handwriting.py

import sys
import tensorflow as tf

# Use MNIST handwriting dataset
mnist = tf.keras.datasets.mnist

# Prepare data for training
(x_train, y_train), (x_test, y_test) = mnist.load_data()
x_train, x_test = x_train / 255.0, x_test / 255.0
y_train = tf.keras.utils.to_categorical(y_train)
y_test = tf.keras.utils.to_categorical(y_test)
x_train = x_train.reshape(
    x_train.shape[0], x_train.shape[1], x_train.shape[2], 1
)
x_test = x_test.reshape(
    x_test.shape[0], x_test.shape[1], x_test.shape[2], 1
)

# Create a convolutional neural network
model = tf.keras.models.Sequential([

    # Convolutional layer. Learn 32 filters using a 3x3 kernel
    tf.keras.layers.Conv2D(
        32, (3, 3), activation="relu", input_shape=(28, 28, 1)
    ),

    # Max-pooling layer, using 2x2 pool size
    tf.keras.layers.MaxPooling2D(pool_size=(2, 2)),

    # Flatten units
    tf.keras.layers.Flatten(),

    # Add a hidden layer with dropout
    tf.keras.layers.Dense(50, activation="relu"),
    tf.keras.layers.Dense(30, activation="relu"),
    tf.keras.layers.Dense(30, activation="relu"),
    tf.keras.layers.Dense(50, activation="relu"),
    tf.keras.layers.Dropout(0.3),

    # Add an output layer with output units for all 10 digits
    tf.keras.layers.Dense(10, activation="softmax")
])

# Train neural network
model.compile(
    optimizer="adam",
    loss="categorical_crossentropy",
    metrics=["accuracy"]
)
model.fit(x_train, y_train, epochs=10)

# Evaluate neural network performance
model.evaluate(x_test,  y_test, verbose=2)

# Save model to file
if len(sys.argv) == 2:
    filename = sys.argv[1]
    model.save(filename)
    print(f"Model saved to {filename}.")