dragonmapper 0.1

Identification and conversion functions for Chinesetext processing

Dragon Mapper is a Python library that provides identification and conversion functions for Chinese text processing.

• Convert between Chinese characters, Pinyin, Zhuyin, and the International Phonetic Alphabet.

• Identify a string as Traditional or Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, Zhuyin, or the International Phonetic Alphabet.

>>> s = '我是一个美国人。'
>>> dragonmapper.hanzi.is_simplified(s)
True
>>> dragonmapper.hanzi.to_pinyin(s)
'wǒshìyīgèměiguórén。'
>>> dragonmapper.hanzi.to_pinyin(s, all_readings=True)
'[wǒ][shì/shi/tí][yī][gè/ge/gě/gàn][měi][guó][rén/ren]。'

>>> s = 'Wǒ shì yīgè měiguórén.'
>>> dragonmapper.transcriptions.is_pinyin(s)
True
>>> dragonmapper.transcriptions.pinyin_to_zhuyin(s)
'ㄨㄛˇ ㄕˋ ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄣˊ.'
>>> dragonmapper.transcriptions.pinyin_to_ipa(s)
'wɔ˧˩˧ ʂɨ˥˩ i˥ kɤ˥˩ meɪ˧˩˧ kwɔ˧˥ ʐən˧˥.'

Install

Dragon Mapper supports Python 2.7 and 3. The only additional requirement is Zhon.

Just use pip:

$ pip install dragonmapper

Documentation

Dragon Mapper includes complete and easy-to-read documentation. Check it out for a gentle introduction or the full API details.

Bugs/Feature Requests

Dragon Mapper uses its GitHub Issues page to track bugs, feature requests, and support questions.

License

Dragon Mapper is released under the OSI-approved MIT License. See the file LICENSE.txt for more information.