--- title: tcn description: This page explains the usage, parameters, and examples of the TCN forecast function used for time series forecasting. The function includes various adjustable parameters for fine-tuning the model's performance and supports the option to save the output data. keywords: - TCN - forecast - time series forecasting - data modeling - parameters - examples - docusaurus - metadata - marketing website page - code examples - machine learning model --- import HeadTitle from '@site/src/components/General/HeadTitle.tsx'; Perform TCN forecast: https://unit8co.github.io/darts/generated_api/darts.models.forecasting.tcn_model.html ### Usage ```python tcn [--num-filters NUM_FILTERS] [--weight-norm WEIGHT_NORM] [--dilation-base DILATION_BASE] [--past-covariates PAST_COVARIATES] [--all-past-covariates] [--naive] [-d {}] [-c TARGET_COLUMN] [-n N_DAYS] [-t TRAIN_SPLIT] [-i INPUT_CHUNK_LENGTH] [-o OUTPUT_CHUNK_LENGTH] [--force-reset FORCE_RESET] [--save-checkpoints SAVE_CHECKPOINTS] [--model-save-name MODEL_SAVE_NAME] [--n-epochs N_EPOCHS] [--dropout DROPOUT] [--batch-size BATCH_SIZE] [--end S_END_DATE] [--start S_START_DATE] [--learning-rate LEARNING_RATE] [--residuals] [--forecast-only] [--export-pred-raw] ``` --- ## Parameters | Name | Description | Default | Optional | Choices | | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- | ------- | | num_filters | The number of filters in a convolutional layer of the TCN | 3 | True | None | | weight_norm | Boolean value indicating whether to use weight normalization. | True | True | None | | dilation_base | The base of the exponent that will determine the dilation on every level. | 2 | True | None | | past_covariates | Past covariates(columns/features) in same dataset. Comma separated. | None | True | None | | all_past_covariates | Adds all rows as past covariates except for date and the target column. | False | True | None | | naive | Show the naive baseline for a model. | False | True | None | | target_dataset | The name of the dataset you want to select | None | True | None | | target_column | The name of the specific column you want to use | close | True | None | | n_days | prediction days. | 5 | True | None | | train_split | Start point for rolling training and forecast window. 0.0-1.0 | 0.85 | True | None | | input_chunk_length | Number of past time steps for forecasting module at prediction time. | 14 | True | None | | output_chunk_length | The length of the forecast of the model. | 5 | True | None | | force_reset | If set to True, any previously-existing model with the same name will be reset (all checkpoints will be discarded). | True | True | None | | save_checkpoints | Whether to automatically save the untrained model and checkpoints. | True | True | None | | model_save_name | Name of the model to save. | tcn_model | True | None | | n_epochs | Number of epochs over which to train the model. | 300 | True | None | | dropout | Fraction of neurons affected by Dropout, from 0 to 1. | 0.1 | True | None | | batch_size | Number of time series (input and output) used in each training pass | 32 | True | None | | s_end_date | The end date (format YYYY-MM-DD) to select for testing | None | True | None | | s_start_date | The start date (format YYYY-MM-DD) to select for testing | None | True | None | | learning_rate | Learning rate during training. | 0.001 | True | None | | residuals | Show the residuals for the model. | False | True | None | | forecast_only | Do not plot the historical data without forecasts. | False | True | None | | export_pred_raw | Export predictions to a csv file. | False | True | None | --- ## Examples ```python 2022 Jul 23, 10:36 (๐Ÿฆ‹) /forecast/ $ load GME_20220719_123734.csv -a GME 2022 Jul 23, 11:08 (๐Ÿฆ‹) /forecast/ $ tcn GME 100%|โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ| 115/115 [00:0100:00, 111.85it/s] TCN model obtains MAPE: 19.12% Actual price: $ 146.64 โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”ณโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”“ โ”ƒ Datetime โ”ƒ Prediction โ”ƒ โ”กโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ•‡โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”ฉ โ”‚ 2022-07-19 00:00:00 โ”‚ $ 135.73 โ”‚ โ”œโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ผโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ค โ”‚ 2022-07-20 00:00:00 โ”‚ $ 142.42 โ”‚ โ”œโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ผโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ค โ”‚ 2022-07-21 00:00:00 โ”‚ $ 140.68 โ”‚ โ”œโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ผโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ค โ”‚ 2022-07-22 00:00:00 โ”‚ $ 152.98 โ”‚ โ”œโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ผโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ค โ”‚ 2022-07-25 00:00:00 โ”‚ $ 154.55 โ”‚ โ””โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ดโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”˜ ``` ![tcn](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/72827203/180615408-ac6f9289-c3e9-486f-b262-701ef1906373.png) ---