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How to Find Multiple Maximum Indices of a Torch Tensor?

When working with tensors in PyTorch, you might find yourself in a situation where you need to find not just one, but all indices of the maximum values present in the tensor. This is particularly useful when your tensor contains repeated maximum values and you want to know all their locations. In this guide, we'll explore a simple yet effective method to achieve this while optimizing your code for efficiency.

The Problem: Finding Maximum Indices

Let's take a practical example: suppose you have the following tensor derived from a list:

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Here, the tensor looks like this:

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In this tensor, the maximum value is 53, present at indices 2 and 4. Using torch.argmax(a_tensor) will only return the first occurrence (which is 2), leaving us in need of a solution to find all indices of the maximum value.

The Naive Approach

Some users might implement a function similar to this:

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While this works, it isn't the most efficient method, especially for larger tensors. Let's look at a more streamlined approach.

The Efficient Solution

Step 1: Finding the Maximum Value

First, we need to identify the maximum value in our tensor using:

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Step 2: Locating All Maximum Indices

Once we have the maximum value, we can easily find all indices using the following one-liner command:

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Explanation:

a_tensor == max_value creates a Boolean tensor where each position holds True if it equals the maximum value.

nonzero() retrieves the indices of all True entries.

as_tuple=True simplifies the return format, but in our case, we want the first element only ([0]) which contains our indices as a tensor.

Example Implementation

Here is the complete implementation provided with our previous tensor example:

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Output

When you run this code, you will get:

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Conclusion

In this guide, we tackled the problem of finding multiple maximum indices in a PyTorch tensor. We explored a naive approach and learned how to optimize it using Boolean indexing and the nonzero() function. This method is both efficient and elegant, making it a necessary addition to your toolkit as you work with PyTorch tensors.

Feel free to experiment with larger tensors, and you'll notice how this efficient approach can save you both time and resources! Happy coding!