Summary  
This chapter introduces hyperparameter tuning via grid search for an Isolation Forest model, demonstrating how to define a parameter grid, implement code to fit and evaluate models, and select optimal parameters.

General domain of usage  
Anomaly detection

import unittest
import re
import numpy as np
from sklearn.ensemble import IsolationForest
from sklearn.exceptions import NotFittedError

def _dynamic_test(tc, cond, ok, fail):
    if cond:
        tc._testMethodName = ok
        tc.assertTrue(True, ok)
    else:
        tc._testMethodName = fail
        tc.fail(fail)

class TestUserCode(unittest.TestCase):
    """Checks structure and correct Isolation Forest implementation."""

    def test_required_variables_declared(self):
        import user_code
        required = ["X", "model", "scores", "preds"]
        cond = all(hasattr(user_code, v) for v in required)
        _dynamic_test(
            self, cond,
            "All key variables are declared.",
            f"Expected variables {required} to be defined."
        )

    def test_model_is_isolationforest(self):
        import user_code
        cond = isinstance(user_code.model, IsolationForest)
        _dynamic_test(
            self, cond,
            "`model` is an IsolationForest instance.",
            "Expected `model` to be sklearn.ensemble.IsolationForest."
        )

    def test_model_is_fitted(self):
        import user_code
        try:
            preds = user_code.model.predict(user_code.X)
            cond = isinstance(preds, np.ndarray)
        except NotFittedError:
            cond = False
        _dynamic_test(
            self, cond,
            "Isolation Forest model is fitted before prediction.",
            "Expected `model.fit(X)` to be called before prediction."
        )

    def test_scores_computed(self):
        import user_code
        cond = isinstance(user_code.scores, np.ndarray)
        _dynamic_test(
            self, cond,
            "Anomaly scores are computed using `decision_function`.",
            "Expected `scores` to be a NumPy array."
        )

    def test_predictions_exist(self):
        import user_code
        cond = isinstance(user_code.preds, np.ndarray)
        _dynamic_test(
            self, cond,
            "Predictions (`preds`) are computed using `.predict()`.",
            "Expected predictions to be computed."
        )

    def test_print_statements_present(self):
        with open("user_code.py", "r") as f:
            src = f.read()
        cond = all(x in src for x in ["print", "outliers", "scores"])
        _dynamic_test(
            self, cond,
            "Print statements included for outputs.",
            "Expected print statements showing outlier count and scores."
        )

if __name__ == "__main__":
    unittest.main()


test_code.py

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Challenge: Isolation Forest Implementation

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