You can use the following 3 How to build models ：

1, Inherit nn.Module Base classes build custom models .

2, Use nn.Sequential Build models in a hierarchical order .

3, Inherit nn.Module The base class builds the model and assists in encapsulating the model container (nn.Sequential,nn.ModuleList,nn.ModuleDict).

among The first 1 The most common way is , The first 2 It's the easiest way , The first 3 This is the most flexible and complicated way .

Recommended use of 1 How to build models .

One , Inherit nn.Module Base classes build custom models

Here's inheritance nn.Module An example of a base class building a custom model . The layers used in the model are generally in __init__ Function , And then in forward Method defines the forward propagation logic of the model .

class Net(nn.Module):
def __init__(self):
super(Net, self).__init__()
self.conv1 = nn.Conv2d(in_channels=3,out_channels=32,kernel_size = 3)
self.pool1 = nn.MaxPool2d(kernel_size = 2,stride = 2)
self.conv2 = nn.Conv2d(in_channels=32,out_channels=64,kernel_size = 5)
self.pool2 = nn.MaxPool2d(kernel_size = 2,stride = 2)
self.dropout = nn.Dropout2d(p = 0.1)
self.adaptive_pool = nn.AdaptiveMaxPool2d((1,1))
self.flatten = nn.Flatten()
self.linear1 = nn.Linear(64,32)
self.relu = nn.ReLU()
self.linear2 = nn.Linear(32,1)
self.sigmoid = nn.Sigmoid()
def forward(self,x):
x = self.conv1(x)
x = self.pool1(x)
x = self.conv2(x)
x = self.pool2(x)
x = self.dropout(x)
x = self.adaptive_pool(x)
x = self.flatten(x)
x = self.linear1(x)
x = self.relu(x)
x = self.linear2(x)
y = self.sigmoid(x)
return y
net = Net()
print(net)

Two , Use nn.Sequential Build models in a hierarchical order

Use nn.Sequential There is no need to define forward Method . Just for simple models .

Here are the USES nn.Sequential Some equivalent methods of modeling .

1, utilize add_module Method

net = nn.Sequential()
net.add_module("conv1",nn.Conv2d(in_channels=3,out_channels=32,kernel_size = 3))
net.add_module("pool1",nn.MaxPool2d(kernel_size = 2,stride = 2))
net.add_module("conv2",nn.Conv2d(in_channels=32,out_channels=64,kernel_size = 5))
net.add_module("pool2",nn.MaxPool2d(kernel_size = 2,stride = 2))
net.add_module("dropout",nn.Dropout2d(p = 0.1))
net.add_module("adaptive_pool",nn.AdaptiveMaxPool2d((1,1)))
net.add_module("flatten",nn.Flatten())
net.add_module("linear1",nn.Linear(64,32))
net.add_module("relu",nn.ReLU())
net.add_module("linear2",nn.Linear(32,1))
net.add_module("sigmoid",nn.Sigmoid())
print(net)