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Text to Tokens: How to Implement Tokenization in NLP

Tokenization is the foundation of all the real-world applications in NLP tasks such as sentiment analysis and chatbots. In this hands-on project, you’ll explore key techniques such as word, sub-word, and sentence tokenization, giving you a solid foundation for preparing text data for advanced projects. Along the way, you’ll get practical experience implementing these methods and learn how they fit into real-world scenarios. With interactive coding exercises and comparisons, you'll discover how to pick the right tokenization approach for any NLP task.

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Tokenization is the foundation of all the real-world applications in NLP tasks such as sentiment analysis and chatbots. In this hands-on project, you’ll explore key techniques such as word, sub-word, and sentence tokenization, giving you a solid foundation for preparing text data for advanced projects. Along the way, you’ll get practical experience implementing these methods and learn how they fit into real-world scenarios. With interactive coding exercises and comparisons, you'll discover how to pick the right tokenization approach for any NLP task.

Understanding tokenization is crucial for anyone entering the field of natural language processing (NLP) because it’s the gateway to making sense of text data. Tokenization breaks down complex text into smaller, more manageable units—tokens—that models can analyze and understand. Without tokenization, it would be nearly impossible to process language data effectively, as raw text alone is unreadable for machines. Learning this skill opens doors to a wide range of NLP applications, from building chatbots and performing sentiment analysis to powering language translation and text generation systems.

This hands-on project is based on the Token optimization: The backbone of effective prompt engineering article. By completing this project, you’ll gain hands-on experience with tokenization techniques and a solid grasp of how each type works. You’ll also learn how to choose the right tokenization method based on the task at hand, setting a strong foundation for future projects in NLP, machine learning, and AI. This knowledge will not only deepen your technical skills but also empower you to tackle real-world language processing challenges with confidence.

A look at the project ahead


After completing this guided project, you will be able to:

  • Understand the importance of tokenization in NLP pipelines.
  • Learn different tokenization techniques and their applications.
  • Implement tokenization using Python libraries.
  • Apply tokenization in real-world NLP applications.

What you'll need


Before starting this guided project, it’s helpful to have a basic understanding of natural language processing (NLP) concepts and some familiarity with Python programming. This project will use Python to implement tokenization techniques, so foundational Python skills are recommended, though not required, as this project is designed to be accessible for beginners.

Estimated Effort

60 Minutes

Level

Beginner

Skills You Will Learn

Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, LLM, NLP, Python

Language

English

Course Code

GPXX010NEN

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