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+from collections import defaultdict
+import re
+
+################################################################################
+### resolve
+################################################################################
+
+def resolve(name):
+    symbols = name.split('.')
+    builder = __import__(symbols[0])
+    for sym in symbols[1:]:
+        builder = getattr(builder, sym)
+    return builder
+
+################################################################################
+### dictionary
+################################################################################
+
+def convert(obj):
+    def kw(x):
+        x = x.lower()
+        return dict(true = True,
+                    false = False,
+                    none = None)[x]
+    for f in (int, float, kw):
+        try:
+            return f(obj)
+        except:
+            pass
+    return obj
+
+def flatten(obj):
+    d = {}
+    def helper(d, prefix, obj):
+        if isinstance(obj, (str, int, float)):
+            d[prefix] = convert(obj)
+        else:
+            if isinstance(obj, dict):
+                subd = obj
+            else:
+                subd = obj.state()
+                subd['__builder__'] = '%s.%s' % (obj.__module__, obj.__class__.__name__)
+            for k, v in subd.iteritems():
+                pfx = '.'.join([prefix, k]) if prefix else k
+                helper(d, pfx, v)
+    helper(d, '', obj)
+    return d
+
+def expand(d):
+    def dd():
+        return defaultdict(dd)
+    struct = dd()
+    for k, v in d.iteritems():
+        if k == '':
+            raise NotImplementedError()
+        else:
+            keys = k.split('.')
+        current = struct
+        for k2 in keys[:-1]:
+            current = current[k2]
+        current[keys[-1]] = convert(v)
+    return struct
+
+def realize(d):
+    if not isinstance(d, dict):
+        return d
+    d = dict((k, realize(v)) for k, v in d.iteritems())
+    if '__builder__' in d:
+        builder = resolve(d.pop('__builder__'))
+        return builder(**d)
+    return d
+
+def make(d):
+    return realize(expand(d))
+
+################################################################################
+### errors
+################################################################################
+
+class UsageError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+################################################################################
+### parsing and formatting
+################################################################################
+
+def parse(*strings):
+    d = {}
+    for string in strings:
+        s1 = re.split(' *= *', string, 1)
+        s2 = re.split(' *:: *', string, 1)
+        if len(s1) == 1 and len(s2) == 1:
+            raise UsageError('Expected a keyword argument in place of "%s"' % s1[0])
+        elif len(s1) == 2:
+            k, v = s1
+        elif len(s2) == 2:
+            k, v = s2
+            k += '.__builder__'
+        d[k] = v
+    return d
+
+def format_help(topic):
+    if topic is None:
+        return 'No help.'
+    elif hasattr(topic, 'help'):
+        help = topic.help()
+    else:
+        help = topic.__doc__
+    ss = map(str.rstrip, help.split('\n'))
+    baseline = min([len(line) - len(line.lstrip()) for line in ss if line])
+    s = '\n'.join([line[baseline:] for line in ss])
+    s = re.sub(string = s, pattern = '\n{2,}', repl = '\n\n')
+    s = re.sub(string = s, pattern = '(^\n*)|(\n*$)', repl = '')
+    return s
+
+################################################################################
+### running
+################################################################################
+
+class Channel(object):
+    def abort(self):
+        raise StopIteration()
+    def checkpoint(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+    def switch(self, job, *message):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+    def broadcast(self, *message):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+    def run(self):
+        pass
+
+class StandardChannel(Channel):
+    def __init__(self, runner):
+        self.runner = runner
+    def checkpoint(self):
+        pass
+
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+
+class Run(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, type, arguments):
+        runner = getattr(self, 'run_%s' % type, None)
+        if not runner:
+            raise UsageError('Unknown runner: "%s"' % type)
+        self.type = type
+        self.runner = runner
+        self.arguments = arguments
+        if len(inspect.getargspec(runner)[0])-1 > len(arguments):
+            s = format_help(runner)
+            raise UsageError(s)
+        runner(*self.arguments)
+
+    def run_cmdline(self, experiment, *strings):
+        """
+        Usage: cmdline <experiment> <prop1::type> <prop1=value1> <prop2=value2> ...
+
+        Run an experiment with parameters provided on the command
+        line.  The symbol described by <experiment> will be imported
+        using the normal python import rules and will be called with
+        the dictionary described on the command line.
+
+        The signature of the function located at <experiment> must
+        look like:
+            def my_experiment(state, channel):
+                ...
+
+        Examples of setting parameters:
+            a=2 => state['a'] = 2
+            b.c=3 => state['b']['c'] = 3
+            p::mymodule.Something => state['p']['__builder__']=mymodule.Something
+
+        Example call:
+            $EXE$ cmdline mymodule.my_experiment \\
+                stopper::pylearn.stopper.nsteps \\ # use pylearn.stopper.nsteps
+                stopper.n=10000 \\ # the argument "n" of nsteps is 10000
+                lr=0.03
+        """
+        state = expand(parse(*strings))
+        self.experiment = resolve(experiment)
+        self.channel = StandardChannel(self, state)
+        self.channel.run()
+        #experiment(d, CmdlineChannel(self))
+        #print flatten(d)
+
+    def run_help(self, topic):
+        """
+        Usage: help <topic>
+
+        Get help for a topic.
+        """
+        print format_help(getattr(self, 'run_%s' % topic, None))
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