Easy Hyperparameter Search Using Optunity
This tool simplifies hyperparameter tuning for machine learning practitioners, but it is incremental as it packages existing methods into a user-friendly interface.
The paper introduces Optunity, a free software package for hyperparameter optimization that includes various solvers like direct search and evolutionary optimization, focusing on ease of use, flexibility, and interoperability with Python, R, and MATLAB.
Optunity is a free software package dedicated to hyperparameter optimization. It contains various types of solvers, ranging from undirected methods to direct search, particle swarm and evolutionary optimization. The design focuses on ease of use, flexibility, code clarity and interoperability with existing software in all machine learning environments. Optunity is written in Python and contains interfaces to environments such as R and MATLAB. Optunity uses a BSD license and is freely available online at http://www.optunity.net.