Fix train loop to avoid swallowing tracebacks (#6693)

* Avoid swallowing tracebacks in train loop

* Format

* Handle first

spacy/training/loop.py

@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ def train(
     batcher = T["batcher"]
     train_logger = T["logger"]
     before_to_disk = create_before_to_disk_callback(T["before_to_disk"])
+
+    # Helper function to save checkpoints. This is a closure for convenience,
+    # to avoid passing in all the args all the time.
+    def save_checkpoint(is_best):
+        with nlp.use_params(optimizer.averages):
+            before_to_disk(nlp).to_disk(output_path / DIR_MODEL_LAST)
+        if is_best:
+            # Avoid saving twice (saving will be more expensive than
+            # the dir copy)
+            if (output_path / DIR_MODEL_BEST).exists():
+                shutil.rmtree(output_path / DIR_MODEL_BEST)
+            shutil.copytree(output_path / DIR_MODEL_LAST, output_path / DIR_MODEL_BEST)
+
     # Components that shouldn't be updated during training
     frozen_components = T["frozen_components"]
     # Create iterator, which yields out info after each optimization step.
@@ -87,38 +100,29 @@ def train(
             if is_best_checkpoint is not None and output_path is not None:
                 with nlp.select_pipes(disable=frozen_components):
                     update_meta(T, nlp, info)
-                    with nlp.use_params(optimizer.averages):
-                        nlp = before_to_disk(nlp)
-                        nlp.to_disk(output_path / DIR_MODEL_LAST)
-                    if is_best_checkpoint:
-                        with nlp.use_params(optimizer.averages):
-                            nlp.to_disk(output_path / DIR_MODEL_BEST)
-
+                save_checkpoint(is_best_checkpoint)
     except Exception as e:
         if output_path is not None:
-            # We don't want to swallow the traceback if we don't have a
-            # specific error, but we do want to warn that we're trying
-            # to do something here.
             stdout.write(
                 msg.warn(
                     f"Aborting and saving the final best model. "
-                    f"Encountered exception: {str(e)}"
+                    f"Encountered exception: {repr(e)}"
                 )
                 + "\n"
             )
         raise e
     finally:
         finalize_logger()
+        save_checkpoint(False)
+    # This will only run if we did't hit an error
     if optimizer.averages:
         nlp.use_params(optimizer.averages)
     if output_path is not None:
-            final_model_path = output_path / DIR_MODEL_LAST
-            nlp.to_disk(final_model_path)
-            # This will only run if we don't hit an error
         stdout.write(
-                msg.good("Saved pipeline to output directory", final_model_path) + "\n"
+            msg.good("Saved pipeline to output directory", output_path / DIR_MODEL_LAST)
+            + "\n"
         )
-            return (nlp, final_model_path)
+        return (nlp, output_path / DIR_MODEL_LAST)
     else:
         return (nlp, None)