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|
%global _empty_manifest_terminate_build 0
Name: python-prefixspan
Version: 0.5.2
Release: 1
Summary: PrefixSpan, BIDE, and FEAT in Python 3
License: MIT
URL: https://github.com/chuanconggao/PrefixSpan-py
Source0: https://mirrors.nju.edu.cn/pypi/web/packages/c5/b0/e66e9f6e07a0b37aa0f5703c46f54bafbdf65dfba63994247676b19076c4/prefixspan-0.5.2.tar.gz
BuildArch: noarch
%description
[](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/prefixspan/)
[](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/prefixspan/)
[](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/prefixspan/)
**Featured on ImportPython [Issue 173](http://importpython.com/newsletter/no/173/). Thank you so much for support!**
The shortest yet efficient implementation of the famous frequent sequential pattern mining algorithm [PrefixSpan](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/914830/), the famous frequent **closed** sequential pattern mining algorithm [BIDE](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1319986) (in `closed.py`), and the frequent **generator** sequential pattern mining algorithm [FEAT](https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1367497.1367651) (in `generator.py`), as a unified and holistic algorithm framework.
- BIDE is usually much faster than PrefixSpan on large datasets, as only a small subset of closed patterns sharing the equivalent information of all the patterns are returned.
- FEAT is usually faster than PrefixSpan but slower than BIDE on large datasets.
For simpler code, some general purpose functions have been moved to be part of a new library [extratools](https://github.com/chuanconggao/extratools).
## Reference
### Research Papers
``` text
PrefixSpan: Mining Sequential Patterns by Prefix-Projected Growth.
Jian Pei, Jiawei Han, Behzad Mortazavi-Asl, Helen Pinto, Qiming Chen, Umeshwar Dayal, Meichun Hsu.
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Data Engineering, 2001.
```
``` text
BIDE: Efficient Mining of Frequent Closed Sequences.
Jianyong Wang, Jiawei Han.
Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Data Engineering, 2004.
```
``` text
Efficient mining of frequent sequence generators.
Chuancong Gao, Jianyong Wang, Yukai He, Lizhu Zhou.
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on World Wide Web, 2008.
```
### Alternative Implementations
I created this project with the [original](https://github.com/chuanconggao/PrefixSpan-py/commit/441b04eca2174b3c92f6b6b2f50a30f1ffe4968c) minimal 15 lines implementation of PrefixSpan for educational purpose. However, as this project grows into a full feature library, its code size also inevitably grows. I have revised and reuploaded the original implementation as a GitHub Gist [here](https://gist.github.com/chuanconggao/4df9c1b06fa7f3ed854d5d96e2ae499f) for reference.
You can also try my Scala [version](https://github.com/chuanconggao/PrefixSpan-scala) of PrefixSpan.
## Features
Outputs traditional single-item sequential patterns, where gaps are allowed between items.
- Mining top-k patterns is supported, with respective optimizations on efficiency.
- You can limit the length of mined patterns. Note that setting maximum pattern length properly can significantly speedup the algorithm.
- Custom key function, custom filter function, and custom callback function can be applied.
## Installation
This package is available on PyPI. Just use `pip3 install -U prefixspan` to install it.
## CLI Usage
You can simply use the algorithms on terminal.
``` text
Usage:
prefixspan-cli (frequent | top-k) <threshold> [options] [<file>]
prefixspan-cli --help
Options:
--text Treat each item as text instead of integer.
--closed Return only closed patterns.
--generator Return only generator patterns.
--key=<key> Custom key function. [default: ]
Must be a Python function in form of "lambda patt, matches: ...", returning an integer value.
--bound=<bound> The upper-bound function of the respective key function. When unspecified, the same key function is used. [default: ]
Must be no less than the key function, i.e. bound(patt, matches) ≥ key(patt, matches).
Must be anti-monotone, i.e. for patt1 ⊑ patt2, bound(patt1, matches1) ≥ bound(patt2, matches2).
--filter=<filter> Custom filter function. [default: ]
Must be a Python function in form of "lambda patt, matches: ...", returning a boolean value.
--minlen=<minlen> Minimum length of patterns. [default: 1]
--maxlen=<maxlen> Maximum length of patterns. [default: 1000]
```
* Sequences are read from standard input. Each sequence is integers separated by space, like this example:
``` text
cat test.dat
0 1 2 3 4
1 1 1 3 4
2 1 2 2 0
1 1 1 2 2
```
- When dealing with text data, please use the `--text` option. Each sequence is words separated by space, assuming stop words have been removed, like this example:
``` text
cat test.txt
a b c d e
b b b d e
c b c c a
b b b c c
```
* The patterns and their respective frequencies are printed to standard output.
``` text
prefixspan-cli frequent 2 test.dat
0 : 2
1 : 4
1 2 : 3
1 2 2 : 2
1 3 : 2
1 3 4 : 2
1 4 : 2
1 1 : 2
1 1 1 : 2
2 : 3
2 2 : 2
3 : 2
3 4 : 2
4 : 2
```
``` text
prefixspan-cli frequent 2 --text test.txt
a : 2
b : 4
b c : 3
b c c : 2
b d : 2
b d e : 2
b e : 2
b b : 2
b b b : 2
c : 3
c c : 2
d : 2
d e : 2
e : 2
```
## API Usage
Alternatively, you can use the algorithms via API.
``` python
from prefixspan import PrefixSpan
db = [
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4],
[1, 1, 1, 3, 4],
[2, 1, 2, 2, 0],
[1, 1, 1, 2, 2],
]
ps = PrefixSpan(db)
```
For details of each parameter, please refer to the `PrefixSpan` class in `prefixspan/api.py`.
``` python
print(ps.frequent(2))
# [(2, [0]),
# (4, [1]),
# (3, [1, 2]),
# (2, [1, 2, 2]),
# (2, [1, 3]),
# (2, [1, 3, 4]),
# (2, [1, 4]),
# (2, [1, 1]),
# (2, [1, 1, 1]),
# (3, [2]),
# (2, [2, 2]),
# (2, [3]),
# (2, [3, 4]),
# (2, [4])]
print(ps.topk(5))
# [(4, [1]),
# (3, [2]),
# (3, [1, 2]),
# (2, [1, 3]),
# (2, [1, 3, 4])]
print(ps.frequent(2, closed=True))
print(ps.topk(5, closed=True))
print(ps.frequent(2, generator=True))
print(ps.topk(5, generator=True))
```
## Closed Patterns and Generator Patterns
The closed patterns are much more compact due to the smaller number.
- A pattern is closed if there is no super-pattern with the same frequency.
``` text
prefixspan-cli frequent 2 --closed test.dat
0 : 2
1 : 4
1 2 : 3
1 2 2 : 2
1 3 4 : 2
1 1 1 : 2
```
The generator patterns are even more compact due to both the smaller number and the shorter lengths.
- A pattern is generator if there is no sub-pattern with the same frequency.
- Due to the high compactness, generator patterns are useful as features for classification, etc.
``` text
prefixspan-cli frequent 2 --generator test.dat
0 : 2
1 1 : 2
2 : 3
2 2 : 2
3 : 2
4 : 2
```
There are patterns that are both closed and generator.
``` text
prefixspan-cli frequent 2 --closed --generator test.dat
0 : 2
```
## Custom Key Function
For both frequent and top-k algorithms, a custom key function `key=lambda patt, matches: ...` can be applied, where `patt` is the current pattern and `matches` is the current list of matching sequence `(id, position)` tuples.
- In default, `len(matches)` is used denoting the frequency of current pattern.
- Alternatively, any key function can be used. As an example, `sum(len(db[i]) for i in matches)` can be used to find the satisfying patterns according to the number of matched items.
- For efficiency, an anti-monotone upper-bound function should also be specified for pruning.
- If unspecified, the key function is also the upper-bound function, and must be anti-monotone.
``` python
print(ps.topk(5, key=lambda patt, matches: sum(len(db[i]) for i, _ in matches)))
# [(20, [1]),
# (15, [2]),
# (15, [1, 2]),
# (10, [1, 3]),
# (10, [1, 3, 4])]
```
## Custom Filter Function
For both frequent and top-k algorithms, a custom filter function `filter=lambda patt, matches: ...` can be applied, where `patt` is the current pattern and `matches` is the current list of matching sequence `(id, position)` tuples.
- In default, `filter` is not applied and all the patterns are returned.
- Alternatively, any function can be used. As an example, `matches[0][0] > 0` can be used to exclude the patterns covering the first sequence.
``` python
print(ps.topk(5, filter=lambda patt, matches: matches[0][0] > 0))
# [(2, [1, 1]),
# (2, [1, 1, 1]),
# (2, [1, 2, 2]),
# (2, [2, 2]),
# (1, [1, 2, 2, 0])]
```
## Custom Callback Function
For both the frequent and the top-k algorithm, you can use a custom callback function `callback=lambda patt, matches: ...` instead of returning the normal results of patterns and their respective frequencies.
- When callback function is specified, `None` is returned.
- For large datasets, when mining frequent patterns, you can use callback function to process each pattern immediately, and avoid having a huge list of patterns consuming huge amount of memory.
- The following example finds the longest frequent pattern covering each sequence.
``` python
coverage = [[] for i in range(len(db))]
def cover(patt, matches):
for i, _ in matches:
coverage[i] = max(coverage[i], patt, key=len)
ps.frequent(2, callback=cover)
print(coverage)
# [[1, 3, 4],
# [1, 3, 4],
# [1, 2, 2],
# [1, 2, 2]]
```
## Tip
I strongly encourage using [PyPy](http://pypy.org/) instead of CPython to run the script for best performance. In my own experience, it is nearly 10 times faster in average. To start, you can install this package in a [virtual environment](https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable/) created for PyPy.
%package -n python3-prefixspan
Summary: PrefixSpan, BIDE, and FEAT in Python 3
Provides: python-prefixspan
BuildRequires: python3-devel
BuildRequires: python3-setuptools
BuildRequires: python3-pip
%description -n python3-prefixspan
[](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/prefixspan/)
[](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/prefixspan/)
[](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/prefixspan/)
**Featured on ImportPython [Issue 173](http://importpython.com/newsletter/no/173/). Thank you so much for support!**
The shortest yet efficient implementation of the famous frequent sequential pattern mining algorithm [PrefixSpan](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/914830/), the famous frequent **closed** sequential pattern mining algorithm [BIDE](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1319986) (in `closed.py`), and the frequent **generator** sequential pattern mining algorithm [FEAT](https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1367497.1367651) (in `generator.py`), as a unified and holistic algorithm framework.
- BIDE is usually much faster than PrefixSpan on large datasets, as only a small subset of closed patterns sharing the equivalent information of all the patterns are returned.
- FEAT is usually faster than PrefixSpan but slower than BIDE on large datasets.
For simpler code, some general purpose functions have been moved to be part of a new library [extratools](https://github.com/chuanconggao/extratools).
## Reference
### Research Papers
``` text
PrefixSpan: Mining Sequential Patterns by Prefix-Projected Growth.
Jian Pei, Jiawei Han, Behzad Mortazavi-Asl, Helen Pinto, Qiming Chen, Umeshwar Dayal, Meichun Hsu.
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Data Engineering, 2001.
```
``` text
BIDE: Efficient Mining of Frequent Closed Sequences.
Jianyong Wang, Jiawei Han.
Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Data Engineering, 2004.
```
``` text
Efficient mining of frequent sequence generators.
Chuancong Gao, Jianyong Wang, Yukai He, Lizhu Zhou.
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on World Wide Web, 2008.
```
### Alternative Implementations
I created this project with the [original](https://github.com/chuanconggao/PrefixSpan-py/commit/441b04eca2174b3c92f6b6b2f50a30f1ffe4968c) minimal 15 lines implementation of PrefixSpan for educational purpose. However, as this project grows into a full feature library, its code size also inevitably grows. I have revised and reuploaded the original implementation as a GitHub Gist [here](https://gist.github.com/chuanconggao/4df9c1b06fa7f3ed854d5d96e2ae499f) for reference.
You can also try my Scala [version](https://github.com/chuanconggao/PrefixSpan-scala) of PrefixSpan.
## Features
Outputs traditional single-item sequential patterns, where gaps are allowed between items.
- Mining top-k patterns is supported, with respective optimizations on efficiency.
- You can limit the length of mined patterns. Note that setting maximum pattern length properly can significantly speedup the algorithm.
- Custom key function, custom filter function, and custom callback function can be applied.
## Installation
This package is available on PyPI. Just use `pip3 install -U prefixspan` to install it.
## CLI Usage
You can simply use the algorithms on terminal.
``` text
Usage:
prefixspan-cli (frequent | top-k) <threshold> [options] [<file>]
prefixspan-cli --help
Options:
--text Treat each item as text instead of integer.
--closed Return only closed patterns.
--generator Return only generator patterns.
--key=<key> Custom key function. [default: ]
Must be a Python function in form of "lambda patt, matches: ...", returning an integer value.
--bound=<bound> The upper-bound function of the respective key function. When unspecified, the same key function is used. [default: ]
Must be no less than the key function, i.e. bound(patt, matches) ≥ key(patt, matches).
Must be anti-monotone, i.e. for patt1 ⊑ patt2, bound(patt1, matches1) ≥ bound(patt2, matches2).
--filter=<filter> Custom filter function. [default: ]
Must be a Python function in form of "lambda patt, matches: ...", returning a boolean value.
--minlen=<minlen> Minimum length of patterns. [default: 1]
--maxlen=<maxlen> Maximum length of patterns. [default: 1000]
```
* Sequences are read from standard input. Each sequence is integers separated by space, like this example:
``` text
cat test.dat
0 1 2 3 4
1 1 1 3 4
2 1 2 2 0
1 1 1 2 2
```
- When dealing with text data, please use the `--text` option. Each sequence is words separated by space, assuming stop words have been removed, like this example:
``` text
cat test.txt
a b c d e
b b b d e
c b c c a
b b b c c
```
* The patterns and their respective frequencies are printed to standard output.
``` text
prefixspan-cli frequent 2 test.dat
0 : 2
1 : 4
1 2 : 3
1 2 2 : 2
1 3 : 2
1 3 4 : 2
1 4 : 2
1 1 : 2
1 1 1 : 2
2 : 3
2 2 : 2
3 : 2
3 4 : 2
4 : 2
```
``` text
prefixspan-cli frequent 2 --text test.txt
a : 2
b : 4
b c : 3
b c c : 2
b d : 2
b d e : 2
b e : 2
b b : 2
b b b : 2
c : 3
c c : 2
d : 2
d e : 2
e : 2
```
## API Usage
Alternatively, you can use the algorithms via API.
``` python
from prefixspan import PrefixSpan
db = [
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4],
[1, 1, 1, 3, 4],
[2, 1, 2, 2, 0],
[1, 1, 1, 2, 2],
]
ps = PrefixSpan(db)
```
For details of each parameter, please refer to the `PrefixSpan` class in `prefixspan/api.py`.
``` python
print(ps.frequent(2))
# [(2, [0]),
# (4, [1]),
# (3, [1, 2]),
# (2, [1, 2, 2]),
# (2, [1, 3]),
# (2, [1, 3, 4]),
# (2, [1, 4]),
# (2, [1, 1]),
# (2, [1, 1, 1]),
# (3, [2]),
# (2, [2, 2]),
# (2, [3]),
# (2, [3, 4]),
# (2, [4])]
print(ps.topk(5))
# [(4, [1]),
# (3, [2]),
# (3, [1, 2]),
# (2, [1, 3]),
# (2, [1, 3, 4])]
print(ps.frequent(2, closed=True))
print(ps.topk(5, closed=True))
print(ps.frequent(2, generator=True))
print(ps.topk(5, generator=True))
```
## Closed Patterns and Generator Patterns
The closed patterns are much more compact due to the smaller number.
- A pattern is closed if there is no super-pattern with the same frequency.
``` text
prefixspan-cli frequent 2 --closed test.dat
0 : 2
1 : 4
1 2 : 3
1 2 2 : 2
1 3 4 : 2
1 1 1 : 2
```
The generator patterns are even more compact due to both the smaller number and the shorter lengths.
- A pattern is generator if there is no sub-pattern with the same frequency.
- Due to the high compactness, generator patterns are useful as features for classification, etc.
``` text
prefixspan-cli frequent 2 --generator test.dat
0 : 2
1 1 : 2
2 : 3
2 2 : 2
3 : 2
4 : 2
```
There are patterns that are both closed and generator.
``` text
prefixspan-cli frequent 2 --closed --generator test.dat
0 : 2
```
## Custom Key Function
For both frequent and top-k algorithms, a custom key function `key=lambda patt, matches: ...` can be applied, where `patt` is the current pattern and `matches` is the current list of matching sequence `(id, position)` tuples.
- In default, `len(matches)` is used denoting the frequency of current pattern.
- Alternatively, any key function can be used. As an example, `sum(len(db[i]) for i in matches)` can be used to find the satisfying patterns according to the number of matched items.
- For efficiency, an anti-monotone upper-bound function should also be specified for pruning.
- If unspecified, the key function is also the upper-bound function, and must be anti-monotone.
``` python
print(ps.topk(5, key=lambda patt, matches: sum(len(db[i]) for i, _ in matches)))
# [(20, [1]),
# (15, [2]),
# (15, [1, 2]),
# (10, [1, 3]),
# (10, [1, 3, 4])]
```
## Custom Filter Function
For both frequent and top-k algorithms, a custom filter function `filter=lambda patt, matches: ...` can be applied, where `patt` is the current pattern and `matches` is the current list of matching sequence `(id, position)` tuples.
- In default, `filter` is not applied and all the patterns are returned.
- Alternatively, any function can be used. As an example, `matches[0][0] > 0` can be used to exclude the patterns covering the first sequence.
``` python
print(ps.topk(5, filter=lambda patt, matches: matches[0][0] > 0))
# [(2, [1, 1]),
# (2, [1, 1, 1]),
# (2, [1, 2, 2]),
# (2, [2, 2]),
# (1, [1, 2, 2, 0])]
```
## Custom Callback Function
For both the frequent and the top-k algorithm, you can use a custom callback function `callback=lambda patt, matches: ...` instead of returning the normal results of patterns and their respective frequencies.
- When callback function is specified, `None` is returned.
- For large datasets, when mining frequent patterns, you can use callback function to process each pattern immediately, and avoid having a huge list of patterns consuming huge amount of memory.
- The following example finds the longest frequent pattern covering each sequence.
``` python
coverage = [[] for i in range(len(db))]
def cover(patt, matches):
for i, _ in matches:
coverage[i] = max(coverage[i], patt, key=len)
ps.frequent(2, callback=cover)
print(coverage)
# [[1, 3, 4],
# [1, 3, 4],
# [1, 2, 2],
# [1, 2, 2]]
```
## Tip
I strongly encourage using [PyPy](http://pypy.org/) instead of CPython to run the script for best performance. In my own experience, it is nearly 10 times faster in average. To start, you can install this package in a [virtual environment](https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable/) created for PyPy.
%package help
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Provides: python3-prefixspan-doc
%description help
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**Featured on ImportPython [Issue 173](http://importpython.com/newsletter/no/173/). Thank you so much for support!**
The shortest yet efficient implementation of the famous frequent sequential pattern mining algorithm [PrefixSpan](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/914830/), the famous frequent **closed** sequential pattern mining algorithm [BIDE](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1319986) (in `closed.py`), and the frequent **generator** sequential pattern mining algorithm [FEAT](https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1367497.1367651) (in `generator.py`), as a unified and holistic algorithm framework.
- BIDE is usually much faster than PrefixSpan on large datasets, as only a small subset of closed patterns sharing the equivalent information of all the patterns are returned.
- FEAT is usually faster than PrefixSpan but slower than BIDE on large datasets.
For simpler code, some general purpose functions have been moved to be part of a new library [extratools](https://github.com/chuanconggao/extratools).
## Reference
### Research Papers
``` text
PrefixSpan: Mining Sequential Patterns by Prefix-Projected Growth.
Jian Pei, Jiawei Han, Behzad Mortazavi-Asl, Helen Pinto, Qiming Chen, Umeshwar Dayal, Meichun Hsu.
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Data Engineering, 2001.
```
``` text
BIDE: Efficient Mining of Frequent Closed Sequences.
Jianyong Wang, Jiawei Han.
Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Data Engineering, 2004.
```
``` text
Efficient mining of frequent sequence generators.
Chuancong Gao, Jianyong Wang, Yukai He, Lizhu Zhou.
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on World Wide Web, 2008.
```
### Alternative Implementations
I created this project with the [original](https://github.com/chuanconggao/PrefixSpan-py/commit/441b04eca2174b3c92f6b6b2f50a30f1ffe4968c) minimal 15 lines implementation of PrefixSpan for educational purpose. However, as this project grows into a full feature library, its code size also inevitably grows. I have revised and reuploaded the original implementation as a GitHub Gist [here](https://gist.github.com/chuanconggao/4df9c1b06fa7f3ed854d5d96e2ae499f) for reference.
You can also try my Scala [version](https://github.com/chuanconggao/PrefixSpan-scala) of PrefixSpan.
## Features
Outputs traditional single-item sequential patterns, where gaps are allowed between items.
- Mining top-k patterns is supported, with respective optimizations on efficiency.
- You can limit the length of mined patterns. Note that setting maximum pattern length properly can significantly speedup the algorithm.
- Custom key function, custom filter function, and custom callback function can be applied.
## Installation
This package is available on PyPI. Just use `pip3 install -U prefixspan` to install it.
## CLI Usage
You can simply use the algorithms on terminal.
``` text
Usage:
prefixspan-cli (frequent | top-k) <threshold> [options] [<file>]
prefixspan-cli --help
Options:
--text Treat each item as text instead of integer.
--closed Return only closed patterns.
--generator Return only generator patterns.
--key=<key> Custom key function. [default: ]
Must be a Python function in form of "lambda patt, matches: ...", returning an integer value.
--bound=<bound> The upper-bound function of the respective key function. When unspecified, the same key function is used. [default: ]
Must be no less than the key function, i.e. bound(patt, matches) ≥ key(patt, matches).
Must be anti-monotone, i.e. for patt1 ⊑ patt2, bound(patt1, matches1) ≥ bound(patt2, matches2).
--filter=<filter> Custom filter function. [default: ]
Must be a Python function in form of "lambda patt, matches: ...", returning a boolean value.
--minlen=<minlen> Minimum length of patterns. [default: 1]
--maxlen=<maxlen> Maximum length of patterns. [default: 1000]
```
* Sequences are read from standard input. Each sequence is integers separated by space, like this example:
``` text
cat test.dat
0 1 2 3 4
1 1 1 3 4
2 1 2 2 0
1 1 1 2 2
```
- When dealing with text data, please use the `--text` option. Each sequence is words separated by space, assuming stop words have been removed, like this example:
``` text
cat test.txt
a b c d e
b b b d e
c b c c a
b b b c c
```
* The patterns and their respective frequencies are printed to standard output.
``` text
prefixspan-cli frequent 2 test.dat
0 : 2
1 : 4
1 2 : 3
1 2 2 : 2
1 3 : 2
1 3 4 : 2
1 4 : 2
1 1 : 2
1 1 1 : 2
2 : 3
2 2 : 2
3 : 2
3 4 : 2
4 : 2
```
``` text
prefixspan-cli frequent 2 --text test.txt
a : 2
b : 4
b c : 3
b c c : 2
b d : 2
b d e : 2
b e : 2
b b : 2
b b b : 2
c : 3
c c : 2
d : 2
d e : 2
e : 2
```
## API Usage
Alternatively, you can use the algorithms via API.
``` python
from prefixspan import PrefixSpan
db = [
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4],
[1, 1, 1, 3, 4],
[2, 1, 2, 2, 0],
[1, 1, 1, 2, 2],
]
ps = PrefixSpan(db)
```
For details of each parameter, please refer to the `PrefixSpan` class in `prefixspan/api.py`.
``` python
print(ps.frequent(2))
# [(2, [0]),
# (4, [1]),
# (3, [1, 2]),
# (2, [1, 2, 2]),
# (2, [1, 3]),
# (2, [1, 3, 4]),
# (2, [1, 4]),
# (2, [1, 1]),
# (2, [1, 1, 1]),
# (3, [2]),
# (2, [2, 2]),
# (2, [3]),
# (2, [3, 4]),
# (2, [4])]
print(ps.topk(5))
# [(4, [1]),
# (3, [2]),
# (3, [1, 2]),
# (2, [1, 3]),
# (2, [1, 3, 4])]
print(ps.frequent(2, closed=True))
print(ps.topk(5, closed=True))
print(ps.frequent(2, generator=True))
print(ps.topk(5, generator=True))
```
## Closed Patterns and Generator Patterns
The closed patterns are much more compact due to the smaller number.
- A pattern is closed if there is no super-pattern with the same frequency.
``` text
prefixspan-cli frequent 2 --closed test.dat
0 : 2
1 : 4
1 2 : 3
1 2 2 : 2
1 3 4 : 2
1 1 1 : 2
```
The generator patterns are even more compact due to both the smaller number and the shorter lengths.
- A pattern is generator if there is no sub-pattern with the same frequency.
- Due to the high compactness, generator patterns are useful as features for classification, etc.
``` text
prefixspan-cli frequent 2 --generator test.dat
0 : 2
1 1 : 2
2 : 3
2 2 : 2
3 : 2
4 : 2
```
There are patterns that are both closed and generator.
``` text
prefixspan-cli frequent 2 --closed --generator test.dat
0 : 2
```
## Custom Key Function
For both frequent and top-k algorithms, a custom key function `key=lambda patt, matches: ...` can be applied, where `patt` is the current pattern and `matches` is the current list of matching sequence `(id, position)` tuples.
- In default, `len(matches)` is used denoting the frequency of current pattern.
- Alternatively, any key function can be used. As an example, `sum(len(db[i]) for i in matches)` can be used to find the satisfying patterns according to the number of matched items.
- For efficiency, an anti-monotone upper-bound function should also be specified for pruning.
- If unspecified, the key function is also the upper-bound function, and must be anti-monotone.
``` python
print(ps.topk(5, key=lambda patt, matches: sum(len(db[i]) for i, _ in matches)))
# [(20, [1]),
# (15, [2]),
# (15, [1, 2]),
# (10, [1, 3]),
# (10, [1, 3, 4])]
```
## Custom Filter Function
For both frequent and top-k algorithms, a custom filter function `filter=lambda patt, matches: ...` can be applied, where `patt` is the current pattern and `matches` is the current list of matching sequence `(id, position)` tuples.
- In default, `filter` is not applied and all the patterns are returned.
- Alternatively, any function can be used. As an example, `matches[0][0] > 0` can be used to exclude the patterns covering the first sequence.
``` python
print(ps.topk(5, filter=lambda patt, matches: matches[0][0] > 0))
# [(2, [1, 1]),
# (2, [1, 1, 1]),
# (2, [1, 2, 2]),
# (2, [2, 2]),
# (1, [1, 2, 2, 0])]
```
## Custom Callback Function
For both the frequent and the top-k algorithm, you can use a custom callback function `callback=lambda patt, matches: ...` instead of returning the normal results of patterns and their respective frequencies.
- When callback function is specified, `None` is returned.
- For large datasets, when mining frequent patterns, you can use callback function to process each pattern immediately, and avoid having a huge list of patterns consuming huge amount of memory.
- The following example finds the longest frequent pattern covering each sequence.
``` python
coverage = [[] for i in range(len(db))]
def cover(patt, matches):
for i, _ in matches:
coverage[i] = max(coverage[i], patt, key=len)
ps.frequent(2, callback=cover)
print(coverage)
# [[1, 3, 4],
# [1, 3, 4],
# [1, 2, 2],
# [1, 2, 2]]
```
## Tip
I strongly encourage using [PyPy](http://pypy.org/) instead of CPython to run the script for best performance. In my own experience, it is nearly 10 times faster in average. To start, you can install this package in a [virtual environment](https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable/) created for PyPy.
%prep
%autosetup -n prefixspan-0.5.2
%build
%py3_build
%install
%py3_install
install -d -m755 %{buildroot}/%{_pkgdocdir}
if [ -d doc ]; then cp -arf doc %{buildroot}/%{_pkgdocdir}; fi
if [ -d docs ]; then cp -arf docs %{buildroot}/%{_pkgdocdir}; fi
if [ -d example ]; then cp -arf example %{buildroot}/%{_pkgdocdir}; fi
if [ -d examples ]; then cp -arf examples %{buildroot}/%{_pkgdocdir}; fi
pushd %{buildroot}
if [ -d usr/lib ]; then
find usr/lib -type f -printf "/%h/%f\n" >> filelist.lst
fi
if [ -d usr/lib64 ]; then
find usr/lib64 -type f -printf "/%h/%f\n" >> filelist.lst
fi
if [ -d usr/bin ]; then
find usr/bin -type f -printf "/%h/%f\n" >> filelist.lst
fi
if [ -d usr/sbin ]; then
find usr/sbin -type f -printf "/%h/%f\n" >> filelist.lst
fi
touch doclist.lst
if [ -d usr/share/man ]; then
find usr/share/man -type f -printf "/%h/%f.gz\n" >> doclist.lst
fi
popd
mv %{buildroot}/filelist.lst .
mv %{buildroot}/doclist.lst .
%files -n python3-prefixspan -f filelist.lst
%dir %{python3_sitelib}/*
%files help -f doclist.lst
%{_docdir}/*
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