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e3nn is declared only in the dpa-adapt optional extra, but
deepmd/pt/model/descriptor/sezm_nn/projection.py imported it at module scope. That module is
reached unconditionally from deepmd/pt/model/descriptor/__init__.py, so on an installation without
that extra:

>>> import deepmd.pt.model.model
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'e3nn'

The whole PyTorch backend was therefore unusable, whether or not the user went anywhere near a SeZM
descriptor. pip check stays clean, because nothing declares the dependency that the import actually
creates — the failure only shows up at import time, and the traceback points at a grid-projection
helper rather than at a missing extra.

Change

Import e3nn.o3 inside the two projection builders that need it, and raise an ImportError naming
both the package and the extra when it is absent.

Both builders need it, so switching grid backends is not a way to avoid the dependency and the message
does not suggest it:

builder e3nn symbols
_build_e3nn_projection_mats ToS2Grid, FromS2Grid
_build_lebedev_projection_mats spherical_harmonics

Import timing and the error text are the only changes. No default, no numerical behaviour and no
public API is touched.

Tests

source/tests/pt/test_optional_e3nn_import.py blocks e3nn with a meta-path hook in a subprocess
(already-imported modules cannot be un-imported in-process) and checks that
deepmd.pt.model.model and deepmd.pt.entrypoints.main both import, and that building a projector
without e3nn reports the package and the extra.

Without the fix all three fail; with it all three pass. test_descriptor_sezm_grid_projection.py
still passes (21 tests, 179 subtests), so the e3nn path itself is unaffected.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • The PyTorch backend can now be imported without installing the optional e3nn package.
    • SeZM projector functionality provides a clear installation message when e3nn is required but unavailable.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage to verify imports succeed without e3nn and that the appropriate error is reported when SeZM functionality is used.

`e3nn` is declared only in the `dpa-adapt` extra, but
`sezm_nn/projection.py` imported it at module scope. That module is reached
from `deepmd/pt/model/descriptor/__init__.py`, so on an installation without
that extra `import deepmd.pt.model.model` raised

    ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'e3nn'

and the whole PyTorch backend was unusable, whether or not the user went
anywhere near a SeZM descriptor. `pip check` stays clean, because nothing
declares the dependency that the import actually creates.

Import `e3nn.o3` inside the two projection builders that need it instead, and
raise an ImportError naming the package and the extra when it is missing.
Both builders need it: the e3nn grid backend uses `ToS2Grid`/`FromS2Grid`,
and the Lebedev backend uses `spherical_harmonics`, so switching
`grid_method` is not a way to avoid the dependency and the message does not
suggest it.

Import timing and the error text are the only changes; no default, no
numerical behaviour and no public API is touched.
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The PyTorch SeZM projection module no longer imports e3nn at module scope. It loads e3nn.o3 when projection matrices are built and reports installation guidance when unavailable. New subprocess tests verify optional imports and error handling.

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Optional e3nn loading

Layer / File(s) Summary
Lazy projection dependency loading
deepmd/pt/model/descriptor/sezm_nn/projection.py
The module replaces module-scope e3nn.o3 imports with _import_e3nn_o3(). Both projection-matrix builders use the lazily loaded module.
Optional dependency import tests
source/tests/pt/test_optional_e3nn_import.py
Subprocess tests block e3nn imports, verify PyTorch model and entrypoint imports, and check the ImportError message for SeZM projection loading.

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A broken e3nn installation can be reported as missing, obscuring the real dependency error. Narrow the exception handling before merging.

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In `@deepmd/pt/model/descriptor/sezm_nn/projection.py`:
- Around line 61-66: Update the import handler around the SeZM function-space
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except ImportError as e:
raise ImportError(
"The SeZM function-space nonlinearities require the optional "
"'e3nn' package, which is not installed. Install it with "
"'pip install e3nn', or 'pip install deepmd-kit[dpa-adapt]'."
) from e

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Only translate a missing e3nn module error.

This handler catches import failures raised inside an installed e3nn package or one of its dependencies. It then reports that e3nn is not installed. Preserve those failures so users can diagnose the actual broken dependency. Catch ModuleNotFoundError only when it identifies e3nn.

Proposed fix
-    except ImportError as e:
+    except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+        if e.name != "e3nn":
+            raise
         raise ImportError(
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except ImportError as e:
raise ImportError(
"The SeZM function-space nonlinearities require the optional "
"'e3nn' package, which is not installed. Install it with "
"'pip install e3nn', or 'pip install deepmd-kit[dpa-adapt]'."
) from e
except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
if e.name != "e3nn":
raise
raise ImportError(
"The SeZM function-space nonlinearities require the optional "
"'e3nn' package, which is not installed. Install it with "
"'pip install e3nn', or 'pip install deepmd-kit[dpa-adapt]'."
) from e
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In `@deepmd/pt/model/descriptor/sezm_nn/projection.py` around lines 61 - 66,
Update the import handler around the SeZM function-space nonlinearities to catch
ModuleNotFoundError, translate it only when e.name identifies the missing e3nn
module, and re-raise all other import failures unchanged. Preserve the existing
user-facing installation message for the missing e3nn case.

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Reviewed the complete current diff and existing discussion at this head. The lazy import fixes the unconditional PyTorch-backend dependency as intended. The existing unresolved inline finding is valid and I am not duplicating it: catching every ImportError can misreport an installed e3nn whose import fails because of a broken/transitive dependency as “e3nn is not installed”; the handler should only translate the missing-e3nn case and re-raise other import failures unchanged.

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Re-reviewed because the exact-head CI state has materially changed since the prior monitoring pass. All GitHub Actions workflows for this head are now completed successfully, so CI is no longer the reason to defer a final disposition.

The existing unresolved inline finding remains a concrete correctness/diagnostic blocker: _import_e3nn_o3() catches every ImportError, so an installed e3nn whose own import fails because of a broken/transitive dependency is incorrectly reported as “e3nn is not installed.” Please translate only the ModuleNotFoundError corresponding to the missing e3nn package and re-raise other import failures unchanged. I am not duplicating the already-precise inline comment.

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