class_docstr: Given a string, the CandidateGenerator returns possible target classes as candidates.
docstr: Given a mention, this method returns a set of candidate classes.
docstr_tok: ["Given","a","mention",",","this","method","returns","a","set","of","candidate","classes","."]
code: def get_candidates(self, mention: str) -> Set[str]:
      """Given a mention, this method returns a set of candidate classes."""
      if self.backoff:
          mention = self._make_backoff_string(mention)
  
      return (
          set(self.mention_to_candidates_map[mention])
          if mention in self.mention_to_candidates_map
          else set()
      )
  
imports: import logging
  import re
  from functools import lru_cache
  from pathlib import Path
  from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Union
  from unicodedata import category
  import torch
  import flair.embeddings
  import flair.nn
  from flair.data import Dictionary, Sentence, Span
  from flair.file_utils import cached_path
label_desc: Use image node_id 3 for calling the CandidateGenerator obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.get_candidates(mention) and returns: unknown