spaCy/examples/training/train_entity_linker.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf8

"""Example of training spaCy's entity linker, starting off with a predefined
knowledge base and corresponding vocab, and a blank English model.

For more details, see the documentation:
* Training: https://spacy.io/usage/training
* Entity Linking: https://spacy.io/usage/linguistic-features#entity-linking

Compatible with: spaCy v2.2.4
Last tested with: v2.2.4
"""
from __future__ import unicode_literals, print_function

import plac
import random
from pathlib import Path
import spacy
from spacy.kb import KnowledgeBase

from spacy.gold import Example
from spacy.pipeline import EntityRuler
from spacy.util import minibatch, compounding


def sample_train_data():
    train_data = []

    # Q2146908 (Russ Cochran): American golfer
    # Q7381115 (Russ Cochran): publisher

    text_1 = "Russ Cochran his reprints include EC Comics."
    dict_1 = {(0, 12): {"Q7381115": 1.0, "Q2146908": 0.0}}
    train_data.append((text_1, {"links": dict_1}))

    text_2 = "Russ Cochran has been publishing comic art."
    dict_2 = {(0, 12): {"Q7381115": 1.0, "Q2146908": 0.0}}
    train_data.append((text_2, {"links": dict_2}))

    text_3 = "Russ Cochran captured his first major title with his son as caddie."
    dict_3 = {(0, 12): {"Q7381115": 0.0, "Q2146908": 1.0}}
    train_data.append((text_3, {"links": dict_3}))

    text_4 = "Russ Cochran was a member of University of Kentucky's golf team."
    dict_4 = {(0, 12): {"Q7381115": 0.0, "Q2146908": 1.0}}
    train_data.append((text_4, {"links": dict_4}))

    return train_data


# training data
TRAIN_DATA = sample_train_data()


@plac.annotations(
    kb_path=("Path to the knowledge base", "positional", None, Path),
    vocab_path=("Path to the vocab for the kb", "positional", None, Path),
    output_dir=("Optional output directory", "option", "o", Path),
    n_iter=("Number of training iterations", "option", "n", int),
)
def main(kb_path, vocab_path, output_dir=None, n_iter=50):
    """Create a blank model with the specified vocab, set up the pipeline and train the entity linker.
    The `vocab` should be the one used during creation of the KB."""
    # create blank English model with correct vocab
    nlp = spacy.blank("en")
    nlp.vocab.from_disk(vocab_path)
    nlp.vocab.vectors.name = "spacy_pretrained_vectors"
    print("Created blank 'en' model with vocab from '%s'" % vocab_path)

    # Add a sentencizer component. Alternatively, add a dependency parser for higher accuracy.
    nlp.add_pipe(nlp.create_pipe("sentencizer"))

    # Add a custom component to recognize "Russ Cochran" as an entity for the example training data.
    # Note that in a realistic application, an actual NER algorithm should be used instead.
    ruler = EntityRuler(nlp)
    patterns = [
        {"label": "PERSON", "pattern": [{"LOWER": "russ"}, {"LOWER": "cochran"}]}
    ]
    ruler.add_patterns(patterns)
    nlp.add_pipe(ruler)

    # Create the Entity Linker component and add it to the pipeline.
    if "entity_linker" not in nlp.pipe_names:
        kb = KnowledgeBase(vocab=nlp.vocab)
        kb.load_bulk(kb_path)
        print("Loaded Knowledge Base from '%s'" % kb_path)

        # use only the predicted EL score and not the prior probability (for demo purposes)
        cfg = {"kb": kb, "incl_prior": False}
        entity_linker = nlp.create_pipe("entity_linker", cfg)
        nlp.add_pipe(entity_linker, last=True)

    # Convert the texts to docs to make sure we have doc.ents set for the training examples.
    # Also ensure that the annotated examples correspond to known identifiers in the knowledge base.
    kb_ids = nlp.get_pipe("entity_linker").kb.get_entity_strings()
    train_examples = []
    for text, annotation in TRAIN_DATA:
        with nlp.select_pipes(disable="entity_linker"):
            doc = nlp(text)
        annotation_clean = annotation
        for offset, kb_id_dict in annotation["links"].items():
            new_dict = {}
            for kb_id, value in kb_id_dict.items():
                if kb_id in kb_ids:
                    new_dict[kb_id] = value
                else:
                    print(
                        "Removed", kb_id, "from training because it is not in the KB."
                    )
            annotation_clean["links"][offset] = new_dict
        train_examples.append(Example.from_dict(doc, annotation_clean))

    with nlp.select_pipes(enable="entity_linker"):  # only train entity linker
        # reset and initialize the weights randomly
        optimizer = nlp.begin_training()

        for itn in range(n_iter):
            random.shuffle(train_examples)
            losses = {}
            # batch up the examples using spaCy's minibatch
            batches = minibatch(train_examples, size=compounding(4.0, 32.0, 1.001))
            for batch in batches:
                nlp.update(
                    batch,
                    drop=0.2,  # dropout - make it harder to memorise data
                    losses=losses,
                    sgd=optimizer,
                )
            print(itn, "Losses", losses)

    # test the trained model
    _apply_model(nlp)

    # save model to output directory
    if output_dir is not None:
        output_dir = Path(output_dir)
        if not output_dir.exists():
            output_dir.mkdir()
        nlp.to_disk(output_dir)
        print()
        print("Saved model to", output_dir)

        # test the saved model
        print("Loading from", output_dir)
        nlp2 = spacy.load(output_dir)
        _apply_model(nlp2)


def _apply_model(nlp):
    for text, annotation in TRAIN_DATA:
        # apply the entity linker which will now make predictions for the 'Russ Cochran' entities
        doc = nlp(text)
        print()
        print("Entities", [(ent.text, ent.label_, ent.kb_id_) for ent in doc.ents])
        print("Tokens", [(t.text, t.ent_type_, t.ent_kb_id_) for t in doc])


if __name__ == "__main__":
    plac.call(main)

    # Expected output (can be shuffled):

    # Entities[('Russ Cochran', 'PERSON', 'Q7381115')]
    # Tokens[('Russ', 'PERSON', 'Q7381115'), ('Cochran', 'PERSON', 'Q7381115'), ("his", '', ''), ('reprints', '', ''), ('include', '', ''), ('The', '', ''), ('Complete', '', ''), ('EC', '', ''), ('Library', '', ''), ('.', '', '')]

    # Entities[('Russ Cochran', 'PERSON', 'Q7381115')]
    # Tokens[('Russ', 'PERSON', 'Q7381115'), ('Cochran', 'PERSON', 'Q7381115'), ('has', '', ''), ('been', '', ''), ('publishing', '', ''), ('comic', '', ''), ('art', '', ''), ('.', '', '')]

    # Entities[('Russ Cochran', 'PERSON', 'Q2146908')]
    # Tokens[('Russ', 'PERSON', 'Q2146908'), ('Cochran', 'PERSON', 'Q2146908'), ('captured', '', ''), ('his', '', ''), ('first', '', ''), ('major', '', ''), ('title', '', ''), ('with', '', ''), ('his', '', ''), ('son', '', ''), ('as', '', ''), ('caddie', '', ''), ('.', '', '')]

    # Entities[('Russ Cochran', 'PERSON', 'Q2146908')]
    # Tokens[('Russ', 'PERSON', 'Q2146908'), ('Cochran', 'PERSON', 'Q2146908'), ('was', '', ''), ('a', '', ''), ('member', '', ''), ('of', '', ''), ('University', '', ''), ('of', '', ''), ('Kentucky', '', ''), ("'s", '', ''), ('golf', '', ''), ('team', '', ''), ('.', '', '')]