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+import argparse
+
+from stanza.models.constituency import transition_sequence
+from stanza.models.constituency import tree_reader
+from stanza.models.constituency.parse_transitions import TransitionScheme
+from stanza.models.constituency.parse_tree import Tree
+from stanza.models.constituency.utils import verify_transitions
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('--train_file', type=str, default=None, help='Input file for data loader.')
+    parser.add_argument('--transition_scheme', default=TransitionScheme.IN_ORDER, type=lambda x: TransitionScheme[x.upper()],
+                        help='Transition scheme to use.  {}'.format(", ".join(x.name for x in TransitionScheme)))
+    parser.add_argument('--reversed', default=False, action='store_true', help='Do the transition sequence reversed')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    args = vars(args)
+
+    train_trees = tree_reader.read_treebank(args['train_file'])
+    unary_limit = max(t.count_unary_depth() for t in train_trees) + 1
+    train_sequences, train_transitions = transition_sequence.convert_trees_to_sequences(train_trees, "training", args['transition_scheme'], args['reversed'])
+    root_labels = Tree.get_root_labels(train_trees)
+    verify_transitions(train_trees, train_sequences, args['transition_scheme'], unary_limit, args['reversed'], "train", root_labels)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()