Use sys.path overlay to switch transformers versions in-process instead of modifying site-packages

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Roland Tannous 2026-02-22 19:19:12 +00:00
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@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ default 4.57.x that ships with Unsloth.
When loading a LoRA adapter with a custom name, we resolve the base model from
``adapter_config.json`` and check *that* against the model list.
This module detects the model being loaded and ensures the correct transformers
version is installed before proceeding. The pip install is done *without*
``--force-reinstall`` to avoid rebuilding unrelated dependencies.
Strategy (sys.path overlay):
The default transformers (4.57.x) always lives in site-packages.
When 5.x is needed, we ``pip install --target <dir> --no-deps`` to a
separate directory and **prepend** it to ``sys.path``.
To revert, we simply **remove** that directory from ``sys.path``.
After either change we purge cached modules so the next import picks
up the correct version.
"""
import importlib
@ -18,12 +22,24 @@ import importlib.metadata
import json
import logging
import os
import shutil
import subprocess
import sys
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# Ensure our logger is visible even if root logger isn't configured for INFO.
if not logger.handlers:
_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
_handler.setFormatter(
logging.Formatter("[%(name)s|%(levelname)s]%(message)s")
)
logger.addHandler(_handler)
logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Detection
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@ -41,14 +57,16 @@ TRANSFORMERS_5_MODEL_SUBSTRINGS: tuple[str, ...] = (
TRANSFORMERS_5_VERSION = "5.1.0"
TRANSFORMERS_DEFAULT_VERSION = "4.57.1"
# Persistent directory for the transformers 5.x overlay
_OVERLAY_DIR = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), "transformers_5_overlay")
def _resolve_base_model(model_name: str) -> str:
"""If *model_name* points to a LoRA adapter, return its base model.
Checks for ``adapter_config.json`` locally first (covers the common case of
local output directories with custom names). For HF repo IDs that look
like they might be LoRA adapters, falls back to
``get_base_model_from_lora``.
Checks for ``adapter_config.json`` locally first. Only calls the heavier
``get_base_model_from_lora`` for paths that are actual local directories
(avoids noisy warnings for plain HF model IDs).
Returns the original *model_name* unchanged if it is not a LoRA adapter.
"""
@ -62,15 +80,14 @@ def _resolve_base_model(model_name: str) -> str:
base = cfg.get("base_model_name_or_path")
if base:
logger.info(
"Resolved LoRA adapter '%s' → base model '%s'", model_name, base,
"Resolved LoRA adapter '%s' → base model '%s'",
model_name, base,
)
return base
except Exception as exc:
logger.debug("Could not read %s: %s", adapter_cfg_path, exc)
# --- Only try the heavier fallback for paths that look like local dirs ---
# (Avoids triggering noisy warnings for plain HF model IDs like
# "unsloth/GLM-4.7-Flash" which are obviously not LoRA adapters.)
# --- Only try the heavier fallback for local directories ----------------
if local_path.is_dir():
try:
from utils.models import get_base_model_from_lora
@ -84,7 +101,8 @@ def _resolve_base_model(model_name: str) -> str:
return base
except Exception as exc:
logger.debug(
"get_base_model_from_lora failed for '%s': %s", model_name, exc,
"get_base_model_from_lora failed for '%s': %s",
model_name, exc,
)
return model_name
@ -102,95 +120,111 @@ def needs_transformers_5(model_name: str) -> bool:
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _get_in_memory_version() -> str | None:
"""Return the transformers version currently loaded in this process,
or None if transformers hasn't been imported yet."""
"""Return the transformers version currently loaded in this process."""
tf = sys.modules.get("transformers")
if tf is not None:
return getattr(tf, "__version__", None)
return None
def _get_on_disk_version() -> str | None:
"""Return the transformers version installed on disk (pip metadata)."""
try:
return importlib.metadata.version("transformers")
except importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
return None
# All top-level prefixes that hold references to transformers internals.
_PURGE_PREFIXES = (
"transformers",
"unsloth",
"unsloth_zoo",
"peft",
"trl",
"accelerate",
"auto_gptq",
"bitsandbytes",
)
def _pip_install(package_spec: str) -> None:
"""Run ``pip install <package_spec>`` using the running interpreter's pip.
def _purge_modules() -> int:
"""Remove all cached modules for transformers and its dependents.
Mirrors the approach used in ``unsloth_zoo.llama_cpp.check_pip``
``sys.executable -m pip`` is always the safest choice.
"""
cmd = [sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", package_spec]
logger.info("Running: %s", " ".join(cmd))
result = subprocess.run(
cmd,
stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
text=True,
)
if result.returncode != 0:
logger.error("pip install failed:\n%s", result.stdout)
raise RuntimeError(
f"Failed to install {package_spec}. "
f"pip output:\n{result.stdout}"
)
logger.info("pip install succeeded for %s", package_spec)
def _reload_transformers() -> None:
"""Purge transformers AND all packages that cache transformers internals
from ``sys.modules``, then force a fresh re-import.
Simply clearing ``transformers.*`` is not enough because libraries like
``unsloth``, ``peft``, ``trl``, and ``accelerate`` bind transformers
classes/functions into their own module-level state. We must evict them
all so the next ``import`` picks up the freshly pip-installed version.
Returns the number of modules purged.
"""
importlib.invalidate_caches()
# All top-level prefixes that hold references to transformers internals.
_PREFIXES = (
"transformers",
"unsloth",
"unsloth_zoo",
"peft",
"trl",
"accelerate",
"auto_gptq",
"bitsandbytes",
)
to_remove = [
k for k in list(sys.modules.keys())
if any(k == p or k.startswith(p + ".") for p in _PREFIXES)
if any(k == p or k.startswith(p + ".") for p in _PURGE_PREFIXES)
]
for key in to_remove:
del sys.modules[key]
return len(to_remove)
logger.info("Purged %d cached modules (%s)", len(to_remove),
", ".join(_PREFIXES))
# Force a fresh import so the new version is loaded into the process.
import transformers # noqa: F811
logger.info("Re-imported transformers — version is now %s",
def _install_overlay() -> None:
"""Install transformers 5.x into the overlay directory and prepend
it to ``sys.path`` so it shadows the default site-packages version."""
# Install if the overlay doesn't already exist
if not os.path.isdir(_OVERLAY_DIR) or not os.listdir(_OVERLAY_DIR):
os.makedirs(_OVERLAY_DIR, exist_ok=True)
cmd = [
sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install",
"--target", _OVERLAY_DIR,
"--no-deps",
f"transformers=={TRANSFORMERS_5_VERSION}",
]
logger.info("Installing transformers %s to overlay: %s",
TRANSFORMERS_5_VERSION, " ".join(cmd))
result = subprocess.run(
cmd,
stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
text=True,
)
if result.returncode != 0:
logger.error("pip install failed:\n%s", result.stdout)
raise RuntimeError(
f"Failed to install transformers=={TRANSFORMERS_5_VERSION} "
f"to {_OVERLAY_DIR}.\npip output:\n{result.stdout}"
)
logger.info("Overlay install succeeded")
else:
logger.info("Overlay directory already exists at %s", _OVERLAY_DIR)
# Prepend to sys.path (if not already there)
if _OVERLAY_DIR not in sys.path:
sys.path.insert(0, _OVERLAY_DIR)
logger.info("Prepended %s to sys.path", _OVERLAY_DIR)
# Purge old modules and force fresh import
count = _purge_modules()
logger.info("Purged %d cached modules", count)
import transformers
logger.info("Loaded transformers %s from overlay", transformers.__version__)
def _remove_overlay() -> None:
"""Remove the overlay directory from ``sys.path`` so the default
site-packages version (4.57.x) takes effect again."""
# Remove from sys.path
changed = False
while _OVERLAY_DIR in sys.path:
sys.path.remove(_OVERLAY_DIR)
changed = True
if changed:
logger.info("Removed %s from sys.path", _OVERLAY_DIR)
# Purge old modules and force fresh import
count = _purge_modules()
logger.info("Purged %d cached modules", count)
import transformers
logger.info("Reverted to transformers %s from site-packages",
transformers.__version__)
def ensure_transformers_version(model_name: str) -> None:
"""Ensure the correct ``transformers`` version is installed for *model_name*.
"""Ensure the correct ``transformers`` version is active for *model_name*.
Checks BOTH the on-disk version (pip metadata) and the in-memory version
(``transformers.__version__``) because they can diverge after a previous
pip install in the same process.
* If the model needs 5.x and the loaded version is already 5.x no-op.
* If the model needs 5.x but 4.x is loaded pip install 5.1.0 + reload.
* If the model does NOT need 5.x but 5.x is loaded downgrade + reload.
* Otherwise no-op.
Uses sys.path overlay:
Need 5.x install to separate dir, prepend sys.path, purge modules.
Need 4.x remove overlay from sys.path, purge modules.
For LoRA adapters with custom names, the base model is resolved from
``adapter_config.json`` before checking.
@ -204,51 +238,33 @@ def ensure_transformers_version(model_name: str) -> None:
target_version = TRANSFORMERS_5_VERSION if want_5 else TRANSFORMERS_DEFAULT_VERSION
target_major = int(target_version.split(".")[0])
# --- Check what's actually loaded in memory first -----------------------
# Check what's actually loaded in memory
in_memory = _get_in_memory_version()
on_disk = _get_on_disk_version()
overlay_active = _OVERLAY_DIR in sys.path
logger.info(
"Version check for '%s' (resolved: '%s'): need=%s, "
"in_memory=%s, on_disk=%s",
model_name, resolved, target_version, in_memory, on_disk,
"in_memory=%s, overlay_active=%s",
model_name, resolved, target_version, in_memory, overlay_active,
)
# --- Already correct? ---------------------------------------------------
if in_memory is not None:
in_memory_major = int(in_memory.split(".")[0])
if in_memory_major == target_major:
logger.info(
"transformers %s in memory — already correct for '%s'",
"transformers %s already loaded — correct for '%s'",
in_memory, model_name,
)
return
# Wrong major in memory — need to switch
logger.info(
"transformers %s loaded in memory but need %s — switching…",
in_memory, target_version,
)
elif on_disk is not None:
on_disk_major = int(on_disk.split(".")[0])
if on_disk_major == target_major:
logger.info(
"transformers %s on disk (not yet imported) — correct for '%s'",
on_disk, model_name,
)
return
logger.info(
"transformers %s on disk but need %s — switching…",
on_disk, target_version,
)
# --- Switch version -----------------------------------------------------
if want_5:
logger.info("Activating transformers %s overlay…", TRANSFORMERS_5_VERSION)
_install_overlay()
else:
logger.warning("transformers is not installed — skipping version check")
return
# --- pip install the target version if needed ---------------------------
if on_disk is None or int(on_disk.split(".")[0]) != target_major:
_pip_install(f"transformers=={target_version}")
# --- Purge and reload ---------------------------------------------------
_reload_transformers()
logger.info("Reverting to default transformers %s", TRANSFORMERS_DEFAULT_VERSION)
_remove_overlay()
final = _get_in_memory_version()
logger.info("Transformers version is now %s (in memory)", final)
logger.info("✓ transformers version is now %s", final)