Add jax.print_environment_info()

docs/jax.rst

@@ -109,3 +109,11 @@ Callbacks
 
     pure_callback
     debug.callback
+
+Miscellaneous
+-------------
+
+.. autosummary::
+  :toctree: _autosummary
+
+    print_environment_info

jax/__init__.py

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ from jax._src.config import (
   transfer_guard_device_to_host as transfer_guard_device_to_host,
 )
 from .core import eval_context as ensure_compile_time_eval
+from jax._src.environment_info import print_environment_info as print_environment_info
 from jax._src.api import (
   ad,  # TODO(phawkins): update users to avoid this.
   effects_barrier,

jax/_src/environment_info.py

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import jax
+from jax._src import lib
+import numpy as np
+
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import textwrap
+from typing import Optional, Union
+
+def try_nvidia_smi() -> Optional[str]:
+  try:
+    return subprocess.check_output(['nvidia-smi']).decode()
+  except Exception:
+    return None
+
+
+def print_environment_info(return_string: bool = False) -> Union[None, str]:
+  """Returns a string containing local environment & JAX installation information.
+
+  This is useful information to include when asking a question or filing a bug.
+
+  Args:
+    return_string (bool) : if True, return the string rather than printing to stdout.
+  """
+  # TODO(jakevdp): should we include other info, e.g. jax.config.values?
+  python_version = sys.version.replace('\n', ' ')
+  with np.printoptions(threshold=4, edgeitems=2):
+    devices_short = str(np.array(jax.devices())).replace('\n', '')
+  info = textwrap.dedent(f"""\
+  jax:    {jax.__version__}
+  jaxlib: {lib.version_str}
+  numpy:  {np.__version__}
+  python: {python_version}
+  jax.devices ({jax.device_count()} total, {jax.local_device_count()} local): {devices_short}
+  process_count: {jax.process_count()}""")
+  nvidia_smi = try_nvidia_smi()
+  if nvidia_smi:
+    info += "\n\n$ nvidia-smi\n" + nvidia_smi
+  if return_string:
+    return info
+  else:
+    return print(info)

tests/api_test.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import jax.numpy as jnp
 from jax import float0, jit, grad, device_put, jacfwd, jacrev, hessian
 from jax import core, lax
 from jax import custom_batching
-from jax._src import api, dtypes, dispatch
+from jax._src import api, dtypes, dispatch, lib
 from jax.core import Primitive
 from jax.errors import UnexpectedTracerError
 from jax.interpreters import ad
@@ -8998,5 +8998,19 @@ class CleanupTest(jtu.JaxTestCase):
     assert core.trace_state_clean()
 
 
+class EnvironmentInfoTest(jtu.JaxTestCase):
+  @parameterized.parameters([True, False])
+  def test_print_environment_info(self, return_string):
+    with jtu.capture_stdout() as stdout:
+      result = jax.print_environment_info(return_string=return_string)
+    if return_string:
+      self.assertEmpty(stdout())
+    else:
+      self.assertIsNone(result)
+      result = stdout()
+    assert f"jax:    {jax.__version__}" in result
+    assert f"jaxlib: {lib.version_str}" in result
+    assert f"numpy:  {np.__version__}" in result
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   absltest.main(testLoader=jtu.JaxTestLoader())