helper.py

#Define Helper Function for Merging Tokens to Display Information Relevant for User
def merge_tokens(tokens):
    merged_tokens = []
    for token in tokens:
        if merged_tokens and token['entity'].startswith('I-') and merged_tokens[-1]['entity'].endswith(token['entity'][2:]):
            # If current token continues the entity of the last one, merge them
            last_token = merged_tokens[-1]
            last_token['word'] += token['word'].replace('##', '')
            last_token['end'] = token['end']
            last_token['score'] = (last_token['score'] + token['score']) / 2
        else:
            # Otherwise, add the token to the list
            merged_tokens.append(token)

    return merged_tokens