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Add documentation for the expanded code path inference feature #11997

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Adds documentation regarding the expanded code paths dependency inference feature

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saving or logging a model. This new feature utilizes import dependency analysis to automatically infer the code dependencies required by the model by checking which
modules are imported within the references of a Python Model's definition.

In order to use this new feature, you can simply set the argument ``infer_code_paths`` (Default ``False``) to ``True`` when logging. You do not have to define
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Note: currently the PR only supports MLflow python model (by mlflow.pyfunc.log_model / save_model), I will file follow-up PR for supporting all other flavors

Only modules that are within the current working directory as accessible. Dependency inference will not work across module boundaries or if your
custom code is defined in an entirely different library. If your code base is structured in such a way that common modules are entirely external to
the path that your model logging code is executing in, the original ``code_paths`` option is required in order to capture these dependencies, as
dependency inference will not capture those requirements.
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Shall we mention the following points ?

Please ensure that the custom python module code does not contain sensitive data such as
credential token strings, otherwise they might be included in the automatic inferred code
path files and be logged to MLflow artifact repository.

If a python code file is loaded as the python ``__main__`` module, then this code file can't be
inferred as the code path file. If your model depends on classes / functions defined in
``__main__`` module, you should use `cloudpickle` to dump your model instance in order to pickle
classes / functions in ``__main__``.

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Added a clear warning for sensitive data and a new section that explains what is up with main module references

Signed-off-by: Ben Wilson <[email protected]>
- If you must define functions and classes in the ``__main__`` module, use ``cloudpickle`` to serialize your model to ensure that all dependencies are correctly handled.


Saving Extra Code with an MLflow Model - Legacy Manual Declaration
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Legacy sounds like it's not recommended. I think this is still a valid approach when:

  1. The number of custom modules is small (e.g. 1).
  2. you don't want to slow down your workflow. Code path inference is slow.

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Good point. I'll just leave it as "Manual Declaration"

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LGTM!

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LGTM!

@BenWilson2 BenWilson2 merged commit bd32a79 into mlflow:master May 16, 2024
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