louvain()#

relationalai.std.graphs.Compute
#louvain(
    node: Producer,
    max_levels: int = 4,
    max_sweeps: int = 8,
    level_tolerance: float = 0.01,
    sweep_tolerance: float = 0.0001,
    randomization_seed: int | None = None
) -> Expression

Assign a community label to node using the Louvain method. Louvain is a hierarchical algorithm that iteratively merges nodes into communities so that the modularity —that is, the density of edges within communities relative to edges between communities—is maximized. The algorithm stops when the modularity measure converges or a maximum number of iterations is reached. Must be called in a rule or query context.

Supported Graph Types#

Graph TypeSupportedNotes
DirectedYesOperates on the undirected version of the graph.
UndirectedYes
WeightedYesOnly positive weights are supported.
UnweightedYes

Parameters#

NameTypeDescription
nodeProducerA node in the graph.
max_levelsintThe maximum number of levels at which to optimize. Default is 4. Must be positive.
max_sweepsintThe maximum number of iterations to run at each level. Default is 8. Must be non-negative.
level_tolerancefloatThe minimum change in modularity required to continue to the next level. Default is 0.01. Must be non-negative.
sweep_tolerancefloatThe minimum change in modularity required to continue to the next sweep. Default is 0.0001. Must be non-negative.
randomization_seedint or NoneThe seed for the algorithm’s random number generator. Default is None. Must be non-negative.

Returns#

Returns an Expression object that produces the integer community label assigned to node by the Louvain algorithm.

Example#

Use .louvain() to assign community labels to nodes in a graph using the Louvain algorithm. You access the .louvain() method from a Graph object’s .compute attribute:

#import relationalai as rai
from relationalai.std import alias
from relationalai.std.graphs import Graph

# Create a model named "socialNetwork" with a Person type.
model = rai.Model("socialNetwork")
Person = model.Type("Person")

# Add some people to the model and connect them with a multi-valued `follows` property.
with model.rule():
    alice = Person.add(name="Alice")
    bob = Person.add(name="Bob")
    carol = Person.add(name="Carol")
    daniel = Person.add(name="Daniel")
    evelyn = Person.add(name="Evelyn")
    alice.follows.add(bob)
    carol.follows.add(daniel)

# Create a directed graph with Person nodes and edges between followers.
# Note that graphs are directed by default.
graph = Graph(model)
graph.Node.extend(Person)
graph.Edge.extend(Person.follows)

# Find the community label for a single person using Louvain.
with model.query() as select:
    community = graph.compute.louvain(Person(name="Alice"))
    response = select(alias(community, "community_label"))

print(response.results)
# Output:
#    community_label
# 0                2

# Find the community label for each person using Louvain.
with model.query() as select:
    person = Person()
    community = graph.compute.louvain(person)
    response = select(person.name, alias(community, "community_label"))

print(response.results)
# Output:
#      name  community_label
# 0   Alice                2
# 1     Bob                2
# 2   Carol                1
# 3  Daniel                1

In this example, .louvain() finds two communities in the graph: Alice and Bob are in one community, and Carol and Daniel are in another. Note that isolated nodes, like Evelyn, are not assigned a community ID and are filtered out of the results.

See Also#