mkurman Overview
Darts (Unit8) provides a unified forecasting API across statistical models (ARIMA, Prophet, Theta), deep learning (N-BEATS, TFT, TCN, Transformer, RNN), and ensemble methods. Supports univariate/multivariate, probabilistic forecasting, covariate handling, and backtesting.
Installation
uv pip install darts
Basic Forecast
from darts import TimeSeries
from darts.models import ExponentialSmoothing
import pandas as pd
series = TimeSeries.from_dataframe(pd.DataFrame({"y": [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]}), value_cols="y")
model = ExponentialSmoothing()
model.fit(series)
forecast = model.predict(6)
print(forecast.values())
Deep Learning (N-BEATS)
from darts.models import NBEATSModel
model = NBEATSModel(input_chunk_length=24, output_chunk_length=12)
model.fit(train, epochs=100)
pred = model.predict(12)
Backtesting
from darts.metrics import mae, mape
errors = model.backtest(series, start=0.7, forecast_horizon=6, stride=1)
print(f"MAE: {mae(errors):.3f}, MAPE: {mape(errors):.3f}")