Function train

intermediate_source/char_rnn_generation_tutorial.py:280–298

(category_tensor, input_line_tensor, target_line_tensor)

learning_rate = 0.0005

def train(category_tensor, input_line_tensor, target_line_tensor):
    target_line_tensor.unsqueeze_(-1)
    hidden = rnn.initHidden()

    rnn.zero_grad()

    loss = torch.Tensor([0]) # you can also just simply use ``loss = 0``

    for i in range(input_line_tensor.size(0)):
        output, hidden = rnn(category_tensor, input_line_tensor[i], hidden)
        l = criterion(output, target_line_tensor[i])
        loss += l

    loss.backward()

    for p in rnn.parameters():
        p.data.add_(p.grad.data, alpha=-learning_rate)

    return output, loss.item() / input_line_tensor.size(0)


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