[backport][sklearn] Fix loading model attributes. (#9808) (#9880)

python-package/xgboost/dask.py

@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
 from .sklearn import (
     XGBClassifier,
     XGBClassifierBase,
-    XGBClassifierMixIn,
     XGBModel,
     XGBRanker,
     XGBRankerMixIn,
@@ -1854,7 +1853,7 @@ def fit(
     "Implementation of the scikit-learn API for XGBoost classification.",
     ["estimators", "model"],
 )
-class DaskXGBClassifier(DaskScikitLearnBase, XGBClassifierMixIn, XGBClassifierBase):
+class DaskXGBClassifier(DaskScikitLearnBase, XGBClassifierBase):
     # pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
     async def _fit_async(
         self,
@@ -2036,10 +2035,6 @@ def _argmax(x: Any) -> Any:
             preds = da.map_blocks(_argmax, pred_probs, drop_axis=1)
         return preds
 
-    def load_model(self, fname: ModelIn) -> None:
-        super().load_model(fname)
-        self._load_model_attributes(self.get_booster())
-
 
 @xgboost_model_doc(
     """Implementation of the Scikit-Learn API for XGBoost Ranking.

python-package/xgboost/sklearn.py

@@ -43,19 +43,6 @@
 from .training import train
 
 
-class XGBClassifierMixIn:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
-    """MixIn for classification."""
-
-    def __init__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def _load_model_attributes(self, booster: Booster) -> None:
-        config = json.loads(booster.save_config())
-        self.n_classes_ = int(config["learner"]["learner_model_param"]["num_class"])
-        # binary classification is treated as regression in XGBoost.
-        self.n_classes_ = 2 if self.n_classes_ < 2 else self.n_classes_
-
-
 class XGBRankerMixIn:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """MixIn for ranking, defines the _estimator_type usually defined in scikit-learn
     base classes.
@@ -845,21 +832,38 @@ def load_model(self, fname: ModelIn) -> None:
         self.get_booster().load_model(fname)
 
         meta_str = self.get_booster().attr("scikit_learn")
-        if meta_str is None:
-            return
+        if meta_str is not None:
+            meta = json.loads(meta_str)
+            t = meta.get("_estimator_type", None)
+            if t is not None and t != self._get_type():
+                raise TypeError(
+                    "Loading an estimator with different type. Expecting: "
+                    f"{self._get_type()}, got: {t}"
+                )
 
-        meta = json.loads(meta_str)
-        t = meta.get("_estimator_type", None)
-        if t is not None and t != self._get_type():
-            raise TypeError(
-                "Loading an estimator with different type. Expecting: "
-                f"{self._get_type()}, got: {t}"
-            )
         self.feature_types = self.get_booster().feature_types
         self.get_booster().set_attr(scikit_learn=None)
+        config = json.loads(self.get_booster().save_config())
+        self._load_model_attributes(config)
 
     load_model.__doc__ = f"""{Booster.load_model.__doc__}"""
 
+    def _load_model_attributes(self, config: dict) -> None:
+        """Load model attributes without hyper-parameters."""
+        from sklearn.base import is_classifier
+
+        booster = self.get_booster()
+
+        self.objective = config["learner"]["objective"]["name"]
+        self.booster = config["learner"]["gradient_booster"]["name"]
+        self.base_score = config["learner"]["learner_model_param"]["base_score"]
+        self.feature_types = booster.feature_types
+
+        if is_classifier(self):
+            self.n_classes_ = int(config["learner"]["learner_model_param"]["num_class"])
+            # binary classification is treated as regression in XGBoost.
+            self.n_classes_ = 2 if self.n_classes_ < 2 else self.n_classes_
+
     # pylint: disable=too-many-branches
     def _configure_fit(
         self,
@@ -1409,7 +1413,7 @@ def _cls_predict_proba(n_classes: int, prediction: PredtT, vstack: Callable) ->
         Number of boosting rounds.
 """,
 )
-class XGBClassifier(XGBModel, XGBClassifierMixIn, XGBClassifierBase):
+class XGBClassifier(XGBModel, XGBClassifierBase):
     # pylint: disable=missing-docstring,invalid-name,too-many-instance-attributes
     @_deprecate_positional_args
     def __init__(
@@ -1637,10 +1641,6 @@ def predict_proba(
     def classes_(self) -> np.ndarray:
         return np.arange(self.n_classes_)
 
-    def load_model(self, fname: ModelIn) -> None:
-        super().load_model(fname)
-        self._load_model_attributes(self.get_booster())
-
 
 @xgboost_model_doc(
     "scikit-learn API for XGBoost random forest classification.",

tests/python/test_with_sklearn.py

@@ -940,6 +940,7 @@ def save_load_model(model_path):
     predt_0 = clf.predict(X)
     clf.save_model(model_path)
     clf.load_model(model_path)
+    assert clf.booster == "gblinear"
     predt_1 = clf.predict(X)
     np.testing.assert_allclose(predt_0, predt_1)
     assert clf.best_iteration == best_iteration
@@ -955,25 +956,26 @@ def save_load_model(model_path):
 
 def test_save_load_model():
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tempdir:
-        model_path = os.path.join(tempdir, 'digits.model')
+        model_path = os.path.join(tempdir, "digits.model")
         save_load_model(model_path)
 
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tempdir:
-        model_path = os.path.join(tempdir, 'digits.model.json')
+        model_path = os.path.join(tempdir, "digits.model.json")
         save_load_model(model_path)
 
     from sklearn.datasets import load_digits
     from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split
 
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tempdir:
-        model_path = os.path.join(tempdir, 'digits.model.ubj')
+        model_path = os.path.join(tempdir, "digits.model.ubj")
         digits = load_digits(n_class=2)
-        y = digits['target']
-        X = digits['data']
-        booster = xgb.train({'tree_method': 'hist',
-                             'objective': 'binary:logistic'},
-                            dtrain=xgb.DMatrix(X, y),
-                            num_boost_round=4)
+        y = digits["target"]
+        X = digits["data"]
+        booster = xgb.train(
+            {"tree_method": "hist", "objective": "binary:logistic"},
+            dtrain=xgb.DMatrix(X, y),
+            num_boost_round=4,
+        )
         predt_0 = booster.predict(xgb.DMatrix(X))
         booster.save_model(model_path)
         cls = xgb.XGBClassifier()
@@ -1007,6 +1009,8 @@ def test_save_load_model():
         clf = xgb.XGBClassifier()
         clf.load_model(model_path)
         assert clf.classes_.size == 10
+        assert clf.objective == "multi:softprob"
+
         np.testing.assert_equal(clf.classes_, np.arange(10))
         assert clf.n_classes_ == 10
 

tests/test_distributed/test_with_dask/test_with_dask.py

@@ -1932,6 +1932,7 @@ def test_sklearn_io(self, client: "Client") -> None:
         cls.client = client
         cls.fit(X, y)
         predt_0 = cls.predict(X)
+        proba_0 = cls.predict_proba(X)
 
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
             path = os.path.join(tmpdir, "model.pkl")
@@ -1941,7 +1942,9 @@ def test_sklearn_io(self, client: "Client") -> None:
             with open(path, "rb") as fd:
                 cls = pickle.load(fd)
             predt_1 = cls.predict(X)
+            proba_1 = cls.predict_proba(X)
             np.testing.assert_allclose(predt_0.compute(), predt_1.compute())
+            np.testing.assert_allclose(proba_0.compute(), proba_1.compute())
 
             path = os.path.join(tmpdir, "cls.json")
             cls.save_model(path)
@@ -1950,16 +1953,20 @@ def test_sklearn_io(self, client: "Client") -> None:
             cls.load_model(path)
             assert cls.n_classes_ == 10
             predt_2 = cls.predict(X)
+            proba_2 = cls.predict_proba(X)
 
             np.testing.assert_allclose(predt_0.compute(), predt_2.compute())
+            np.testing.assert_allclose(proba_0.compute(), proba_2.compute())
 
             # Use single node to load
             cls = xgb.XGBClassifier()
             cls.load_model(path)
             assert cls.n_classes_ == 10
             predt_3 = cls.predict(X_)
+            proba_3 = cls.predict_proba(X_)
 
             np.testing.assert_allclose(predt_0.compute(), predt_3)
+            np.testing.assert_allclose(proba_0.compute(), proba_3)
 
 
 def test_dask_unsupported_features(client: "Client") -> None: