Do not include rvs in symbolic normalizing constant

[ricardoV94]

This is a more proper fix for the problem highlighted in #7778

The normalizing constant for MinibatchRVs included the graph of the shape of the RVs.

Even though the shape of the MinibatchRV can be derived without evaluating the draws, passing any graph with RVs to pytensorf.compile will automatically integrate the updates which requires evaluating the RV anyway. This PR makes sure we don't include the RVs only to get the symbolic normalizing constant.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR ensures that random variables (RVs) are not included in the symbolic normalizing constant graph by folding shapes to constants, adds shape inference for minibatch RVs, includes a test for the new behavior, and fixes a small typo.

• Use constant_fold to derive batch shapes instead of carrying RVs into symbolic_normalizing_constant
• Implement infer_shape on MinibatchRandomVariable so shape propagation works correctly
• Add a dedicated test (assert_no_rvs) to confirm no RVs appear in the symbolic normalizing constant
• Correct a typo in the constant_fold comment

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 4 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

File	Description
tests/variational/test_opvi.py	Added test_symbolic_normalizing_constant_no_rvs with assert_no_rvs
pymc/variational/opvi.py	Swapped direct .shape usage for constant_fold([...].shape) in scaling
pymc/variational/minibatch_rv.py	Added infer_shape method to propagate shapes without evaluation
pymc/pytensorf.py	Fixed typo in comment (constand_folding → constant_folding)

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tests/variational/test_opvi.py:284

• [nitpick] The test verifies no RVs are in the graph but doesn't assert that the symbolic normalizing constant still produces the expected scalar or tensor shape. Consider adding an assertion on the returned value or shape to guard against regressions.

def test_symbolic_normalizing_constant_no_rvs():

pymc/variational/opvi.py:1109

• Calling constant_fold inside the list comprehension for each RV will repeatedly clone and rewrite the graph, which may be costly. Consider computing all shapes once (e.g., collect inputs, call constant_fold outside the loop) or caching results before the comprehension.

get_scaling(

pymc/variational/opvi.py:1279

• This mirrored use of constant_fold in another list comprehension also risks redundant graph rewriting. Extract a helper or hoist the folding step to improve efficiency and reduce duplicated logic.

get_scaling(

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✅ Project coverage is 92.84%. Comparing base (3a718f2) to head (0867cde).
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