Britannica Dictionary Crawler

This package allows you to scrape word entries, definitions, parts of speech, and the word of the day from the Britannica Dictionary.

Installation

You can install the package directly from GitHub using pip:

pip install git+https://github.com/Esubaalew/Dictionary.git

Alternatively, after publishing to PyPI, you can install the package like this:

pip install britannica-dictionary

from dictionary.britannica import get_entries, get_definitions, get_word_of_the_day

# Get related entries for a word
entries = get_entries('python')
print(entries)

# Get word definitions
definitions = get_definitions('python')
print(definitions)

# Get word of the day
word_of_the_day = get_word_of_the_day()
print(word_of_the_day)

Functions

1. get_entries(word)

Fetches related entries for a word from Britannica Dictionary.

Args:

• word (str): Word to search for.

Returns:

• list: List of dictionaries containing the text and link of each entry.

2. get_definitions(word)

Fetches definitions and examples for a word from Britannica Dictionary.

Args:

• word (str): Word to search for.

Returns:

• list: List of dictionaries containing the meaning and examples of word usage.

3. get_word_of_the_day()

Fetches the word of the day from Britannica Dictionary.

Returns:

• dict: Dictionary containing the word, part of speech, image, and meanings.

Features

• Get related entries for any word
• Fetch definitions and examples of word usage
• Retrieve the word of the day from Britannica Dictionary