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RLlib: Scalable Reinforcement Learning
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RLlib is an open-source library for reinforcement learning that offers both a collection of reference algorithms and scalable primitives for composing new ones.
.. image:: rllib-stack.svg
Learn more about RLlib's design by reading the `ICML paper <https://arxiv.org/abs/1712.09381>`__.
Installation
------------
RLlib has extra dependencies on top of ``ray``. First, you'll need to install either `PyTorch <http://pytorch.org/>`__ or `TensorFlow <https://www.tensorflow.org>`__. Then, install the RLlib module:
.. code-block:: bash
pip install tensorflow # or tensorflow-gpu
pip install ray[rllib] # also recommended: ray[debug]
You might also want to clone the `Ray repo <https://github.com/ray-project/ray>`__ for convenient access to RLlib helper scripts:
.. code-block:: bash
git clone https://github.com/ray-project/ray
cd ray/python/ray/rllib
Training APIs
-------------
* `Command-line <rllib-training.html>`__
* `Configuration <rllib-training.html#configuration>`__
* `Python API <rllib-training.html#python-api>`__
* `Debugging <rllib-training.html#debugging>`__
* `REST API <rllib-training.html#rest-api>`__
Environments
------------
* `RLlib Environments Overview <rllib-env.html>`__
* `OpenAI Gym <rllib-env.html#openai-gym>`__
* `Vectorized <rllib-env.html#vectorized>`__
* `Multi-Agent <rllib-env.html#multi-agent>`__
* `Interfacing with External Agents <rllib-env.html#interfacing-with-external-agents>`__
* `Batch Asynchronous <rllib-env.html#batch-asynchronous>`__
Algorithms
----------
* High-throughput architectures
- `Distributed Prioritized Experience Replay (Ape-X) <rllib-algorithms.html#distributed-prioritized-experience-replay-ape-x>`__
- `Importance Weighted Actor-Learner Architecture (IMPALA) <rllib-algorithms.html#importance-weighted-actor-learner-architecture-impala>`__
* Gradient-based
- `Advantage Actor-Critic (A2C, A3C) <rllib-algorithms.html#advantage-actor-critic-a2c-a3c>`__
- `Deep Deterministic Policy Gradients (DDPG, TD3) <rllib-algorithms.html#deep-deterministic-policy-gradients-ddpg-td3>`__
- `Deep Q Networks (DQN, Rainbow, Parametric DQN) <rllib-algorithms.html#deep-q-networks-dqn-rainbow-parametric-dqn>`__
- `Policy Gradients <rllib-algorithms.html#policy-gradients>`__
- `Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) <rllib-algorithms.html#proximal-policy-optimization-ppo>`__
* Derivative-free
- `Augmented Random Search (ARS) <rllib-algorithms.html#augmented-random-search-ars>`__
- `Evolution Strategies <rllib-algorithms.html#evolution-strategies>`__
* Multi-agent specific
- `QMIX Monotonic Value Factorisation (QMIX, VDN, IQN) <rllib-algorithms.html#qmix-monotonic-value-factorisation-qmix-vdn-iqn>`__
Models and Preprocessors
------------------------
* `RLlib Models and Preprocessors Overview <rllib-models.html>`__
* `Built-in Models and Preprocessors <rllib-models.html#built-in-models-and-preprocessors>`__
* `Custom Models <rllib-models.html#custom-models>`__
* `Custom Preprocessors <rllib-models.html#custom-preprocessors>`__
* `Customizing Policy Graphs <rllib-models.html#customizing-policy-graphs>`__
* `Variable-length / Parametric Action Spaces <rllib-models.html#variable-length-parametric-action-spaces>`__
* `Model-Based Rollouts <rllib-models.html#model-based-rollouts>`__
RLlib Development
-----------------
* `Development Install <rllib-dev.html#development-install>`__
* `Features <rllib-dev.html#feature-development>`__
* `Benchmarks <rllib-dev.html#benchmarks>`__
* `Contributing Algorithms <rllib-dev.html#contributing-algorithms>`__
RLlib Concepts
--------------
* `Policy Graphs <rllib-concepts.html>`__
* `Policy Evaluation <rllib-concepts.html#policy-evaluation>`__
* `Policy Optimization <rllib-concepts.html#policy-optimization>`__
Package Reference
-----------------
* `ray.rllib.agents <rllib-package-ref.html#module-ray.rllib.agents>`__
* `ray.rllib.env <rllib-package-ref.html#module-ray.rllib.env>`__
* `ray.rllib.evaluation <rllib-package-ref.html#module-ray.rllib.evaluation>`__
* `ray.rllib.models <rllib-package-ref.html#module-ray.rllib.models>`__
* `ray.rllib.optimizers <rllib-package-ref.html#module-ray.rllib.optimizers>`__
* `ray.rllib.utils <rllib-package-ref.html#module-ray.rllib.utils>`__
Troubleshooting
---------------
If you encounter errors like
`blas_thread_init: pthread_create: Resource temporarily unavailable` when using many workers,
try setting ``OMP_NUM_THREADS=1``. Similarly, check configured system limits with
`ulimit -a` for other resource limit errors.
For debugging unexpected hangs or performance problems, you can run ``ray stack`` to dump
the stack traces of all Ray workers on the current node. This requires py-spy to be installed.