kannada-ascii-unicode 0.1.1

Kannada ASCII ↔ Unicode converter (basic mapping-based)

Kannada ASCII ↔ Unicode Converter

A lightweight Python library to convert Kannada text between ASCII-based legacy encodings and modern Unicode.

This package is useful when working with:

• Legacy Kannada ASCII fonts and data
• Unicode migration projects
• Text processing and validation

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Project Status

This is version 0.1.x and uses a mapping-based approach.

• Basic conversions work correctly
• Complex conjunct handling and full round-trip accuracy are still under improvement
• API is stable and mappings will improve over time

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Installation

pip install kannada-ascii-unicode

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Quick Start

from kannada_converter import ascii_to_unicode, unicode_to_ascii

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ASCII to Unicode Conversion

Convert legacy ASCII-encoded Kannada text into Unicode.

from kannada_converter import ascii_to_unicode

text_ascii = "kannaDa"
text_unicode = ascii_to_unicode.convert(text_ascii)

print(text_unicode)

Output:

ಕನ್ನಡ

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Unicode to ASCII Conversion

Convert Unicode Kannada text back to ASCII encoding.

from kannada_converter import unicode_to_ascii

text_unicode = "ಕನ್ನಡ"
text_ascii = unicode_to_ascii.convert(text_unicode)

print(text_ascii)

Output:

kannaDa

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Sentence Conversion Example

from kannada_converter import ascii_to_unicode

sentence = "namma kannaDa bhaashe"
result = ascii_to_unicode.convert(sentence)

print(result)

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Round-trip Behavior

ascii_text = "kannaDa bhaashe"

unicode_text = ascii_to_unicode.convert(ascii_text)
back_to_ascii = unicode_to_ascii.convert(unicode_text)

print(back_to_ascii)

Due to the current mapping-based approach, round-trip results may not be identical in all cases. This will improve in future versions.

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How It Works

• Uses JSON-based character mappings
• Applies longest-key-first replacement
• No external dependencies
• Fast and lightweight

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Supported Python Versions

• Python 3.8 and above
• Works on Windows, Linux, and macOS

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Roadmap

Planned improvements include:

• Better conjunct handling
• Improved round-trip accuracy
• Optional command-line interface
• Font-specific mapping profiles

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License

MIT License

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Author

Ravikumar Pawar
GitHub: https://github.com/kagapa-blr