def _select_answer_type()

in src/classes/answer.py [0:0]


    def _select_answer_type(self):
        """Assigns this Answer a category/type. This type is used by substitution functions to 
        ensure the resulting substitution is coherent, or type-preserving.

        NB: This function can be edited by the user if they have their own NER model, or another
            set of answer types / substitutions they wish to analyze.
        """
        answer_type = None
        if self.ner_label == "PERSON":
            answer_type = "PERSON"
        elif self.ner_label == "DATE" or (
            self.ner_label == "CARDINAL" and "year" in self.wikidata_types
        ):
            answer_type = "DATE"
        elif self.ner_label in ["CARDINAL", "QUANTITY"]:
            answer_type = "NUMERIC"
        elif self.ner_label in ["GPE", "LOC"]:
            answer_type = "LOCATION"
        elif self.ner_label == "ORG":
            answer_type = "ORGANIZATION"
        return answer_type