# Typical Workflows Three end-to-end workflows: quick benchmark evaluation, prediction on custom data, and transfer learning on a small dataset. ## Typical Workflows ### Workflow A: Quick Benchmark Evaluation For evaluating a model on standard benchmarks: ```python import deepchem as dc # 1. Load benchmark tasks, datasets, _ = dc.molnet.load_bbbp( featurizer='GraphConv', splitter='scaffold' ) train, valid, test = datasets # 2. Train model model = dc.models.GCNModel(n_tasks=len(tasks), mode='classification') model.fit(train, nb_epoch=50) # 3. Evaluate metric = dc.metrics.Metric(dc.metrics.roc_auc_score) test_score = model.evaluate(test, [metric]) print(f"Test ROC-AUC: {test_score}") ``` ### Workflow B: Custom Data Prediction For training on custom molecular datasets: ```python import deepchem as dc # 1. Load and featurize data featurizer = dc.feat.CircularFingerprint(radius=2, size=2048) loader = dc.data.CSVLoader( tasks=['activity'], feature_field='smiles', featurizer=featurizer ) dataset = loader.create_dataset('my_molecules.csv') # 2. Split data (use ScaffoldSplitter for molecules!) splitter = dc.splits.ScaffoldSplitter() train, valid, test = splitter.train_valid_test_split(dataset) # 3. Normalize (optional but recommended) transformers = [dc.trans.NormalizationTransformer( transform_y=True, dataset=train )] for transformer in transformers: train = transformer.transform(train) valid = transformer.transform(valid) test = transformer.transform(test) # 4. Train model model = dc.models.MultitaskRegressor( n_tasks=1, n_features=2048, layer_sizes=[1000, 500], dropouts=0.25 ) model.fit(train, nb_epoch=50) # 5. Evaluate metric = dc.metrics.Metric(dc.metrics.r2_score) test_score = model.evaluate(test, [metric]) ``` ### Workflow C: Transfer Learning on Small Dataset For leveraging pretrained models: ```python import deepchem as dc # 1. Load data (pretrained models often need raw SMILES) loader = dc.data.CSVLoader( tasks=['activity'], feature_field='smiles', featurizer=dc.feat.DummyFeaturizer() # Model handles featurization ) dataset = loader.create_dataset('small_dataset.csv') # 2. Split data splitter = dc.splits.ScaffoldSplitter() train, test = splitter.train_test_split(dataset) # 3. Load pretrained model model = dc.models.HuggingFaceModel( model='seyonec/ChemBERTa-zinc-base-v1', task='classification', n_tasks=1, learning_rate=2e-5 ) # 4. Fine-tune model.fit(train, nb_epoch=10) # 5. Evaluate predictions = model.predict(test) ``` See `references/workflows.md` for 8 detailed workflow examples covering molecular generation, materials science, protein analysis, and more.