babla-translate

A Python module for translating words and generating examples using Bab.la dictionary.

Installation

pip install babla_translate

Functions

Module contains class Babla with two functions:

babla.translation(word, exact_word = 1)
babla.example(word, exact_word = 1)

word, accepts string, which you'd like to translate.
exact_word, optional argument which takes int (1 by default), defining if function has to use the exact word; for example if for word 'used' translation of 'use' should also be shown.

Entry point

All operations are implemented in class Babla.
It takes source and target languages ("english", "polish", "german", "spanish"...) as required arguments.

from babla_translate import Babla

babla = Babla("english", "polish")

All usable languages can be found here.

Usage

• Getting translations:

>>> list(babla.translation("use"))
['użyć', 'używać', 'wykorzystać', 'wykorzystywać', 'zastosować', 'skorzystać', 'zażyć',...]

• Getting examples:

>>> for context in babla.example("use"):
...     print(context)
'This use of turmeric leaves usually takes place in areas where turmeric is grown locally, since the leaves used are freshly picked.'

All the functions return iterators to not request more results than needed.