kph 0.4.1

Python 2/3 ready implementation of the Koelner Phonetic.

Python 2/3 ready implementation of the Kölner Phonetik (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6lner_Phonetik) algorithm.

Usage

>>> import kph
>>> kph.encode("Horst Meier")
'078267'
>>> kph.encode("Horst Mayer")
'078267'
>>> kph.encode("Horst Meier") == kph.encode("Horst Mayer")
True
>>> kph.encode("Detlef Krumm") == kph.encode("Detlef Krum") == \
... kph.encode("Detlef Krunn") == kph.encode("Detlef Krun")
True

License

kph - Python module implementing the ‘Koelner Phonetik’ algorithm. Copyright (C) 2011 Robert Schindler

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

Copyright

Copyright 2011 by Robert Schindler <[e-mail]>. Python 3 compatibility added by Michael Herrmann <[first name] at [last name].io>.