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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+from __future__ import division
+from __future__ import print_function
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import os
+from os import path
+import shutil
+import codecs
+import random
+import time
+import gzip
+
+import plac
+import cProfile
+import pstats
+import numpy.random
+
+from spacy.en import English
+from spacy.de import German
+
+import spacy.util
+from spacy.syntax.util import Config
+
+from spacy.scorer import Scorer
+from spacy.tagger import Tagger
+
+
+from spacy.tagger import P2_orth, P2_shape, P2_prefix, P2_suffix, P2_pos, P2_flags
+from spacy.tagger import P1_orth, P1_shape, P1_prefix, P1_suffix, P1_pos, P1_flags
+from spacy.tagger import W_orth, W_shape, W_prefix, W_suffix, W_pos, W_flags
+from spacy.tagger import N1_orth, N1_shape, N1_prefix, N1_suffix, N1_pos, N1_flags
+from spacy.tagger import N2_orth, N2_shape, N2_prefix, N2_suffix, N2_pos, N2_flags
+
+
+templates = {
+    'de': [
+        (W_orth,),
+        (P1_orth, P1_pos),
+        (P2_orth, P2_pos),
+        (N1_orth,),
+        (N2_orth,),
+
+        (W_suffix,),
+        (W_prefix,),
+
+        (P1_pos,),
+        (P2_pos,),
+        (P1_pos, P2_pos),
+        (P1_pos, W_orth),
+        (P1_suffix,),
+        (N1_suffix,),
+
+        (W_shape,),
+
+        (W_flags,),
+        (N1_flags,),
+        (N2_flags,),
+        (P1_flags,),
+        (P2_flags,)
+    ]
+}
+ 
+
+def read_conll(file_):
+    """Read a standard CoNLL/MALT-style format"""
+    sents = []
+    for sent_str in file_.read().strip().split('\n\n'):
+        words = []
+        tags = []
+        for i, line in enumerate(sent_str.split('\n')):
+            if line.startswith('#'):
+                continue
+            idx, word, pos_string = _parse_line(line)
+            words.append(word)
+            tags.append(pos_string)
+        sents.append((words, tags))
+    return sents
+
+
+def _parse_line(line):
+    pieces = line.split()
+    id_ = int(pieces[0].split('_')[-1])-1
+    word = pieces[1]
+    pos = pieces[4]
+    return id_, word, pos
+
+        
+def score_model(nlp, gold_tuples, verbose=False):
+    scorer = Scorer()
+    for words, gold_tags in gold_tuples:
+        tokens = nlp.tokenizer.tokens_from_list(words)
+        nlp.tagger(tokens)
+        for token, gold in zip(tokens, gold_tags):
+            scorer.tags.tp += token.tag_ == gold
+            scorer.tags.fp += token.tag_ != gold
+            scorer.tags.fn += token.tag_ != gold
+    return scorer.tags_acc
+
+
+def train(Language, train_sents, dev_sents, model_dir, n_iter=15, seed=0,
+          gold_preproc=False, eta=0.005):
+    pos_model_dir = path.join(model_dir, 'pos')
+    if path.exists(pos_model_dir):
+        shutil.rmtree(pos_model_dir)
+    os.mkdir(pos_model_dir)
+    nlp = Language(data_dir=model_dir, tagger=False, parser=False, entity=False)
+    # Insert words into the vocab. Yes, confusing...
+    for words, tags in train_sents:
+        for word in words:
+            _ = nlp.vocab[word]
+    nlp.tagger = Tagger.blank(nlp.vocab, templates['de'], learn_rate=eta)
+    print(nlp.tagger.model.widths)
+    print("Itn.\tTrain\tCheck\tDev")
+    nr_train = len(train_sents)
+    random.shuffle(train_sents)
+    heldout_sents = train_sents[:int(nr_train * 0.1)] 
+    train_sents = train_sents[len(heldout_sents):]
+    assert len(heldout_sents) < len(train_sents)
+    prev_score = 0.0
+    variance = 0.001
+    last_good_learn_rate = nlp.tagger.model.eta
+    for itn in range(n_iter):
+        random.shuffle(train_sents)
+        acc = 0
+        total = 0
+        for words, gold_tags in train_sents:
+            tokens = nlp.tokenizer.tokens_from_list(words)
+            acc += nlp.tagger.train(tokens, gold_tags)
+            total += len(tokens)
+        dev_score = score_model(nlp, heldout_sents)
+        eval_score = score_model(nlp, dev_sents)
+        if dev_score >= prev_score:
+            nlp.tagger.model.keep_update()
+            prev_score = dev_score
+            variance = 0.001
+            last_good_learn_rate = nlp.tagger.model.eta
+            nlp.tagger.model.eta *= 1.05
+            print('%d:\t%.3f\t%.3f\t%.3f\t%.3f' % (itn, acc/total, dev_score, eval_score, nlp.tagger.model.eta))
+        else:
+            nlp.tagger.model.backtrack()
+            new_eta = numpy.random.normal(loc=last_good_learn_rate, scale=variance)
+            if new_eta >= 0.00001:
+                nlp.tagger.model.eta = new_eta
+            else:
+                nlp.tagger.model.eta = 0.00001
+            print('X:\t%.3f\t%.3f\t%.3f\t%.4f' % (acc/total, dev_score, eval_score, nlp.tagger.model.eta))
+            variance *= 1.1
+            prev_score *= 0.9999
+    nlp.end_training(data_dir=model_dir)
+    return nlp
+
+
+@plac.annotations(
+    train_loc=("Location of training file or directory"),
+    dev_loc=("Location of development file or directory"),
+    model_dir=("Location of output model directory",),
+    eta=("Learning rate for Adagrad optimizer", "option", "e", float),
+    n_iter=("Number of training iterations", "option", "i", int),
+)
+def main(lang_id, train_loc, dev_loc, model_dir, n_iter=5, eta=0.005):
+    if lang_id == 'en':
+        Language = English
+    elif lang_id == 'de':
+        Language = German
+    elif lang_id == 'fi':
+        Language = Finnish
+    elif lang_id == 'it':
+        Language = Italian
+    with codecs.open(train_loc, 'r', 'utf8') as file_:
+        train_sents = read_conll(file_)
+    dev_sents = read_conll(codecs.open(dev_loc, 'r', 'utf8'))
+    nlp = train(Language, train_sents, dev_sents, model_dir, n_iter=n_iter, eta=eta)
+    #nlp = Language(data_dir=model_dir)
+    scorer = score_model(nlp, dev_sents)
+    print('TOK', 100-scorer.token_acc)
+    print('POS', scorer.tags_acc)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    plac.call(main)