def METHOD_NAME(
    label_file: str,
    is_training: bool = False,
    pad_label: str = 'O',
    label_ids_dict: Dict[str, int] = None,
    get_weights: bool = True,
    class_labels_file_artifact='label_ids.csv',
):
    """
    Generates str to int labels mapping for training data or checks correctness of the label_ids_dict
    file for non-training files or if label_ids_dict is specified
    Args:
        label_file: the path of the label file to process
        is_training: indicates whether the label_file is used for training
        pad_label: token used for padding
        label_ids_dict: str label name to int ids mapping. Required for non-training data.
            If specified, the check that all labels from label_file are present in label_ids_dict will be performed.
            For training data, if label_ids_dict is None, a new mapping will be generated from label_file.
        get_weights: set to True to calculate class weights, required for Weighted Loss.
        class_labels_file_artifact: name of the file to save in .nemo
    """
    if not os.path.exists(label_file):
        raise ValueError(f'File {label_file} was not found.')
    logging.info(f'Processing {label_file}')
    if not is_training and label_ids_dict is None:
        raise ValueError(
            f'For non training data, label_ids_dict created during preprocessing of the training data '
            f'should be provided'
        )
    # collect all labels from the label_file
    data_dir = os.path.dirname(label_file)
    unique_labels = set(pad_label)
    all_labels = []
    with open(label_file, 'r') as f:
        for line in f:
            line = line.strip().split()
            all_labels.extend(line)
            unique_labels.update(line)
    # check that all labels from label_file are present in the specified label_ids_dict
    # or generate label_ids_dict from data (for training only)
    if label_ids_dict:
        logging.info(f'Using provided labels mapping {label_ids_dict}')
        for name in unique_labels:
            if name not in label_ids_dict:
                raise ValueError(f'{name} class from {label_file} not found in the provided mapping: {label_ids_dict}')
    else:
        label_ids_dict = {pad_label: 0}
        if pad_label in unique_labels:
            unique_labels.remove(pad_label)
        for label in sorted(unique_labels):
            label_ids_dict[label] = len(label_ids_dict)
    label_ids_filename = os.path.join(data_dir, class_labels_file_artifact)
    if is_training:
        with open(label_ids_filename, 'w') as f:
            labels, _ = zip(*sorted(label_ids_dict.items(), key=lambda x: x[1]))
            f.write('\n'.join(labels))
        logging.info(f'Labels mapping {label_ids_dict} saved to : {label_ids_filename}')
    # calculate label statistics
    base_name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(label_file))[0]
    stats_file = os.path.join(data_dir, f'{base_name}_label_stats.tsv')
    if os.path.exists(stats_file) and not is_training and not get_weights:
        logging.info(f'{stats_file} found, skipping stats calculation.')
    else:
        all_labels = [label_ids_dict[label] for label in all_labels]
        logging.info(f'Three most popular labels in {label_file}:')
        total_labels, label_frequencies, max_id = get_label_stats(all_labels, stats_file)
        logging.info(f'Total labels: {total_labels}. Label frequencies - {label_frequencies}')
    if get_weights:
        class_weights_pkl = os.path.join(data_dir, f'{base_name}_weights.p')
        if os.path.exists(class_weights_pkl):
            class_weights = pickle.load(open(class_weights_pkl, 'rb'))
            logging.info(f'Class weights restored from {class_weights_pkl}')
        else:
            class_weights_dict = get_freq_weights(label_frequencies)
            logging.info(f'Class Weights: {class_weights_dict}')
            class_weights = fill_class_weights(class_weights_dict, max_id)
            pickle.dump(class_weights, open(class_weights_pkl, "wb"))
            logging.info(f'Class weights saved to {class_weights_pkl}')
    else:
        class_weights = None
    return label_ids_dict, label_ids_filename, class_weights