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skforecast

Time series forecasting with scikit-learn regressors.

Skforecast is a python library that eases using scikit-learn regressors as multi-step forecasters. It also works with any regressor compatible with the scikit-learn API (pipelines, CatBoost, LightGBM, XGBoost, Ranger...).

Info

Version 0.4 has undergone huge code refactoring. Major changes are related to input-output formats (only pandas series and dataframes are allowed although internally numpy arrays are used for performance) and model validation methods (unified into backtesting with and without refit). All notable changes are listed in Releases.

Installation

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pip install skforecast

Specific version:

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pip install skforecast==0.4.2

Latest (unstable):

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pip install git+https://github.com/JoaquinAmatRodrigo/skforecast#master

Dependencies

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numpy>=1.20, <=1.22
pandas>=1.2, <=1.4
tqdm>=4.57.0, <=4.62
scikit-learn>=1.0
statsmodels>=0.12, <=0.13

Features

  • Create recursive autoregressive forecasters from any regressor that follows the scikit-learn API
  • Create multi-output autoregressive forecasters from any regressor that follows the scikit-learn API
  • Include exogenous variables as predictors
  • Include custom predictors (rolling mean, rolling variance ...)
  • Multiple backtesting methods for model validation
  • Grid search to find optimal lags (predictors) and best hyperparameters
  • Include custom metrics for model validation and grid search
  • Prediction interval estimated by bootstrapping
  • Get predictor importance
  • Forecaster in production

Examples and tutorials

English

Skforecast: time series forecasting with Python and Scikit-learn

Forecasting electricity demand with Python

Forecasting web traffic with machine learning and Python

Forecasting time series with gradient boosting: Skforecast, XGBoost, LightGBM and CatBoost

Bitcoin price prediction with Python

Prediction intervals in forecasting models

Español

Skforecast: forecasting series temporales con Python y Scikit-learn

Forecasting de la demanda eléctrica

Forecasting de las visitas a una página web

Forecasting series temporales con gradient boosting: Skforecast, XGBoost, LightGBM y CatBoost

Predicción del precio de Bitcoin con Python

Workshop predicción de series temporales con machine learning Universidad de Deusto / Deustuko Unibertsitatea

Intervalos de predicción en modelos de forecasting

Donating

If you found skforecast useful, you can support us with a donation. Your contribution will help to continue developing and improving this project. Many thanks! 🤗 😍

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License

joaquinAmatRodrigo/skforecast is licensed under the MIT License, a short and simple permissive license with conditions only requiring preservation of copyright and license notices. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code.

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