QUESTION ANSWER NLP PROJECT

Author/ Contributor: Debjyoti Paul, [email protected], uNID: u0992708

###NOTE: In CADE machines use following python path: /usr/local/stow/python/amd64_linux26/python-2.7.3/bin/python PLEASE RUN FIRST $ chmod +x prepare.sh $ ./prepare.sh

• PREPARE MODULE

  • Modules require:
    • numpy
    • scipy
    • scikit-learn
    • beautifulSoup4
    • requests
  • to install them locally and run use following command
  • $ ./prepare.sh

• EXECUTION

  • Help
    • /usr/local/stow/python/amd64_linux26/python-2.7.3/bin/python qa.py -h
  • Execution WITHOUT Coreference Resolution
    • /usr/local/stow/python/amd64_linux26/python-2.7.3/bin/python qa.py -i input.txt -o response.txt -c 0
  • Execution WITH Coreference Resolution
    • /usr/local/stow/python/amd64_linux26/python-2.7.3/bin/python qa.py -i input.txt -o response.txt -c 1
  • NOTE:
    • The final F-score obtained for developset is 32.68% (without coref resolution)
    • The final F-score obtained for testset1 is 38.64% (without coref resolution)

• INFORMATION

  • It usually takes some 30 seconds to initialize Question classifier.
  • This script also installs BART anaphora resolution kit and runs a web server with port 8125
  • TESTED on lab1-13.eng.utah.edu
  • In OSX/ Macbook developset execution completes in 12-15 minutes.