - If `None`: As many steps are predicted as were defined at 
        initialization.
    last_window : pandas DataFrame, default None
        Series values used to create the predictors (lags) needed to 
        predict `steps`.
        If `last_window = None`, the values stored in` self.last_window_` are
        used to calculate the initial predictors, and the predictions start
        right after training data.
    exog : pandas Series, pandas DataFrame, default None
        Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s.     
    n_boot : int, default 250
        Number of bootstrapping iterations to perform when estimating prediction
        intervals.            
    use_in_sample_residuals : bool, default True
        If `True`, residuals from the training data are used as proxy of
        prediction error to create predictions. 
        If `False`, out of sample residuals (calibration) are used. 
        Out-of-sample residuals must be precomputed using Forecaster's
        `set_out_sample_residuals()` method.
    use_binned_residuals : bool, default True
        If `True`, residuals are selected based on the predicted values 
        (binned selection).
        If `False`, residuals are selected randomly.
    random_state : int, default 123
        Seed for the random number generator to ensure reproducibility.   
    suppress_warnings : bool, default False
        If `True`, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the prediction 
        process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more
        information.
    levels : Ignored
        Not used, present here for API consistency by convention.

    Returns
    -------
    boot_predictions : pandas DataFrame
        Long-format DataFrame with the bootstrapping predictions. The columns
        are `level`, `pred_boot_0`, `pred_boot_1`, ..., `pred_boot_n_boot`.

    References
    ----------
    .. [1] MAPIE - Model Agnostic Prediction Interval Estimator.
           https://mapie.readthedocs.io/en/stable/content/conformal-prediction/regression/#2-the-split-method

    """

    (
        Xs,
        _,
        steps,
        prediction_index,
        differentiator
    ) = self._create_predict_inputs(
            steps                   = steps, 
            last_window             = last_window, 
            exog                    = exog,
            predict_probabilistic   = True, 
            use_in_sample_residuals = use_in_sample_residuals,
            use_binned_residuals    = use_binned_residuals
        )

    if use_in_sample_residuals:
        residuals = self.in_sample_residuals_[self.level]
        residuals_by_bin = self.in_sample_residuals_by_bin_[self.level]
    else:
        residuals = self.out_sample_residuals_[self.level]
        residuals_by_bin = self.out_sample_residuals_by_bin_[self.level]

    # NOTE: Predictors and residuals are transformed and differentiated
    predictions = self._direct_predict(steps=steps, Xs=Xs)

    rng = np.random.default_rng(seed=random_state)
    if not use_binned_residuals:
        sampled_residuals = residuals[
            rng.integers(low=0, high=residuals.size, size=(len(steps), n_boot))
        ]
    else:
        predicted_bins = self.binner[self.level].transform(predictions)
        sampled_residuals = np.full(
                                shape      = (predicted_bins.size, n_boot),
                                fill_value = np.nan,
                                order      = 'C',
                                dtype      = float
                            )
        for i, bin in enumerate(predicted_bins):
            sampled_residuals[i, :] = residuals_by_bin[bin][
                rng.integers(low=0, high=residuals_by_bin[bin].size, size=n_boot)
            ]

    boot_predictions = np.tile(predictions, (n_boot, 1)).T
    boot_columns = [f"pred_boot_{i}" for i in range(n_boot)]
    boot_predictions = boot_predictions + sampled_residuals

    if differentiator is not None:
        boot_predictions = (
            differentiator.inverse_transform_next_window(boot_predictions)
        )

    if self.transformer_series_[self.level]:
        boot_predictions = transform_numpy(
                               array             = boot_predictions,
                               transformer       = self.transformer_series_[self.level],
                               fit               = False,
                               inverse_transform = True
                           )

    # NOTE: This DataFrame has freq because it only contain 1 level
    boot_predictions = pd.DataFrame(
                           data    = boot_predictions,
                           index   = prediction_index,
                           columns = boot_columns
                       )
    boot_predictions.insert(0, 'level', np.tile([self.level], len(steps)))

    return boot_predictions

predict_interval

predict_interval(
    steps=None,
    last_window=None,
    exog=None,
    method="conformal",
    interval=[0.05, 0.95],
    n_boot=250,
    use_in_sample_residuals=True,
    use_binned_residuals=True,
    random_state=123,
    suppress_warnings=False,
    levels=None,
)

Predict n steps ahead and estimate prediction intervals using either bootstrapping or conformal prediction methods. Refer to the References section for additional details on these methods.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
steps	(int, list, None)	Predict n steps. The value of steps must be less than or equal to the value of steps defined when initializing the forecaster. Starts at 1. If int: Only steps within the range of 1 to int are predicted. If list: List of ints. Only the steps contained in the list are predicted. If None: As many steps are predicted as were defined at initialization.	None
last_window	pandas DataFrame	Series values used to create the predictors (lags) needed to predict steps. If last_window = None, the values stored inself.last_window_ are used to calculate the initial predictors, and the predictions start right after training data.	None
exog	pandas Series, pandas DataFrame	Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s.	None
method	str	Technique used to estimate prediction intervals. Available options: 'bootstrapping': Bootstrapping is used to generate prediction intervals [1]_. 'conformal': Employs the conformal prediction split method for interval estimation [2]_.	'conformal'
interval	(float, list, tuple)	Confidence level of the prediction interval. Interpretation depends on the method used: If float, represents the nominal (expected) coverage (between 0 and 1). For instance, interval=0.95 corresponds to [0.025, 0.975] quantiles. If list or tuple, defines the exact quantiles to compute, which must be between 0 and 1 inclusive. For example, interval of 95% should be as interval = [0.025, 0.975]. When using method='conformal', the interval must be a float or a list/tuple defining a symmetric interval. Changed in version 0.23.0: interval is now expressed as quantiles (0-1) instead of percentiles (0-100). Passing percentiles is not longer supported and will raise a ValueError.	[0.05, 0.95]
n_boot	int	Number of bootstrapping iterations to perform when estimating prediction intervals.	250
use_in_sample_residuals	bool	If True, residuals from the training data are used as proxy of prediction error to create predictions. If False, out of sample residuals (calibration) are used. Out-of-sample residuals must be precomputed using Forecaster's set_out_sample_residuals() method.	True
use_binned_residuals	bool	If True, residuals are selected based on the predicted values (binned selection). If False, residuals are selected randomly.	True
random_state	int	Seed for the random number generator to ensure reproducibility.	123
suppress_warnings	bool	If True, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the prediction process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more information.	False
levels	Ignored	Not used, present here for API consistency by convention.	None

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
predictions	pandas DataFrame	Long-format DataFrame with the predictions and the lower and upper bounds of the estimated interval. The columns are level, pred, lower_bound, upper_bound.

References

.. [1] Forecasting: Principles and Practice (3^rd ed) Rob J Hyndman and George Athanasopoulos. https://otexts.com/fpp3/prediction-intervals.html

.. [2] MAPIE - Model Agnostic Prediction Interval Estimator. https://mapie.readthedocs.io/en/stable/content/conformal-prediction/regression/#2-the-split-method

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

@manage_warnings
def predict_interval(
    self,
    steps: int | list[int] | None = None,
    last_window: pd.DataFrame | None = None,
    exog: pd.Series | pd.DataFrame | None = None,
    method: str = 'conformal',
    interval: float | list[float] | tuple[float] = [0.05, 0.95],
    n_boot: int = 250,
    use_in_sample_residuals: bool = True,
    use_binned_residuals: bool = True,
    random_state: int = 123,
    suppress_warnings: bool = False,
    levels: Any = None
) -> pd.DataFrame:
    """
    Predict n steps ahead and estimate prediction intervals using either 
    bootstrapping or conformal prediction methods. Refer to the References 
    section for additional details on these methods.

    Parameters
    ----------
    steps : int, list, None, default None
        Predict n steps. The value of `steps` must be less than or equal to the 
        value of steps defined when initializing the forecaster. Starts at 1.

        - If `int`: Only steps within the range of 1 to int are predicted.
        - If `list`: List of ints. Only the steps contained in the list 
        are predicted.
        - If `None`: As many steps are predicted as were defined at 
        initialization.
    last_window : pandas DataFrame, default None
        Series values used to create the predictors (lags) needed to 
        predict `steps`.
        If `last_window = None`, the values stored in` self.last_window_` are
        used to calculate the initial predictors, and the predictions start
        right after training data.
    exog : pandas Series, pandas DataFrame, default None
        Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s.
    method : str, default 'conformal'
        Technique used to estimate prediction intervals. Available options:

        - 'bootstrapping': Bootstrapping is used to generate prediction 
        intervals [1]_.
        - 'conformal': Employs the conformal prediction split method for 
        interval estimation [2]_.
    interval : float, list, tuple, default [0.05, 0.95]
        Confidence level of the prediction interval. Interpretation depends 
        on the method used:

        - If `float`, represents the nominal (expected) coverage (between 0 
        and 1). For instance, `interval=0.95` corresponds to `[0.025, 0.975]` 
        quantiles.
        - If `list` or `tuple`, defines the exact quantiles to compute, which 
        must be between 0 and 1 inclusive. For example, interval 
        of 95% should be as `interval = [0.025, 0.975]`.
        - When using `method='conformal'`, the interval must be a float or 
        a list/tuple defining a symmetric interval.

        **Changed in version 0.23.0:** `interval` is now expressed as
        quantiles (0-1) instead of percentiles (0-100). Passing percentiles
        is not longer supported and will raise a `ValueError`.
    n_boot : int, default 250
        Number of bootstrapping iterations to perform when estimating prediction
        intervals.
    use_in_sample_residuals : bool, default True
        If `True`, residuals from the training data are used as proxy of
        prediction error to create predictions. 
        If `False`, out of sample residuals (calibration) are used. 
        Out-of-sample residuals must be precomputed using Forecaster's
        `set_out_sample_residuals()` method.
    use_binned_residuals : bool, default True
        If `True`, residuals are selected based on the predicted values 
        (binned selection).
        If `False`, residuals are selected randomly.
    random_state : int, default 123
        Seed for the random number generator to ensure reproducibility.
    suppress_warnings : bool, default False
        If `True`, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the prediction 
        process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more
        information.
    levels : Ignored
        Not used, present here for API consistency by convention.

    Returns
    -------
    predictions : pandas DataFrame
        Long-format DataFrame with the predictions and the lower and upper
        bounds of the estimated interval. The columns are `level`, `pred`,
        `lower_bound`, `upper_bound`.

    References
    ----------
    .. [1] Forecasting: Principles and Practice (3rd ed) Rob J Hyndman and George Athanasopoulos.
           https://otexts.com/fpp3/prediction-intervals.html

    .. [2] MAPIE - Model Agnostic Prediction Interval Estimator.
           https://mapie.readthedocs.io/en/stable/content/conformal-prediction/regression/#2-the-split-method

    """

    if method == "bootstrapping":

        if isinstance(interval, (list, tuple)):
            check_interval(interval=interval, ensure_symmetric_intervals=False)
            interval = np.array(interval)
        else:
            check_interval(alpha=interval, alpha_literal='interval')
            interval = np.array([0.5 - interval / 2, 0.5 + interval / 2])

        boot_predictions = self.predict_bootstrapping(
                               steps                   = steps,
                               last_window             = last_window,
                               exog                    = exog,
                               n_boot                  = n_boot,
                               random_state            = random_state,
                               use_in_sample_residuals = use_in_sample_residuals,
                               use_binned_residuals    = use_binned_residuals
                           )

        predictions = self.predict(
                          steps        = steps,
                          last_window  = last_window,
                          exog         = exog,
                          check_inputs = False
                      )

        boot_predictions[['lower_bound', 'upper_bound']] = (
            boot_predictions.iloc[:, 1:].quantile(q=interval, axis=1).transpose()
        )
        predictions = pd.concat([
            predictions, boot_predictions[['lower_bound', 'upper_bound']]
        ], axis=1)

    elif method == 'conformal':

        if isinstance(interval, (list, tuple)):
            check_interval(interval=interval, ensure_symmetric_intervals=True)
            nominal_coverage = interval[1] - interval[0]
        else:
            check_interval(alpha=interval, alpha_literal='interval')
            nominal_coverage = interval

        predictions = self._predict_interval_conformal(
                          steps                   = steps,
                          last_window             = last_window,
                          exog                    = exog,
                          nominal_coverage        = nominal_coverage,
                          use_in_sample_residuals = use_in_sample_residuals,
                          use_binned_residuals    = use_binned_residuals
                      )
    else:
        raise ValueError(
            f"Invalid `method` '{method}'. Choose 'bootstrapping' or 'conformal'."
        )

    return predictions

predict_quantiles

predict_quantiles(
    steps=None,
    last_window=None,
    exog=None,
    quantiles=[0.05, 0.5, 0.95],
    n_boot=250,
    use_in_sample_residuals=True,
    use_binned_residuals=True,
    random_state=123,
    suppress_warnings=False,
    levels=None,
)

Calculate the specified quantiles for each step. After generating multiple forecasting predictions through a bootstrapping process, each quantile is calculated for each step.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
steps	(int, list, None)	Predict n steps. The value of steps must be less than or equal to the value of steps defined when initializing the forecaster. Starts at 1. If int: Only steps within the range of 1 to int are predicted. If list: List of ints. Only the steps contained in the list are predicted. If None: As many steps are predicted as were defined at initialization.	None
last_window	pandas DataFrame	Series values used to create the predictors (lags) needed to predict steps. If last_window = None, the values stored inself.last_window_ are used to calculate the initial predictors, and the predictions start right after training data.	None
exog	pandas Series, pandas DataFrame	Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s.	None
quantiles	(list, tuple)	Sequence of quantiles to compute, which must be between 0 and 1 inclusive. For example, quantiles of 0.05, 0.5 and 0.95 should be as quantiles = [0.05, 0.5, 0.95].	[0.05, 0.5, 0.95]
n_boot	int	Number of bootstrapping iterations to perform when estimating quantiles.	250
use_in_sample_residuals	bool	If True, residuals from the training data are used as proxy of prediction error to create predictions. If False, out of sample residuals (calibration) are used. Out-of-sample residuals must be precomputed using Forecaster's set_out_sample_residuals() method.	True
use_binned_residuals	bool	If True, residuals are selected based on the predicted values (binned selection). If False, residuals are selected randomly.	True
random_state	int	Seed for the random number generator to ensure reproducibility.	123
suppress_warnings	bool	If True, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the prediction process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more information.	False
levels	Ignored	Not used, present here for API consistency by convention.	None

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
predictions	pandas DataFrame	Long-format DataFrame with the quantiles predicted by the forecaster. For example, if quantiles = [0.05, 0.5, 0.95], the columns are level, q_0.05, q_0.5, q_0.95.

References

.. [1] Forecasting: Principles and Practice (3^rd ed) Rob J Hyndman and George Athanasopoulos. https://otexts.com/fpp3/prediction-intervals.html

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

@manage_warnings
def predict_quantiles(
    self,
    steps: int | list[int] | None = None,
    last_window: pd.DataFrame | None = None,
    exog: pd.Series | pd.DataFrame | None = None,
    quantiles: list[float] | tuple[float] = [0.05, 0.5, 0.95],
    n_boot: int = 250,
    use_in_sample_residuals: bool = True,
    use_binned_residuals: bool = True,
    random_state: int = 123,
    suppress_warnings: bool = False,
    levels: Any = None
) -> pd.DataFrame:
    """
    Calculate the specified quantiles for each step. After generating 
    multiple forecasting predictions through a bootstrapping process, each 
    quantile is calculated for each step.

    Parameters
    ----------
    steps : int, list, None, default None
        Predict n steps. The value of `steps` must be less than or equal to the 
        value of steps defined when initializing the forecaster. Starts at 1.

        - If `int`: Only steps within the range of 1 to int are predicted.
        - If `list`: List of ints. Only the steps contained in the list 
        are predicted.
        - If `None`: As many steps are predicted as were defined at 
        initialization.
    last_window : pandas DataFrame, default None
        Series values used to create the predictors (lags) needed to 
        predict `steps`.
        If `last_window = None`, the values stored in` self.last_window_` are
        used to calculate the initial predictors, and the predictions start
        right after training data.
    exog : pandas Series, pandas DataFrame, default None
        Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s.
    quantiles : list, tuple, default [0.05, 0.5, 0.95]
        Sequence of quantiles to compute, which must be between 0 and 1 
        inclusive. For example, quantiles of 0.05, 0.5 and 0.95 should be as 
        `quantiles = [0.05, 0.5, 0.95]`.
    n_boot : int, default 250
        Number of bootstrapping iterations to perform when estimating quantiles.
    use_in_sample_residuals : bool, default True
        If `True`, residuals from the training data are used as proxy of
        prediction error to create predictions. 
        If `False`, out of sample residuals (calibration) are used. 
        Out-of-sample residuals must be precomputed using Forecaster's
        `set_out_sample_residuals()` method.
    use_binned_residuals : bool, default True
        If `True`, residuals are selected based on the predicted values 
        (binned selection).
        If `False`, residuals are selected randomly.
    random_state : int, default 123
        Seed for the random number generator to ensure reproducibility.
    suppress_warnings : bool, default False
        If `True`, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the prediction 
        process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more
        information.
    levels : Ignored
        Not used, present here for API consistency by convention.

    Returns
    -------
    predictions : pandas DataFrame
        Long-format DataFrame with the quantiles predicted by the forecaster.
        For example, if `quantiles = [0.05, 0.5, 0.95]`, the columns are
        `level`, `q_0.05`, `q_0.5`, `q_0.95`.

    References
    ----------
    .. [1] Forecasting: Principles and Practice (3rd ed) Rob J Hyndman and George Athanasopoulos.
           https://otexts.com/fpp3/prediction-intervals.html

    """

    check_interval(quantiles=quantiles)

    predictions = self.predict_bootstrapping(
                      steps                   = steps,
                      last_window             = last_window,
                      exog                    = exog,
                      n_boot                  = n_boot,
                      random_state            = random_state,
                      use_in_sample_residuals = use_in_sample_residuals,
                      use_binned_residuals    = use_binned_residuals
                  )

    quantiles_cols = [f'q_{q}' for q in quantiles]
    predictions[quantiles_cols] = (
        predictions.iloc[:, 1:].quantile(q=quantiles, axis=1).transpose()
    )
    predictions = predictions[['level'] + quantiles_cols]

    return predictions

predict_dist

predict_dist(
    distribution,
    steps=None,
    last_window=None,
    exog=None,
    n_boot=250,
    use_in_sample_residuals=True,
    use_binned_residuals=True,
    random_state=123,
    suppress_warnings=False,
    levels=None,
)

Fit a given probability distribution for each step. After generating multiple forecasting predictions through a bootstrapping process, each step is fitted to the given distribution.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
distribution	object	A distribution object from scipy.stats with methods _pdf and fit. For example scipy.stats.norm.	required
steps	(int, list, None)	Predict n steps. The value of steps must be less than or equal to the value of steps defined when initializing the forecaster. Starts at 1. If int: Only steps within the range of 1 to int are predicted. If list: List of ints. Only the steps contained in the list are predicted. If None: As many steps are predicted as were defined at initialization.	None
last_window	pandas DataFrame	Series values used to create the predictors (lags) needed to predict steps. If last_window = None, the values stored inself.last_window_ are used to calculate the initial predictors, and the predictions start right after training data.	None
exog	pandas Series, pandas DataFrame	Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s.	None
n_boot	int	Number of bootstrapping iterations to perform when estimating prediction intervals.	250
use_in_sample_residuals	bool	If True, residuals from the training data are used as proxy of prediction error to create predictions. If False, out of sample residuals (calibration) are used. Out-of-sample residuals must be precomputed using Forecaster's set_out_sample_residuals() method.	True
use_binned_residuals	bool	If True, residuals are selected based on the predicted values (binned selection). If False, residuals are selected randomly.	True
random_state	int	Seed for the random number generator to ensure reproducibility.	123
suppress_warnings	bool	If True, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the prediction process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more information.	False
levels	Ignored	Not used, present here for API consistency by convention.	None

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
predictions	pandas DataFrame	Long-format DataFrame with the parameters of the fitted distribution for each step. The columns are level, param_0, param_1, ..., param_n, where param_i are the parameters of the distribution.

References

.. [1] Forecasting: Principles and Practice (3^rd ed) Rob J Hyndman and George Athanasopoulos. https://otexts.com/fpp3/prediction-intervals.html

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

@manage_warnings
def predict_dist(
    self,
    distribution: object,
    steps: int | list[int] | None = None,
    last_window: pd.DataFrame | None = None,
    exog: pd.Series | pd.DataFrame | None = None,
    n_boot: int = 250,
    use_in_sample_residuals: bool = True,
    use_binned_residuals: bool = True,
    random_state: int = 123,
    suppress_warnings: bool = False,
    levels: Any = None
) -> pd.DataFrame:
    """
    Fit a given probability distribution for each step. After generating 
    multiple forecasting predictions through a bootstrapping process, each 
    step is fitted to the given distribution.

    Parameters
    ----------
    distribution : object
        A distribution object from scipy.stats with methods `_pdf` and `fit`. 
        For example scipy.stats.norm.
    steps : int, list, None, default None
        Predict n steps. The value of `steps` must be less than or equal to the 
        value of steps defined when initializing the forecaster. Starts at 1.

        - If `int`: Only steps within the range of 1 to int are predicted.
        - If `list`: List of ints. Only the steps contained in the list 
        are predicted.
        - If `None`: As many steps are predicted as were defined at 
        initialization.
    last_window : pandas DataFrame, default None
        Series values used to create the predictors (lags) needed to 
        predict `steps`.
        If `last_window = None`, the values stored in` self.last_window_` are
        used to calculate the initial predictors, and the predictions start
        right after training data.
    exog : pandas Series, pandas DataFrame, default None
        Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s.
    n_boot : int, default 250
        Number of bootstrapping iterations to perform when estimating prediction
        intervals.
    use_in_sample_residuals : bool, default True
        If `True`, residuals from the training data are used as proxy of
        prediction error to create predictions. 
        If `False`, out of sample residuals (calibration) are used. 
        Out-of-sample residuals must be precomputed using Forecaster's
        `set_out_sample_residuals()` method.
    use_binned_residuals : bool, default True
        If `True`, residuals are selected based on the predicted values 
        (binned selection).
        If `False`, residuals are selected randomly.
    random_state : int, default 123
        Seed for the random number generator to ensure reproducibility.
    suppress_warnings : bool, default False
        If `True`, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the prediction 
        process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more
        information.
    levels : Ignored
        Not used, present here for API consistency by convention.

    Returns
    -------
    predictions : pandas DataFrame
        Long-format DataFrame with the parameters of the fitted distribution
        for each step. The columns are `level`, `param_0`, `param_1`, ..., 
        `param_n`, where `param_i` are the parameters of the distribution.

    References
    ----------
    .. [1] Forecasting: Principles and Practice (3rd ed) Rob J Hyndman and George Athanasopoulos.
           https://otexts.com/fpp3/prediction-intervals.html

    """

    if not hasattr(distribution, "_pdf") or not callable(getattr(distribution, "fit", None)):
        raise TypeError(
            "`distribution` must be a valid probability distribution object "
            "from scipy.stats, with methods `_pdf` and `fit`."
        )

    predictions = self.predict_bootstrapping(
                      steps                   = steps,
                      last_window             = last_window,
                      exog                    = exog,
                      n_boot                  = n_boot,
                      random_state            = random_state,
                      use_in_sample_residuals = use_in_sample_residuals,
                      use_binned_residuals    = use_binned_residuals
                  )

    param_names = [
        p for p in inspect.signature(distribution._pdf).parameters if not p == "x"
    ] + ["loc", "scale"]

    predictions[param_names] = (
        predictions.iloc[:, 1:].apply(
            lambda x: distribution.fit(x), axis=1, result_type='expand'
        )
    )
    predictions = predictions[['level'] + param_names]

    return predictions

set_params

set_params(params)

Set new values to the parameters of the scikit-learn model stored in the forecaster. It is important to note that all models share the same configuration of parameters and hyperparameters. After calling this method, the forecaster is reset to an unfitted state. The fit method must be called before prediction.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
params	dict	Parameters values.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
None

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

def set_params(
    self, 
    params: dict[str, object]
) -> None:
    """
    Set new values to the parameters of the scikit-learn model stored in the
    forecaster. It is important to note that all models share the same 
    configuration of parameters and hyperparameters. After calling this method, 
    the forecaster is reset to an unfitted state. The `fit` method must be 
    called before prediction.

    Parameters
    ----------
    params : dict
        Parameters values.

    Returns
    -------
    None

    """

    self.estimator = clone(self.estimator)
    self.estimator.set_params(**params)
    self.estimators_ = {
        step: clone(self.estimator)
        for step in self.steps
    }
    self.is_fitted = False

set_lags

set_lags(lags=None)

Set new value to the attribute lags. Attributes lags_names, max_lag and window_size are also updated.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
lags	int, list, numpy ndarray, range, dict	Lags used as predictors. Index starts at 1, so lag 1 is equal to t-1. int: include lags from 1 to lags (included). list, 1d numpy ndarray or range: include only lags present in lags, all elements must be int. dict: create different lags for each series. {'series_column_name': lags}. None: no lags are included as predictors.	None

Returns:

Type	Description
None

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

def set_lags(
    self, 
    lags: int | list[int] | np.ndarray[int] | range[int] | dict[str, int | list] | None = None,
) -> None:
    """
    Set new value to the attribute `lags`. Attributes `lags_names`, 
    `max_lag` and `window_size` are also updated.

    Parameters
    ----------
    lags : int, list, numpy ndarray, range, dict, default None
        Lags used as predictors. Index starts at 1, so lag 1 is equal to t-1.

        - `int`: include lags from 1 to `lags` (included).
        - `list`, `1d numpy ndarray` or `range`: include only lags present in 
        `lags`, all elements must be int.
        - `dict`: create different lags for each series. {'series_column_name': lags}.
        - `None`: no lags are included as predictors. 

    Returns
    -------
    None

    """

    if self.window_features is None and lags is None:
        raise ValueError(
            "At least one of the arguments `lags` or `window_features` "
            "must be different from None. This is required to create the "
            "predictors used in training the forecaster."
        )

    if isinstance(lags, dict):
        self.lags = {}
        self.lags_names = {}
        list_max_lags = []
        for key in lags:
            if lags[key] is None:
                self.lags[key] = None
                self.lags_names[key] = None
            else:
                self.lags[key], lags_names, max_lag = initialize_lags(
                    forecaster_name = type(self).__name__,
                    lags            = lags[key]
                )
                self.lags_names[key] = (
                    [f'{key}_{lag}' for lag in lags_names] 
                     if lags_names is not None 
                     else None
                )
                if max_lag is not None:
                    list_max_lags.append(max_lag)

        self.max_lag = max(list_max_lags) if len(list_max_lags) != 0 else None
    else:
        self.lags, self.lags_names, self.max_lag = initialize_lags(
            forecaster_name = type(self).__name__, 
            lags            = lags
        )

    # Repeated here in case of lags is a dict with all values as None
    if self.window_features is None and (lags is None or self.max_lag is None):
        raise ValueError(
            "At least one of the arguments `lags` or `window_features` "
            "must be different from None. This is required to create the "
            "predictors used in training the forecaster."
        )

    self.window_size = max(
        [ws for ws in [self.max_lag, self.max_size_window_features] 
         if ws is not None]
    )
    if self.differentiation is not None:
        self.window_size += self.differentiation
        self.differentiator.set_params(window_size=self.window_size)

    self.filter_train_X_y_index_cache_ = {}
    self.filter_train_X_y_columns_cache_ = {}

set_window_features

set_window_features(window_features=None)

Set new value to the attribute window_features. Attributes max_size_window_features, window_features_names, window_features_class_names and window_size are also updated.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
window_features	(object, list)	Instance or list of instances used to create window features. Window features are created from the original time series and are included as predictors.	None

Returns:

Type	Description
None

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

def set_window_features(
    self, 
    window_features: object | list[object] | None = None
) -> None:
    """
    Set new value to the attribute `window_features`. Attributes 
    `max_size_window_features`, `window_features_names`, 
    `window_features_class_names` and `window_size` are also updated.

    Parameters
    ----------
    window_features : object, list, default None
        Instance or list of instances used to create window features. Window features
        are created from the original time series and are included as predictors.

    Returns
    -------
    None

    """

    if window_features is None and self.max_lag is None:
        raise ValueError(
            "At least one of the arguments `lags` or `window_features` "
            "must be different from None. This is required to create the "
            "predictors used in training the forecaster."
        )

    self.window_features, self.window_features_names, self.max_size_window_features = (
        initialize_window_features(window_features)
    )
    self.window_features_class_names = None
    if window_features is not None:
        self.window_features_class_names = [
            type(wf).__name__ for wf in self.window_features
        ] 
    self.window_size = max(
        [ws for ws in [self.max_lag, self.max_size_window_features] 
         if ws is not None]
    )
    if self.differentiation is not None:
        self.window_size += self.differentiation
        self.differentiator.set_params(window_size=self.window_size)

    self.filter_train_X_y_index_cache_ = {}
    self.filter_train_X_y_columns_cache_ = {}

set_fit_kwargs

set_fit_kwargs(fit_kwargs)

Set new values for the additional keyword arguments passed to the fit method of the estimator.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
fit_kwargs	dict	Dict of the form {"argument": new_value}.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
None

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

def set_fit_kwargs(
    self, 
    fit_kwargs: dict[str, object]
) -> None:
    """
    Set new values for the additional keyword arguments passed to the `fit` 
    method of the estimator.

    Parameters
    ----------
    fit_kwargs : dict
        Dict of the form {"argument": new_value}.

    Returns
    -------
    None

    """

    self.fit_kwargs = check_select_fit_kwargs(self.estimator, fit_kwargs=fit_kwargs)

set_in_sample_residuals

set_in_sample_residuals(
    series,
    exog=None,
    random_state=123,
    suppress_warnings=False,
)

Set in-sample residuals in case they were not calculated during the training process.

In-sample residuals are calculated as the difference between the true values and the predictions made by the forecaster using the training data. The following internal attributes are updated:

• in_sample_residuals_: Dictionary containing a numpy ndarray with the residuals for each series in the form {series: residuals}.
• binner_intervals_: intervals used to bin the residuals are calculated using the quantiles of the predicted values.
• in_sample_residuals_by_bin_: residuals are binned according to the predicted value they are associated with and stored in a dictionary, where the keys are the intervals of the predicted values and the values are the residuals associated with that range.

A total of 10_000 residuals are stored in the attribute in_sample_residuals_. If the number of residuals is greater than 10_000, a random sample of 10_000 residuals is stored. The number of residuals stored per bin is limited to 10_000 // self.binner.n_bins_.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
series	pandas DataFrame	Training time series.	required
exog	pandas Series, pandas DataFrame	Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s. Must have the same number of observations as y and their indexes must be aligned so that y[i] is regressed on exog[i].	None
random_state	int	Sets a seed to the random sampling for reproducible output.	123
suppress_warnings	bool	If True, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the sampling process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more information.	False

Returns:

Type	Description
None

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

@manage_warnings
def set_in_sample_residuals(
    self,
    series: pd.DataFrame,
    exog: pd.Series | pd.DataFrame | None = None,
    random_state: int = 123,
    suppress_warnings: bool = False
) -> None:
    """
    Set in-sample residuals in case they were not calculated during the
    training process. 

    In-sample residuals are calculated as the difference between the true 
    values and the predictions made by the forecaster using the training 
    data. The following internal attributes are updated:

    + `in_sample_residuals_`: Dictionary containing a numpy ndarray with the
    residuals for each series in the form `{series: residuals}`.
    + `binner_intervals_`: intervals used to bin the residuals are calculated
    using the quantiles of the predicted values.
    + `in_sample_residuals_by_bin_`: residuals are binned according to the
    predicted value they are associated with and stored in a dictionary, where
    the keys are the intervals of the predicted values and the values are
    the residuals associated with that range. 

    A total of 10_000 residuals are stored in the attribute `in_sample_residuals_`.
    If the number of residuals is greater than 10_000, a random sample of
    10_000 residuals is stored. The number of residuals stored per bin is
    limited to `10_000 // self.binner.n_bins_`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    series : pandas DataFrame
        Training time series.
    exog : pandas Series, pandas DataFrame, default None
        Exogenous variable/s included as predictor/s. Must have the same
        number of observations as `y` and their indexes must be aligned so
        that y[i] is regressed on exog[i].
    random_state : int, default 123
        Sets a seed to the random sampling for reproducible output.
    suppress_warnings : bool, default False
        If `True`, skforecast warnings will be suppressed during the sampling 
        process. See skforecast.exceptions.warn_skforecast_categories for more
        information.

    Returns
    -------
    None

    """

    if not self.is_fitted:
        raise NotFittedError(
            "This forecaster is not fitted yet. Call `fit` with appropriate "
            "arguments before using `set_in_sample_residuals()`."
        )

    check_y(y=series[self.level], allow_nan=True, series_id='`series`')
    series_index_range = check_extract_values_and_index(
        data=series, data_label='`series`', return_values=False
    )[1][[0, -1]]
    if not series_index_range.equals(self.training_range_):
        raise IndexError(
            f"The index range of `series` does not match the range "
            f"used during training. Please ensure the index is aligned "
            f"with the training data.\n"
            f"    Expected : {self.training_range_}\n"
            f"    Received : {series_index_range}"
        )

    # NOTE: This attributes are modified in _create_train_X_y, store original values
    original_exog_in_ = self.exog_in_
    original_X_train_window_features_names_out_ = self.X_train_window_features_names_out_
    original_X_train_direct_exog_names_out_ = self.X_train_direct_exog_names_out_
    original_X_train_calendar_features_names_out_ = self.X_train_calendar_features_names_out_

    (
        X_train_autoreg,
        X_train_exog,
        X_train_calendar,
        y_train,
        _,
        _,
        _,
        _,
        _,
        _,
        _,
        X_train_direct_features_names_out_,
        _,
        _
    ) = self._create_train_X_y(series=series, exog=exog)

    if not X_train_direct_features_names_out_ == self.X_train_direct_features_names_out_:

        # NOTE: Reset attributes modified in _create_train_X_y to their original values
        self.exog_in_ = original_exog_in_
        self.X_train_window_features_names_out_ = original_X_train_window_features_names_out_
        self.X_train_direct_exog_names_out_ = original_X_train_direct_exog_names_out_
        self.X_train_calendar_features_names_out_ = original_X_train_calendar_features_names_out_

        raise ValueError(
            f"Feature mismatch detected after matrix creation. The features "
            f"generated from the provided data do not match those used during "
            f"the training process. To correctly set in-sample residuals, "
            f"ensure that the same data and preprocessing steps are applied.\n"
            f"    Expected output : {self.X_train_direct_features_names_out_}\n"
            f"    Current output  : {X_train_direct_features_names_out_}"
        )

    y_true_steps = []
    y_pred_steps = []
    self.in_sample_residuals_ = {}
    for step in self.steps:
        X_train_step, y_train_step = self._create_train_X_y_step(
                                         X_train_autoreg  = X_train_autoreg,
                                         X_train_exog     = X_train_exog,
                                         X_train_calendar = X_train_calendar,
                                         y_train          = y_train,
                                         step             = step,
                                     )
        X_train_step, y_train_step, _ = self._filter_nan_X_y_step(
                                            X_train_step = X_train_step,
                                            y_train_step = y_train_step,
                                        )

        with warnings.catch_warnings():
            warnings.filterwarnings(
                "ignore",
                message="X does not have valid feature names",
                category=UserWarning
            )
            y_pred = self.estimators_[step].predict(X_train_step)

        y_true_steps.append(y_train_step)
        y_pred_steps.append(y_pred)

    self._binning_in_sample_residuals(
        level                     = self.level,
        y_true                    = np.concatenate(y_true_steps),
        y_pred                    = np.concatenate(y_pred_steps),
        store_in_sample_residuals = True,
        random_state              = random_state
    )

    # NOTE: Reset attributes modified in _create_train_X_y to their original values
    self.exog_in_ = original_exog_in_
    self.X_train_window_features_names_out_ = original_X_train_window_features_names_out_
    self.X_train_direct_exog_names_out_ = original_X_train_direct_exog_names_out_
    self.X_train_calendar_features_names_out_ = original_X_train_calendar_features_names_out_

set_out_sample_residuals

set_out_sample_residuals(
    y_true, y_pred, append=False, random_state=123
)

Set new values to the attribute out_sample_residuals_. Out of sample residuals are meant to be calculated using observations that did not participate in the training process. y_true and y_pred are expected to be in the original scale of the time series. Residuals are calculated as y_true - y_pred, after applying the necessary transformations and differentiations if the forecaster includes them (self.transformer_series and self.differentiation).

A total of 10_000 residuals are stored in the attribute out_sample_residuals_. If the number of residuals is greater than 10_000, a random sample of 10_000 residuals is stored.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
y_true	dict	Dictionary of numpy ndarrays or pandas Series with the true values of the time series for each series in the form {series: y_true}.	required
y_pred	dict	Dictionary of numpy ndarrays or pandas Series with the predicted values of the time series for each series in the form {series: y_pred}.	required
append	bool	If True, new residuals are added to the once already stored in the attribute out_sample_residuals_. If after appending the new residuals, the limit of 10_000 samples is exceeded, a random sample of 10_000 is kept.	False
random_state	int	Sets a seed to the random sampling for reproducible output.	123

Returns:

Type	Description
None

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

def set_out_sample_residuals(
    self,
    y_true: dict[str, np.ndarray | pd.Series],
    y_pred: dict[str, np.ndarray | pd.Series],
    append: bool = False,
    random_state: int = 123
) -> None:
    """
    Set new values to the attribute `out_sample_residuals_`. Out of sample
    residuals are meant to be calculated using observations that did not
    participate in the training process. `y_true` and `y_pred` are expected
    to be in the original scale of the time series. Residuals are calculated
    as `y_true` - `y_pred`, after applying the necessary transformations and
    differentiations if the forecaster includes them (`self.transformer_series`
    and `self.differentiation`).

    A total of 10_000 residuals are stored in the attribute `out_sample_residuals_`.
    If the number of residuals is greater than 10_000, a random sample of
    10_000 residuals is stored.

    Parameters
    ----------
    y_true : dict
        Dictionary of numpy ndarrays or pandas Series with the true values of
        the time series for each series in the form {series: y_true}.
    y_pred : dict
        Dictionary of numpy ndarrays or pandas Series with the predicted values
        of the time series for each series in the form {series: y_pred}.
    append : bool, default False
        If `True`, new residuals are added to the once already stored in the
        attribute `out_sample_residuals_`. If after appending the new residuals,
        the limit of 10_000 samples is exceeded, a random sample of 10_000 is
        kept.
    random_state : int, default 123
        Sets a seed to the random sampling for reproducible output.

    Returns
    -------
    None

    """

    if not self.is_fitted:
        raise NotFittedError(
            "This forecaster is not fitted yet. Call `fit` with appropriate "
            "arguments before using `set_out_sample_residuals()`."
        )

    if not isinstance(y_true, dict):
        raise TypeError(
            f"`y_true` must be a dictionary of numpy ndarrays or pandas Series. "
            f"Got {type(y_true)}."
        )

    if not isinstance(y_pred, dict):
        raise TypeError(
            f"`y_pred` must be a dictionary of numpy ndarrays or pandas Series. "
            f"Got {type(y_pred)}."
        )

    if not set(y_true.keys()) == set(y_pred.keys()):
        raise ValueError(
            f"`y_true` and `y_pred` must have the same keys. "
            f"Got {set(y_true.keys())} and {set(y_pred.keys())}."
        )

    for k in y_true.keys():
        if not isinstance(y_true[k], (np.ndarray, pd.Series)):
            raise TypeError(
                f"Values of `y_true` must be numpy ndarrays or pandas Series. "
                f"Got {type(y_true[k])} for series {k}."
            )
        if not isinstance(y_pred[k], (np.ndarray, pd.Series)):
            raise TypeError(
                f"Values of `y_pred` must be numpy ndarrays or pandas Series. "
                f"Got {type(y_pred[k])} for series {k}."
            )
        if len(y_true[k]) != len(y_pred[k]):
            raise ValueError(
                f"`y_true` and `y_pred` must have the same length. "
                f"Got {len(y_true[k])} and {len(y_pred[k])} for series {k}."
            )
        if isinstance(y_true[k], pd.Series) and isinstance(y_pred[k], pd.Series):
            if not y_true[k].index.equals(y_pred[k].index):
                raise ValueError(
                    f"When containing pandas Series, elements in `y_true` and "
                    f"`y_pred` must have the same index. Error in series {k}."
                )

    if not set(y_pred.keys()) == {self.level}:
        raise ValueError(
            f"`y_pred` and `y_true` must have only the key '{self.level}'. " 
            f"Got {set(y_pred.keys())}."
        )

    y_true = y_true[self.level]
    y_pred = y_pred[self.level]
    if not isinstance(y_pred, np.ndarray):
        y_pred = y_pred.to_numpy()
    if not isinstance(y_true, np.ndarray):
        y_true = y_true.to_numpy()

    if self.transformer_series:
        y_true = transform_numpy(
                     array             = y_true,
                     transformer       = self.transformer_series_[self.level],
                     fit               = False,
                     inverse_transform = False
                 )
        y_pred = transform_numpy(
                     array             = y_pred,
                     transformer       = self.transformer_series_[self.level],
                     fit               = False,
                     inverse_transform = False
                 )

    if self.differentiation is not None:
        differentiator = copy(self.differentiator)
        differentiator.set_params(window_size=None)
        y_true = differentiator.fit_transform(y_true)[self.differentiation:]
        y_pred = differentiator.fit_transform(y_pred)[self.differentiation:]

    data = pd.DataFrame(
        {'prediction': y_pred, 'residuals': y_true - y_pred}
    ).dropna()
    y_pred = data['prediction'].to_numpy()
    residuals = data['residuals'].to_numpy()

    data['bin'] = self.binner[self.level].transform(y_pred).astype(int)
    residuals_by_bin = data.groupby('bin')['residuals'].apply(np.array).to_dict()

    if self.out_sample_residuals_ is None:
        self.out_sample_residuals_ = {self.level: None}
        self.out_sample_residuals_by_bin_ = {self.level: None}

    out_sample_residuals = (
        np.array([]) 
        if self.out_sample_residuals_[self.level] is None
        else self.out_sample_residuals_[self.level]
    )
    out_sample_residuals_by_bin = (
        {} 
        if self.out_sample_residuals_by_bin_[self.level] is None
        else self.out_sample_residuals_by_bin_[self.level]
    )
    if append:
        out_sample_residuals = np.concatenate([out_sample_residuals, residuals])
        for k, v in residuals_by_bin.items():
            if k in out_sample_residuals_by_bin:
                out_sample_residuals_by_bin[k] = np.concatenate(
                    (out_sample_residuals_by_bin[k], v)
                )
            else:
                out_sample_residuals_by_bin[k] = v
    else:
        out_sample_residuals = residuals
        out_sample_residuals_by_bin = residuals_by_bin

    max_samples = 10_000 // self.binner[self.level].n_bins_
    rng = np.random.default_rng(seed=random_state)
    for k, v in out_sample_residuals_by_bin.items():
        if len(v) > max_samples:
            sample = rng.choice(a=v, size=max_samples, replace=False)
            out_sample_residuals_by_bin[k] = sample

    for k in self.binner_intervals_.get(self.level, {}).keys():
        if k not in out_sample_residuals_by_bin:
            out_sample_residuals_by_bin[k] = np.array([])

    empty_bins = [
        k for k, v in out_sample_residuals_by_bin.items() 
        if v.size == 0
    ]
    if empty_bins:
        warnings.warn(
            f"The following bins of level '{self.level}' have no out of sample residuals: "
            f"{empty_bins}. No predicted values fall in the interval "
            f"{[self.binner_intervals_[self.level][bin] for bin in empty_bins]}. "
            f"Empty bins will be filled with a random sample of residuals.", 
            ResidualsUsageWarning
        )
        empty_bin_size = min(max_samples, len(out_sample_residuals))
        for k in empty_bins:
            out_sample_residuals_by_bin[k] = rng.choice(
                a       = out_sample_residuals,
                size    = empty_bin_size,
                replace = False
            )

    if len(out_sample_residuals) > 10_000:
        out_sample_residuals = rng.choice(
            a       = out_sample_residuals, 
            size    = 10_000, 
            replace = False
        )

    self.out_sample_residuals_[self.level] = out_sample_residuals
    self.out_sample_residuals_by_bin_[self.level] = out_sample_residuals_by_bin

get_feature_importances

get_feature_importances(step, sort_importance=True)

Return feature importance of the model stored in the forecaster for a specific step. Since a separate model is created for each forecast time step, it is necessary to select the model from which retrieve information. Only valid when estimator stores internally the feature importances in the attribute feature_importances_ or coef_. Otherwise, it returns
None.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
step	int	Model from which retrieve information (a separate model is created for each forecast time step). First step is 1.	required
sort_importance	bool	If True, sorts the feature importances in descending order.	True

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
feature_importances	pandas DataFrame	Feature importances associated with each predictor.

Source code in skforecast/direct/_forecaster_direct_multivariate.py

def get_feature_importances(
    self,
    step: int,
    sort_importance: bool = True
) -> pd.DataFrame:
    """
    Return feature importance of the model stored in the forecaster for a
    specific step. Since a separate model is created for each forecast time
    step, it is necessary to select the model from which retrieve information.
    Only valid when estimator stores internally the feature importances in
    the attribute `feature_importances_` or `coef_`. Otherwise, it returns  
    `None`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    step : int
        Model from which retrieve information (a separate model is created 
        for each forecast time step). First step is 1.
    sort_importance: bool, default True
        If `True`, sorts the feature importances in descending order.

    Returns
    -------
    feature_importances : pandas DataFrame
        Feature importances associated with each predictor.

    """

    if not isinstance(step, int):
        raise TypeError(
            f"`step` must be an integer. Got {type(step)}."
        )

    if not self.is_fitted:
        raise NotFittedError(
            "This forecaster is not fitted yet. Call `fit` with appropriate "
            "arguments before using `get_feature_importances()`."
        )

    if (step < 1) or (step > self.max_step):
        raise ValueError(
            f"The step must have a value from 1 to the maximum number of steps "
            f"({self.max_step}). Got {step}."
        )

    if isinstance(self.estimator, Pipeline):
        estimator = self.estimators_[step][-1]
    else:
        estimator = self.estimators_[step]

    if hasattr(estimator, 'feature_importances_'):
        feature_importances = estimator.feature_importances_
    elif hasattr(estimator, 'coef_'):
        feature_importances = estimator.coef_
    else:
        warnings.warn(
            f"Impossible to access feature importances for estimator of type "
            f"{type(estimator)}. This method is only valid when the "
            f"estimator stores internally the feature importances in the "
            f"attribute `feature_importances_` or `coef_`."
        )
        feature_importances = None

    if feature_importances is not None:
        feature_importances = pd.DataFrame({
                                  'feature': self.X_train_features_names_out_,
                                  'importance': feature_importances
                              })
        if sort_importance:
            feature_importances = feature_importances.sort_values(
                                      by='importance', ascending=False
                                  )

    return feature_importances