learningcurve.py

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from sklearn.learning_curve import learning_curve


def plot_learning_curve(estimator, title, X, y, ylim=None, cv=None, n_jobs=1, 
                        train_sizes=np.linspace(.05, 1., 20), verbose=0, plot=True):
    """
    Generate a simple plot of the test and traning learning curve.

    Parameters
    ----------
    estimator : object type that implements the "fit" and "predict" methods
        An object of that type which is cloned for each validation.

    title : string
        Title for the chart.

    X : array-like, shape (n_samples, n_features)
        Training vector, where n_samples is the number of samples and
        n_features is the number of features.

    y : array-like, shape (n_samples) or (n_samples, n_features), optional
        Target relative to X for classification or regression;
        None for unsupervised learning.

    ylim : tuple, shape (ymin, ymax), optional
        Defines minimum and maximum yvalues plotted.

    cv : integer, cross-validation generator, optional
        If an integer is passed, it is the number of folds (defaults to 3).
        Specific cross-validation objects can be passed, see
        sklearn.cross_validation module for the list of possible objects

    n_jobs : integer, optional
        Number of jobs to run in parallel (default 1).
    """
    train_sizes, train_scores, test_scores = learning_curve(
        estimator, X, y, cv=cv, n_jobs=n_jobs, train_sizes=train_sizes, verbose=verbose)
    
    train_scores_mean = np.mean(train_scores, axis=1)
    train_scores_std = np.std(train_scores, axis=1)
    test_scores_mean = np.mean(test_scores, axis=1)
    test_scores_std = np.std(test_scores, axis=1)
    
    if plot:
        plt.figure()
        plt.title(title)
        if ylim is not None:
            plt.ylim(*ylim)
        plt.xlabel("Training examples")
        plt.ylabel("Score")
        plt.gca().invert_yaxis()
        plt.grid()
    
        plt.fill_between(train_sizes, train_scores_mean - train_scores_std, train_scores_mean + train_scores_std, 
                         alpha=0.1, color="b")
        plt.fill_between(train_sizes, test_scores_mean - test_scores_std, test_scores_mean + test_scores_std, 
                         alpha=0.1, color="r")
        plt.plot(train_sizes, train_scores_mean, 'o-', color="b", label="Training score")
        plt.plot(train_sizes, test_scores_mean, 'o-', color="r", label="Cross-validation score")
    
        plt.legend(loc="best")
        
        plt.draw()
        plt.show()
        plt.gca().invert_yaxis()
    
    # Define the midpoint as halfway from the train mean + std and the test mean - std
    midpoint = ((train_scores_mean[-1] + train_scores_std[-1]) + (test_scores_mean[-1] - test_scores_std[-1])) / 2
    diff = (train_scores_mean[-1] + train_scores_std[-1]) - (test_scores_mean[-1] - test_scores_std[-1])
    return midpoint, diff