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+ Metadata-Version: 2.5
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+ Name: neural-lab
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+ Version: 0.5.0
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+ Summary: A neural network implementation built as an explicit graph of neurons and weighted connections.
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+ Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/adamjpatterson/neural-lab
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+ Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/adamjpatterson/neural-lab/issues
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+ Author-email: FAR Analytics & Research <adpatter2000@gmail.com>
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
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+ Requires-Python: >=3.11
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+ Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
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+ # Neural Lab
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+ [![PyPI version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/neural-lab.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/neural-lab/) [![Python versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/neural-lab.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/neural-lab/) [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](https://github.com/adamjpatterson/neural-lab/blob/main/LICENSE)
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+ A neural network implementation built as an explicit graph of neurons and weighted connections.
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+ ## Introduction
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+ **Neural Lab** represents individual neurons and their connections explicitly. Backpropagation is done using explicitly computed gradients. The object-oriented API consists of Network, Layer, and Neuron constructors. The networks can be easily [visualized](#visualizations-of-the-network-before-and-after-training) using a visualization library.
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+ ## Table of contents
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+ - [Installation](#installation)
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+ - [How it works](#how-it-works)
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+ - [Examples](#examples)
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+ - [The nibble challenge](#the-nibble-challenge)
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+ - [The digits experiment](#the-digits-experiment)
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+ - [Tests](#tests)
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+ - [Documentation maintenance](#documentation-maintenance)
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+ ## Installation
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+ To use the published package:
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+ ```bash
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+ python -m pip install neural-lab
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+ ```
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+ ## How it works
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+ This implementation demonstrates each component of the API. A 3 layer neural network is constructed that has a 4 neuron input Layer and a 1 neuron output layer. The hidden layer has 8 neurons.
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+ ### Implement a 3 layer neural network
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+ #### Import the Network, Layer, and Neuron classes.
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+ ```python
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+ from neural_lab import Network, Layer, Neuron
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+ ```
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+ #### Set a step.
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+ `step` is the learning rate: it controls the size of weight and bias updates. Each update subtracts `step` times the corresponding gradient. `Layer(step=...)` supplies an initial default only to neurons whose `step` is `None`. Changing `layer.step` later does not change the neurons; update each `neuron.step` directly to change its learning rate.
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+ ```python
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+ STEP = 0.01
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+ ```
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+ #### Construct a neural network by specifying the Neurons for each Layer and adding the Layers to a Network.
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+ ```python
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+ l1 = Layer(neurons=[Neuron() for i in range(0, 4)], step=STEP)
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+ l2 = Layer(neurons=[Neuron() for i in range(0, 8)], step=STEP)
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+ l3 = Layer(neurons=[Neuron()], step=STEP)
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+ n1 = Network([l1, l2, l3], seed=42)
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+ ```
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+ #### With the Network defined, you can train the network.
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+ Here the network is trained to recognize the nibble 1111 as the decimal number 15.
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+ ```python
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+ n1.train([1,1,1,1], [15])
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+ ```
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+ You can generate and print a prediction using the `predict` method. Because the network underwent just one iteration of training, the estimate will likely be inaccurate. The accuracy of the prediction can be improved by iteratively training the network. Please see [the nibble challenge](#the-nibble-challenge) for an example of how to iteratively train the network.
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+ ```python
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+ prediction = n1.predict([1,1,1,1])
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+ print(prediction)
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+ ```
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+ ### How a neuron learns
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+ Consider the training call from the example above:
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+ ```python
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+ n1.train([1, 1, 1, 1], [15])
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+ ```
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+ The four inputs are the bits of `1111`; the target output is `15`. Here is how this one call changes the network. The excerpts below come from `Network` and `Neuron`.
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+ #### 1. Calculate a prediction
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+ `train` checks that there is one target per output neuron and that every non-input neuron has a finite, positive learning rate (`step`). It then calls:
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+ ```python
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+ self.predict(X_train)
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+ ```
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+ `predict` checks the inputs and connections, assigns the four input values, and calls `activate` on each hidden neuron, then the output neuron. Inside `Neuron.activate`:
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+ ```python
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+ total = self.bias
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+ for source, weight in self.weights.items():
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+ total += source.value * weight
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+ self.value = tanh(total) if self.activation == "tanh" else total
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+ ```
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+ Each neuron adds its bias to the weighted inputs and stores its activation in `value`. This example uses linear activation, so `value` is simply `total`. Hidden neurons can also use `tanh`.
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+ #### 2. Clear old gradients and calculate the output error
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+ Back in `train`, gradients from the previous call are cleared before calculating the output gradients:
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+ ```python
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+ for layer in self.layers:
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+ for neuron in layer.neurons:
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+ neuron.gradient = 0.0
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+ neuron.delta = 0.0
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+ for neuron, target in zip(self.output_layer.neurons, y_train):
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+ neuron.gradient = neuron.value - target
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+ ```
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+ The loss is half the sum of squared output errors. A neuron's `gradient` is the derivative of that loss with respect to its output. For our output neuron, this starts as the prediction minus `15`.
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+ #### 3. Propagate gradients backward
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+ `train` visits the output layer first, then the hidden layers:
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+ ```python
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+ for layer in reversed(self.layers[1:]):
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+ for neuron in layer.neurons:
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+ neuron.propagate()
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+ ```
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+ Inside `Neuron.propagate`:
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+ ```python
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+ derivative = 1 - self.value ** 2 if self.activation == "tanh" else 1.0
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+ self.delta = self.gradient * derivative
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+ for source, weight in self.weights.items():
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+ source.gradient += self.delta * weight
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+ ```
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+ `delta` is the derivative of the loss with respect to the weighted sum plus bias, before activation. For linear activation, the derivative is `1`, so `delta` equals `gradient`. Each neuron passes a contribution back through each incoming connection. The `+=` lets a source accumulate contributions from every neuron it feeds. Visiting layers in reverse ensures those contributions arrive before the source propagates its own gradient.
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+ #### 4. Update weights and biases
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+ Only after the backward pass finishes does `train` change the parameters:
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+ ```python
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+ for layer in self.layers[1:]:
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+ for neuron in layer.neurons:
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+ for source in neuron.weights:
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+ neuron.weights[source] -= neuron.step * neuron.delta * source.value
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+ neuron.bias -= neuron.step * neuron.delta
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+ ```
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+ A weight's gradient is `delta * source.value`; the bias gradient is `delta`. Subtracting `step` times each gradient updates the parameters. Waiting until this point means every backward calculation uses the same weights as the forward pass. The next call to `predict` uses the updated weights and biases.
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+ Each incoming connection has its own weight in `neuron.weights[source]`. `Neuron(bias=...)` sets the initial bias, and `Network(..., seed=42)` initializes weights reproducibly in [-0.1, 0.1]. Connections added later accept an explicit `weight`; repeated connection calls preserve existing weights.
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+ ### Explore a trained network
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+ After training, remove a connection and compare predictions to see how it affects the network. This experiment is called an ablation.
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+ Using your trained network as `n1`:
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+ ```python
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+ inputs = [1, 0, 1, 0]
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+ source = n1.layers[1].neurons[0]
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+ receiver = n1.output_layer.neurons[0]
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+ weight = receiver.weights[source]
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+ before = n1.predict(inputs)
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+ source.disconnectRHS(receiver)
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+ after = n1.predict(inputs)
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+ print("Original prediction:", before)
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+ print("Without the connection:", after)
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+ source.connectRHS(receiver, weight=weight)
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+ ```
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+ Try several inputs: a connection's effect can depend on the input.
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+ You can also change an existing weight through `receiver.weights[source]`. Use the connection methods to add or remove edges so incoming weights and outgoing connections stay consistent.
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+ ## Examples
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+ ### The nibble challenge
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+ #### Setup
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+ Change directory into the example project from the repository root.
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+ ```
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+ cd examples/the_nibble_challenge
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+ ```
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+ Install the example dependencies.
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ #### Explore the notebook
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+ Open [the nibble challenge notebook](https://github.com/adamjpatterson/neural-lab/blob/main/examples/the_nibble_challenge/main.ipynb). It introduces all sixteen four-bit inputs, constructs a 4 → 8 → 1 network, compares initial and trained predictions, and lets you change an input to inspect weights and activations. With seed 42, a step of 0.01, and 10,000 training examples, the displayed R² rounds to 1.000000000.
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+ The network learns a simple linear relationship. Training and evaluation both use all sixteen nibbles; hence, the experiment does not provide evidence of generalization. The notebook imports `visualize_network` from [its visualization module](https://github.com/adamjpatterson/neural-lab/blob/main/examples/the_nibble_challenge/visualizations.py).
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+ ##### Visualizations of the network before and after training
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+ ![Nibble network before and after training](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adamjpatterson/neural-lab/main/images/nibble_multiweight.png)
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+ - Edge thickness is proportional to the absolute connection weight. Blue is positive; orange is negative. Zero-weight edges have zero width.
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+ - Node area above a small visibility floor is proportional to absolute activation. Green nodes are inputs, red nodes are hidden, and yellow is the output.
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+ - Both panels use the same input, positions, and scales. Node size represents activity, not importance, and does not encode the activation's sign.
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+ This visualization demonstrates that an irregular-looking network can learn a simple mapping almost perfectly: individual connections can reinforce or cancel one another.
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+ ### The digits experiment
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+ #### Setup
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+ Change directory into the example project from the repository root.
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+ ```bash
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+ cd examples/the_digits_experiment
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+ ```
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+ Install the example dependencies.
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+ ```
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+ #### Explore the notebook
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+ Open [the digits experiment notebook](https://github.com/adamjpatterson/neural-lab/blob/main/examples/the_digits_experiment/main.ipynb). It starts by displaying the [8×8 digits dataset](https://scikit-learn.org/stable/modules/generated/sklearn.datasets.load_digits.html), then normalizes pixels, creates a training/test split, constructs a 64 → 16 → 10 network, trains, and evaluates unseen images. You can inspect an individual prediction and its ten output scores. Scores are not probabilities.
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+ The reproducible settings use seed 42, 1,347 training images, 450 test images, 20 epochs, and a step of 0.001. The example achieves **90.22% test accuracy**, compared with **10.22%** for always predicting the most common training digit.
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+ The notebook imports `plot_predictions` and `plot_confusion_matrix` from [its visualization module](https://github.com/adamjpatterson/neural-lab/blob/main/examples/the_digits_experiment/visualizations.py).
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+ #### Digits predictions and confusion matrix
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+ The prediction figure shows the first twelve test images. The confusion matrix includes all 450 test images; rows show the true digit and columns show the predicted digit.
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+ ![Digits predictions and confusion matrix](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adamjpatterson/neural-lab/main/images/digits_results.png)
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+ ## Tests
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+ The suite in `tests/test.py` checks forward calculations, manual gradients, parameter updates, connection removal and restoration, and input validation.
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+ #### Run all tests.
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+ ```bash
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+ ```
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+ ## Documentation maintenance
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+ ### Regenerating README figures
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+ The [documentation-image project](https://github.com/adamjpatterson/neural-lab/blob/main/docs/README.md) has its own dependencies and fixed seed-42 scenarios. From `docs/`, after following its environment setup:
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+ ```
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+ It writes the nibble network image and the combined digits predictions and confusion matrix image to `images/`.
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+ ## Support
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+ If you have a feature request or run into any issues, feel free to submit an [issue](https://github.com/adamjpatterson/neural-lab/issues). You’re also welcome to reach out to one of the authors.
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+ - [Adam Patterson](https://github.com/adamjpatterson)