# Build a text summarization app — Explore the application code

> The source code for the text summarization application is in the Docker-NLP/04_text_summarization.py file.

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The source code for the text summarization application is in the Docker-NLP/04_text_summarization.py file. Open 04_text_summarization.py in a text or code editor to explore its contents in the following steps.

Import the required libraries.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```python
   from summarizer import Summarizer
```

This line of code imports the Summarizer class from the summarizer package, essential for your text summarization application. The summarizer module implements the Bert Extractive Summarizer, leveraging the HuggingFace Pytorch transformers library, renowned in the NLP (Natural Language Processing) domain. This library offers access to pre-trained models like BERT, which revolutionized language understanding tasks, including text summarization.

The BERT model, or Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers, excels in understanding context in language, using a mechanism known as "attention" to determine the significance of words in a sentence. For summarization, the model embeds sentences and then uses a clustering algorithm to identify key sentences, those closest to the centroids of these clusters, effectively capturing the main ideas of the text.

Specify the main execution block.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```python
   if __name__ == "__main__":
```

This Python idiom ensures that the following code block runs only if this script is the main program. It provides flexibility, allowing the script to function both as a standalone program and as an imported module.

Create an infinite loop for continuous input.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```python
      while True:
         input_text = input("Enter the text for summarization (type 'exit' to end): ")

         if input_text.lower() == 'exit':
            print("Exiting...")
            break
```

An infinite loop continuously prompts you for text input, ensuring interactivity. The loop breaks when you type exit, allowing you to control the application flow effectively.

Create an instance of Summarizer.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```python
         bert_model = Summarizer()
``` …

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