Add rewrite for 1 ** x = 1

pytensor/tensor/rewriting/math.py

@@ -1905,13 +1905,40 @@ def local_reciprocal_canon(fgraph, node):
 @register_canonicalize
 @node_rewriter([pt_pow])
 def local_pow_canonicalize(fgraph, node):
-    cst = get_underlying_scalar_constant_value(
+    """
+    Rewrites for exponential functions with straight-forward simplifications:
+    1. x ** 0 -> 1
+    2. x ** 1 -> x
+    3. 1 ** x -> 1
+
+    In all cases, the shape of the output is the result of broadcasting the shapes of the inputs.
+    """
+    cst_base = get_underlying_scalar_constant_value(
+        node.inputs[0], only_process_constants=True, raise_not_constant=False
+    )
+    cst_exponent = get_underlying_scalar_constant_value(
         node.inputs[1], only_process_constants=True, raise_not_constant=False
     )
-    if cst == 0:
-        return [alloc_like(1, node.outputs[0], fgraph)]
-    if cst == 1:
-        return [alloc_like(node.inputs[0], node.outputs[0], fgraph)]
+
+    new_out = None
+
+    if cst_base == 1:
+        # 1 ** x = 1
+        new_out = broadcast_arrays(*node.inputs)[0]
+    elif cst_exponent == 0:
+        # x ** 0 = 1
+        new_out = broadcast_arrays(ones_like(node.inputs[0]), node.inputs[1])[0]
+    elif cst_exponent == 1:
+        # x ** 1 = x
+        new_out = broadcast_arrays(*node.inputs)[0]
+
+    if not new_out:
+        return
+
+    if new_out.dtype != node.out.dtype:
+        new_out = cast(new_out, dtype=node.out.dtype)
+
+    return [new_out]
 
 
 @register_specialize

tests/tensor/rewriting/test_math.py

@@ -4571,3 +4571,22 @@ def test_log_kv_stabilization():
         out.eval({x: 1000.0}, mode=mode),
         -1003.2180912984705,
     )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("shape", [(), (4, 5, 6)], ids=["scalar", "tensor"])
+def test_pow_1_rewrite(shape):
+    x = pt.tensor("x", shape=shape)
+    z = 1**x
+
+    assert isinstance(z.owner.op, Elemwise) and isinstance(
+        z.owner.op.scalar_op, ps.basic.Pow
+    )
+
+    f = pytensor.function([x], z)
+    assert not any(
+        isinstance(node.op, Elemwise) and isinstance(node.op.scalar_op, ps.basic.Pow)
+        for node in f.maker.fgraph.toposort()
+    )
+
+    x_val = np.random.random(shape).astype(config.floatX)
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(z.eval({x: x_val}), f(x_val))