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+from caffe import layers as L, params as P, to_proto
+from caffe.proto import caffe_pb2
+
+# helper function for common structures
+
+def conv_relu(bottom, ks, nout, stride=1, pad=0, group=1):
+    conv = L.Convolution(bottom, kernel_size=ks, stride=stride,
+                                num_output=nout, pad=pad, group=group)
+    return conv, L.ReLU(conv, in_place=True)
+
+def fc_relu(bottom, nout):
+    fc = L.InnerProduct(bottom, num_output=nout)
+    return fc, L.ReLU(fc, in_place=True)
+
+def max_pool(bottom, ks, stride=1):
+    return L.Pooling(bottom, pool=P.Pooling.MAX, kernel_size=ks, stride=stride)
+
+def alexnet(lmdb, batch_size=256, include_acc=False):
+    data, label = L.Data(source=lmdb, backend=P.Data.LMDB, batch_size=batch_size, ntop=2,
+        transform_param=dict(crop_size=227, mean_value=[104, 117, 123], mirror=True))
+
+    # the net itself
+    conv1, relu1 = conv_relu(data, 11, 96, stride=4)
+    pool1 = max_pool(relu1, 3, stride=2)
+    norm1 = L.LRN(pool1, local_size=5, alpha=1e-4, beta=0.75)
+    conv2, relu2 = conv_relu(norm1, 5, 256, pad=2, group=2)
+    pool2 = max_pool(relu2, 3, stride=2)
+    norm2 = L.LRN(pool2, local_size=5, alpha=1e-4, beta=0.75)
+    conv3, relu3 = conv_relu(norm2, 3, 384, pad=1)
+    conv4, relu4 = conv_relu(relu3, 3, 384, pad=1, group=2)
+    conv5, relu5 = conv_relu(relu4, 3, 256, pad=1, group=2)
+    pool5 = max_pool(relu5, 3, stride=2)
+    fc6, relu6 = fc_relu(pool5, 4096)
+    drop6 = L.Dropout(relu6, in_place=True)
+    fc7, relu7 = fc_relu(drop6, 4096)
+    drop7 = L.Dropout(relu7, in_place=True)
+    fc8 = L.InnerProduct(drop7, num_output=1000)
+    loss = L.SoftmaxWithLoss(fc8, label)
+
+    if include_acc:
+        acc = L.Accuracy(fc8, label)
+        return to_proto((loss, acc), {v: k for k, v in locals().iteritems()})
+    else:
+        return to_proto(loss, {v: k for k, v in locals().iteritems()})
+
+def make_net():
+    with open('train.prototxt', 'w') as f:
+        print >>f, alexnet('/path/to/caffe-train-lmdb')
+
+    with open('test.prototxt', 'w') as f:
+        print >>f, alexnet('/path/to/caffe-val-lmdb', batch_size=50, include_acc=True)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    make_net()