NGram

class pyspark.ml.feature.NGram(*, n=2, inputCol=None, outputCol=None)[source]

A feature transformer that converts the input array of strings into an array of n-grams. Null values in the input array are ignored. It returns an array of n-grams where each n-gram is represented by a space-separated string of words. When the input is empty, an empty array is returned. When the input array length is less than n (number of elements per n-gram), no n-grams are returned.

New in version 1.5.0.

Examples

>>> df = spark.createDataFrame([Row(inputTokens=["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"])])
>>> ngram = NGram(n=2)
>>> ngram.setInputCol("inputTokens")
NGram...
>>> ngram.setOutputCol("nGrams")
NGram...
>>> ngram.transform(df).head()
Row(inputTokens=['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'], nGrams=['a b', 'b c', 'c d', 'd e'])
>>> # Change n-gram length
>>> ngram.setParams(n=4).transform(df).head()
Row(inputTokens=['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'], nGrams=['a b c d', 'b c d e'])
>>> # Temporarily modify output column.
>>> ngram.transform(df, {ngram.outputCol: "output"}).head()
Row(inputTokens=['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'], output=['a b c d', 'b c d e'])
>>> ngram.transform(df).head()
Row(inputTokens=['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'], nGrams=['a b c d', 'b c d e'])
>>> # Must use keyword arguments to specify params.
>>> ngram.setParams("text")
Traceback (most recent call last):
    ...
TypeError: Method setParams forces keyword arguments.
>>> ngramPath = temp_path + "/ngram"
>>> ngram.save(ngramPath)
>>> loadedNGram = NGram.load(ngramPath)
>>> loadedNGram.getN() == ngram.getN()
True
>>> loadedNGram.transform(df).take(1) == ngram.transform(df).take(1)
True

Methods

clear(param)

Clears a param from the param map if it has been explicitly set.

copy([extra])

Creates a copy of this instance with the same uid and some extra params.

explainParam(param)

Explains a single param and returns its name, doc, and optional default value and user-supplied value in a string.

explainParams()

Returns the documentation of all params with their optionally default values and user-supplied values.

extractParamMap([extra])

Extracts the embedded default param values and user-supplied values, and then merges them with extra values from input into a flat param map, where the latter value is used if there exist conflicts, i.e., with ordering: default param values < user-supplied values < extra.

getInputCol()

Gets the value of inputCol or its default value.

getN()

Gets the value of n or its default value.

getOrDefault(param)

Gets the value of a param in the user-supplied param map or its default value.

getOutputCol()

Gets the value of outputCol or its default value.

getParam(paramName)

Gets a param by its name.

hasDefault(param)

Checks whether a param has a default value.

hasParam(paramName)

Tests whether this instance contains a param with a given (string) name.

isDefined(param)

Checks whether a param is explicitly set by user or has a default value.

isSet(param)

Checks whether a param is explicitly set by user.

load(path)

Reads an ML instance from the input path, a shortcut of read().load(path).

read()

Returns an MLReader instance for this class.

save(path)

Save this ML instance to the given path, a shortcut of ‘write().save(path)’.

set(param, value)

Sets a parameter in the embedded param map.

setInputCol(value)

Sets the value of inputCol.

setN(value)

Sets the value of n.

setOutputCol(value)

Sets the value of outputCol.

setParams(self, \*[, n, inputCol, outputCol])

Sets params for this NGram.

transform(dataset[, params])

Transforms the input dataset with optional parameters.

write()

Returns an MLWriter instance for this ML instance.

Attributes

inputCol

n

outputCol

params

Returns all params ordered by name.

Methods Documentation

clear(param)

Clears a param from the param map if it has been explicitly set.

copy(extra=None)

Creates a copy of this instance with the same uid and some extra params. This implementation first calls Params.copy and then make a copy of the companion Java pipeline component with extra params. So both the Python wrapper and the Java pipeline component get copied.

Parameters:
extradict, optional

Extra parameters to copy to the new instance

Returns:
JavaParams

Copy of this instance

explainParam(param)

Explains a single param and returns its name, doc, and optional default value and user-supplied value in a string.

explainParams()

Returns the documentation of all params with their optionally default values and user-supplied values.

extractParamMap(extra=None)

Extracts the embedded default param values and user-supplied values, and then merges them with extra values from input into a flat param map, where the latter value is used if there exist conflicts, i.e., with ordering: default param values < user-supplied values < extra.

Parameters:
extradict, optional

extra param values

Returns:
dict

merged param map

getInputCol()

Gets the value of inputCol or its default value.

getN()[source]

Gets the value of n or its default value.

New in version 1.5.0.

getOrDefault(param)

Gets the value of a param in the user-supplied param map or its default value. Raises an error if neither is set.

getOutputCol()

Gets the value of outputCol or its default value.

getParam(paramName)

Gets a param by its name.

hasDefault(param)

Checks whether a param has a default value.

hasParam(paramName)

Tests whether this instance contains a param with a given (string) name.

isDefined(param)

Checks whether a param is explicitly set by user or has a default value.

isSet(param)

Checks whether a param is explicitly set by user.

classmethod load(path)

Reads an ML instance from the input path, a shortcut of read().load(path).

classmethod read()

Returns an MLReader instance for this class.

save(path)

Save this ML instance to the given path, a shortcut of ‘write().save(path)’.

set(param, value)

Sets a parameter in the embedded param map.

setInputCol(value)[source]

Sets the value of inputCol.

setN(value)[source]

Sets the value of n.

New in version 1.5.0.

setOutputCol(value)[source]

Sets the value of outputCol.

setParams(self, \*, n=2, inputCol=None, outputCol=None)[source]

Sets params for this NGram.

New in version 1.5.0.

transform(dataset, params=None)

Transforms the input dataset with optional parameters.

New in version 1.3.0.

Parameters:
datasetpyspark.sql.DataFrame

input dataset

paramsdict, optional

an optional param map that overrides embedded params.

Returns:
pyspark.sql.DataFrame

transformed dataset

write()

Returns an MLWriter instance for this ML instance.

Attributes Documentation

inputCol = Param(parent='undefined', name='inputCol', doc='input column name.')
n = Param(parent='undefined', name='n', doc='number of elements per n-gram (>=1)')
outputCol = Param(parent='undefined', name='outputCol', doc='output column name.')
params

Returns all params ordered by name. The default implementation uses dir() to get all attributes of type Param.