[RLlib] PyBullet Env native support via env str-specifier (if installed). (#12209)

ci/travis/install-dependencies.sh

@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ install_dependencies() {
     fi
   fi
 
-  # Additional RLlib dependencies.
+  # Additional RLlib test dependencies.
   if [ "${RLLIB_TESTING-}" = 1 ]; then
     pip install -r "${WORKSPACE_DIR}"/python/requirements_rllib.txt
     # install the following packages for testing on travis only

python/requirements_rllib.txt

@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ torch>=1.6.0
 # Version requirement to match Tune
 torchvision>=0.6.0
 smart_open
+# For testing in MuJoCo-like envs (in PyBullet).
+pybullet
 # For tests on PettingZoo's multi-agent envs.
 pettingzoo>=1.4.0

rllib/BUILD

@@ -339,6 +339,16 @@ py_test(
     args = ["--yaml-dir=tuned_examples/sac"]
 )
 
+py_test(
+    name = "run_regression_tests_cartpole_continuous_pybullet_sac_tf",
+    main = "tests/run_regression_tests.py",
+    tags = ["learning_tests_tf", "learning_tests_cartpole"],
+    size = "large",
+    srcs = ["tests/run_regression_tests.py"],
+    data = ["tuned_examples/sac/cartpole-continuous-pybullet-sac.yaml"],
+    args = ["--yaml-dir=tuned_examples/sac"]
+)
+
 py_test(
     name = "run_regression_tests_cartpole_sac_torch",
     main = "tests/run_regression_tests.py",
@@ -349,6 +359,16 @@ py_test(
     args = ["--yaml-dir=tuned_examples/sac", "--torch"]
 )
 
+py_test(
+    name = "run_regression_tests_cartpole_continuous_pybullet_sac_torch",
+    main = "tests/run_regression_tests.py",
+    tags = ["learning_tests_torch", "learning_tests_cartpole"],
+    size = "large",
+    srcs = ["tests/run_regression_tests.py"],
+    data = ["tuned_examples/sac/cartpole-continuous-pybullet-sac.yaml"],
+    args = ["--yaml-dir=tuned_examples/sac", "--torch"]
+)
+
 py_test(
     name = "run_regression_tests_pendulum_sac_tf",
     main = "tests/run_regression_tests.py",

rllib/agents/trainer.py

@@ -553,11 +553,22 @@ class Trainer(Trainable):
             elif "." in env:
                 self.env_creator = \
                     lambda env_context: from_config(env, env_context)
-            # Try gym.
+            # Try gym/PyBullet.
             else:
-                import gym  # soft dependency
+
-                self.env_creator = \
+                def _creator(env_context):
-                    lambda env_context: gym.make(env, **env_context)
+                    import gym
+                    # Allow for PyBullet envs to be used as well (via string).
+                    # This allows for doing things like
+                    # `env=CartPoleContinuousBulletEnv-v0`.
+                    try:
+                        import pybullet_envs
+                        pybullet_envs.getList()
+                    except (ModuleNotFoundError, ImportError):
+                        pass
+                    return gym.make(env, **env_context)
+
+                self.env_creator = _creator
         else:
             self.env_creator = lambda env_config: None
 

rllib/tuned_examples/sac/cartpole-continuous-pybullet-sac.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+cartpole-sac:
+    env: CartPoleContinuousBulletEnv-v0
+    run: SAC
+    stop:
+        episode_reward_mean: 100
+        timesteps_total: 100000
+    config:
+        # Works for both torch and tf.
+        framework: tf