def load_weights(self, weight_file: str) -> None:
        """
        Load the pre-trained weights from the file.
        """
        requires_grad = self.requires_grad

        with h5py.File(cached_path(weight_file), 'r') as fin:
            for i_layer, lstms in enumerate(
                    zip(self.forward_layers, self.backward_layers)
            ):
                for j_direction, lstm in enumerate(lstms):
                    # lstm is an instance of LSTMCellWithProjection
                    cell_size = lstm.cell_size

                    dataset = fin['RNN_%s' % j_direction]['RNN']['MultiRNNCell']['Cell%s' % i_layer
                                                                                ]['LSTMCell']

                    # tensorflow packs together both W and U matrices into one matrix,
                    # but pytorch maintains individual matrices.  In addition, tensorflow
                    # packs the gates as input, memory, forget, output but pytorch
                    # uses input, forget, memory, output.  So we need to modify the weights.
                    tf_weights = numpy.transpose(dataset['W_0'][...])
                    torch_weights = tf_weights.copy()

                    # split the W from U matrices
                    input_size = lstm.input_size
                    input_weights = torch_weights[:, :input_size]
                    recurrent_weights = torch_weights[:, input_size:]
                    tf_input_weights = tf_weights[:, :input_size]
                    tf_recurrent_weights = tf_weights[:, input_size:]

                    # handle the different gate order convention
                    for torch_w, tf_w in [[input_weights, tf_input_weights],
                                          [recurrent_weights, tf_recurrent_weights]]:
                        torch_w[(1 * cell_size):(2 * cell_size), :] = tf_w[(2 * cell_size):(3 * cell_size), :]
                        torch_w[(2 * cell_size):(3 * cell_size), :] = tf_w[(1 * cell_size):(2 * cell_size), :]

                    lstm.input_linearity.weight.data.copy_(torch.FloatTensor(input_weights))
                    lstm.state_linearity.weight.data.copy_(torch.FloatTensor(recurrent_weights))
                    lstm.input_linearity.weight.requires_grad = requires_grad
                    lstm.state_linearity.weight.requires_grad = requires_grad

                    # the bias weights
                    tf_bias = dataset['B'][...]
                    # tensorflow adds 1.0 to forget gate bias instead of modifying the
                    # parameters...
                    tf_bias[(2 * cell_size):(3 * cell_size)] += 1
                    torch_bias = tf_bias.copy()
                    torch_bias[(1 * cell_size):(2 * cell_size)
                              ] = tf_bias[(2 * cell_size):(3 * cell_size)]
                    torch_bias[(2 * cell_size):(3 * cell_size)
                              ] = tf_bias[(1 * cell_size):(2 * cell_size)]
                    lstm.state_linearity.bias.data.copy_(torch.FloatTensor(torch_bias))
                    lstm.state_linearity.bias.requires_grad = requires_grad

                    # the projection weights
                    proj_weights = numpy.transpose(dataset['W_P_0'][...])
                    lstm.state_projection.weight.data.copy_(torch.FloatTensor(proj_weights))
                    lstm.state_projection.weight.requires_grad = requires_grad
Load the pre-trained weights from the file.