fix lodtensor.py

python/paddle/fluid/lod_tensor.py

@@ -18,15 +18,16 @@ import numpy as np
 __all__ = ['create_lod_tensor', 'create_random_int_lodtensor']
 
 
-def create_lod_tensor(data, lod, place):
+def create_lod_tensor(data, recursive_seq_lens, place):
     """
     Create a lod tensor from a numpy array, a list, or an existing lod tensor.
 
     Create a lod tensor by doing the following:
 
-    1. Check that the length-based input lod is valid.
+    1. Check that the length-based level of detail (LoD) also known as 
+       recursive_sequence_lengths of the input is valid.
 
-    2. Convert the length-based lod to a offset-based LoD.
+    2. Convert recursive_sequence_lengths to a offset-based LoD.
 
     3. Copy the data from a numpy array, a list or a existing lod tensor to
        CPU or GPU device (based on input place).
@@ -37,45 +38,47 @@ def create_lod_tensor(data, lod, place):
 
         Suppose we want LoDTensor to hold data for sequences of word, where each
         word is represented by an integer. If we want to create a LoDTensor to
-        represent two  sentences, one of 2 words, and one of 3 words.
+        represent two sentences, one of 2 words, and one of 3 words.
 
         Then :code:`data` can be a numpy array of integers with shape (5, 1).
-        :code:`lod` will be [[2, 3]], indicating the length(# of words) in each
-        sentence. This length-based input lod [[2, 3]] will be converted to
-        offset-based lod [[0, 2, 5]] inside the function call.
+        :code:`recursive_seq_lens` will be [[2, 3]], indicating the length(# of words) in each
+        sentence. This length-based :code:`recursive_seq_lens` [[2, 3]] will be converted to
+        offset-based LoD [[0, 2, 5]] inside the function call.
 
     Please reference :ref:`api_guide_low_level_lod_tensor` for more details
     regarding LoD.
 
     Args:
         data(numpy.ndarray|list|LoDTensor): a numpy array or a LoDTensor or a
-            list holding the data to be  copied.
-        lod(list): a list of lists indicating the length-based LoD info
-            specified by the user.
+            list holding the data to be copied.
+        recursive_seq_lens(list): a list of lists indicating the length-based level of detail 
+            info specified by the user.
         place(Place): CPU or GPU place indicating where the data in the new
             LoDTensor will be stored.
 
     Returns:
-        A fluid LoDTensor object with tensor data and lod info.
+        A fluid LoDTensor object with tensor data and recursive_seq_lens info.
     """
     if isinstance(data, core.LoDTensor):
-        return create_lod_tensor(np.array(data), lod, place)
+        return create_lod_tensor(np.array(data), recursive_seq_lens, place)
     elif isinstance(data, list):
         # When input data is a list, it only deal with the case where the base element 
         # is an index of shape [1] and dtype int64 (e.g., word id). Hence, the generated 
         # LoDTensor will be of shape [n, 1] and dtype int64, where `n` is the total number 
         # of words or other indexes in the sequence. 
-        new_lod = []
+        new_recursive_seq_lens = []
         for seq in data:
-            new_lod.append(len(seq))
-        assert [new_lod] == lod, "data and lod do not match"
+            new_recursive_seq_lens.append(len(seq))
+        assert [
+            new_recursive_seq_lens
+        ] == recursive_seq_lens, "data and recursive_seq_lens do not match"
         flattened_data = np.concatenate(data, axis=0).astype("int64")
         flattened_data = flattened_data.reshape([len(flattened_data), 1])
-        return create_lod_tensor(flattened_data, lod, place)
+        return create_lod_tensor(flattened_data, recursive_seq_lens, place)
     elif isinstance(data, np.ndarray):
         tensor = core.LoDTensor()
         tensor.set(data, place)
-        tensor.set_recursive_sequence_lengths(lod)
+        tensor.set_recursive_sequence_lengths(recursive_seq_lens)
         assert tensor.has_valid_recursive_sequence_lengths(
         ), "the provided lod info is invalid"
         return tensor
@@ -84,7 +87,8 @@ def create_lod_tensor(data, lod, place):
             "data should be either a LoDTensor, a Numpy array or a list")
 
 
-def create_random_int_lodtensor(lod, base_shape, place, low, high):
+def create_random_int_lodtensor(recursive_seq_lens, base_shape, place, low,
+                                high):
     """
     Create a LoDTensor containing random integers.
 
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ def create_random_int_lodtensor(lod, base_shape, place, low, high):
     The function does the following:
 
     1. Calculate the overall shape of the LoDTensor based on the length-based
-       :code:`lod` input and the shape of the basic element in
+       :code:`recursive_seq_lens` input and the shape of the basic element in
        :code:`base_shape`.
 
     2. Create a numpy array of this shape.
@@ -105,12 +109,13 @@ def create_random_int_lodtensor(lod, base_shape, place, low, high):
     Suppose we want LoDTensor to hold data for sequences of word, where each
     word is represented by an integer. If we want to create a LoDTensor to
     represent two sentences, one of 2 words, and one of 3 words. Then
-    'base_shape' is [1], input length-based 'lod' is [[2, 3]]. Then the overall
-    shape of the LoDTensor would be [5, 1], holding 5 words for two sentences.
+    'base_shape' is [1], input length-based 'recursive_seq_lens' is [[2, 3]]. 
+    Then the overall shape of the LoDTensor would be [5, 1], holding 5 words 
+    for two sentences.
 
     Args:
-        lod(list): a list of lists indicating the length-based LoD info
-            specified by the user.
+        recursive_seq_lens(list): a list of lists indicating the length-based 
+            level of detail info specified by the user.
         base_shape(list): the shape of the basic element to be held by the
             LoDTensor.
         place(Place): CPU or GPU place indicating where the data in the new
@@ -119,11 +124,11 @@ def create_random_int_lodtensor(lod, base_shape, place, low, high):
         high(int): the upper bound of the random integers.
 
     Returns:
-        A fluid LoDTensor object with tensor data and lod info. 
+        A fluid LoDTensor object with tensor data and recursive_seq_lens info. 
     """
     assert isinstance(base_shape, list), "base_shape should be a list"
     # append the total number of basic elements to the front of its shape
-    overall_shape = [sum(lod[-1])] + base_shape
+    overall_shape = [sum(recursive_seq_lens[-1])] + base_shape
     # the range of integer data elements is [low, high]    
     data = np.random.random_integers(low, high, overall_shape).astype("int64")
-    return create_lod_tensor(data, lod, place)
+    return create_lod_tensor(data, recursive_seq_lens, place)

python/paddle/fluid/tests/test_lod_tensor.py

@@ -19,18 +19,21 @@ import unittest
 
 
 class TestLoDTensor(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_pybind_lod(self):
+    def test_pybind_recursive_seq_lens(self):
         tensor = fluid.LoDTensor()
-        lod = []
-        tensor.set_recursive_sequence_lengths(lod)
-        lod = [[], [1], [3]]
-        self.assertRaises(Exception, tensor.set_recursive_sequence_lengths, lod)
-        lod = [[0], [2], [3]]
-        self.assertRaises(Exception, tensor.set_recursive_sequence_lengths, lod)
+        recursive_seq_lens = []
+        tensor.set_recursive_sequence_lengths(recursive_seq_lens)
+        recursive_seq_lens = [[], [1], [3]]
+        self.assertRaises(Exception, tensor.set_recursive_sequence_lengths,
+                          recursive_seq_lens)
+        recursive_seq_lens = [[0], [2], [3]]
+        self.assertRaises(Exception, tensor.set_recursive_sequence_lengths,
+                          recursive_seq_lens)
 
-        lod = [[1, 2, 3]]
-        tensor.set_recursive_sequence_lengths(lod)
-        self.assertEqual(tensor.recursive_sequence_lengths(), lod)
+        recursive_seq_lens = [[1, 2, 3]]
+        tensor.set_recursive_sequence_lengths(recursive_seq_lens)
+        self.assertEqual(tensor.recursive_sequence_lengths(),
+                         recursive_seq_lens)
         tensor.set(np.random.random([6, 1]), fluid.CPUPlace())
         self.assertTrue(tensor.has_valid_recursive_sequence_lengths())
         tensor.set(np.random.random([9, 1]), fluid.CPUPlace())
@@ -38,13 +41,14 @@ class TestLoDTensor(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # Each level's sum should be equal to the number of items in the next level
         # Moreover, last level's sum should be equal to the tensor height
-        lod = [[2, 3], [1, 3, 1, 2, 2]]
-        tensor.set_recursive_sequence_lengths(lod)
-        self.assertEqual(tensor.recursive_sequence_lengths(), lod)
+        recursive_seq_lens = [[2, 3], [1, 3, 1, 2, 2]]
+        tensor.set_recursive_sequence_lengths(recursive_seq_lens)
+        self.assertEqual(tensor.recursive_sequence_lengths(),
+                         recursive_seq_lens)
         tensor.set(np.random.random([8, 1]), fluid.CPUPlace())
         self.assertFalse(tensor.has_valid_recursive_sequence_lengths())
-        lod = [[2, 3], [1, 3, 1, 2, 1]]
-        tensor.set_recursive_sequence_lengths(lod)
+        recursive_seq_lens = [[2, 3], [1, 3, 1, 2, 1]]
+        tensor.set_recursive_sequence_lengths(recursive_seq_lens)
         self.assertTrue(tensor.has_valid_recursive_sequence_lengths())
         tensor.set(np.random.random([9, 1]), fluid.CPUPlace())
         self.assertFalse(tensor.has_valid_recursive_sequence_lengths())
@@ -52,35 +56,42 @@ class TestLoDTensor(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_create_lod_tensor(self):
         # Create LoDTensor from a list
         data = [[1, 2, 3], [3, 4]]
-        wrong_lod = [[2, 2]]
-        correct_lod = [[3, 2]]
-        self.assertRaises(AssertionError, create_lod_tensor, data, wrong_lod,
-                          fluid.CPUPlace())
-        tensor = create_lod_tensor(data, correct_lod, fluid.CPUPlace())
-        self.assertEqual(tensor.recursive_sequence_lengths(), correct_lod)
+        wrong_recursive_seq_lens = [[2, 2]]
+        correct_recursive_seq_lens = [[3, 2]]
+        self.assertRaises(AssertionError, create_lod_tensor, data,
+                          wrong_recursive_seq_lens, fluid.CPUPlace())
+        tensor = create_lod_tensor(data, correct_recursive_seq_lens,
+                                   fluid.CPUPlace())
+        self.assertEqual(tensor.recursive_sequence_lengths(),
+                         correct_recursive_seq_lens)
 
         # Create LoDTensor from numpy array
         data = np.random.random([10, 1])
-        lod = [[2, 1], [3, 3, 4]]
-        tensor = create_lod_tensor(data, lod, fluid.CPUPlace())
-        self.assertEqual(tensor.recursive_sequence_lengths(), lod)
+        recursive_seq_lens = [[2, 1], [3, 3, 4]]
+        tensor = create_lod_tensor(data, recursive_seq_lens, fluid.CPUPlace())
+        self.assertEqual(tensor.recursive_sequence_lengths(),
+                         recursive_seq_lens)
 
         # Create LoDTensor from another LoDTensor, they are differnt instances
-        new_lod = [[2, 2, 1], [1, 2, 2, 3, 2]]
-        new_tensor = create_lod_tensor(tensor, new_lod, fluid.CPUPlace())
-        self.assertEqual(tensor.recursive_sequence_lengths(), lod)
-        self.assertEqual(new_tensor.recursive_sequence_lengths(), new_lod)
+        new_recursive_seq_lens = [[2, 2, 1], [1, 2, 2, 3, 2]]
+        new_tensor = create_lod_tensor(tensor, new_recursive_seq_lens,
+                                       fluid.CPUPlace())
+        self.assertEqual(tensor.recursive_sequence_lengths(),
+                         recursive_seq_lens)
+        self.assertEqual(new_tensor.recursive_sequence_lengths(),
+                         new_recursive_seq_lens)
 
     def test_create_random_int_lodtensor(self):
         # The shape of a word, commonly used in speech and NLP problem, is [1]
         shape = [1]
-        lod = [[2, 3, 5]]
+        recursive_seq_lens = [[2, 3, 5]]
         dict_size = 10000
         low = 0
         high = dict_size - 1
-        tensor = create_random_int_lodtensor(lod, shape,
+        tensor = create_random_int_lodtensor(recursive_seq_lens, shape,
                                              fluid.CPUPlace(), low, high)
-        self.assertEqual(tensor.recursive_sequence_lengths(), lod)
+        self.assertEqual(tensor.recursive_sequence_lengths(),
+                         recursive_seq_lens)
         self.assertEqual(tensor.shape(), [10, 1])