Python implementation of kakasi - kana kanji simple inversion library
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Overview
pykakasi is re-implementation of kakasi library (original is written in C) in Python.
How To Use pykakasi
How to Install:
pip install six semidbm pip install pykakasi
Building library, setup script build dictionary db file and generate pickled db files. Without dictionary files, a library fails to run.
Dependencies:
six and semidbm
Sample source code:
from pykakasi import kakasi,wakati kakasi = kakasi() kakasi.setMode("H","a") # default: Hiragana no conversion kakasi.setMode("K","a") # default: Katakana no conversion kakasi.setMode("J","a") # default: Japanese no conversion kakasi.setMode("r","Hepburn") # default: use Hepburn Roman table kakasi.setMode("s", True) # add space default: no Separator kakasi.setMode("C", True) # capitalize default: no Capitalize conv = kakasi.getConverter() result = conv.do(text) wakati = wakati() conv = kawati.getConverter() result = conv.do(text)
You can use output Mode values from “H”, “K”, “a” which is each means “Hiragana”, “Katakana” and “Alphabet”. For input, you can use “J” that means “Japanese” that is mixture of Kanji, Katakana and Hiragana. Also there is values of “H”, “K” that means “Hiragana”, and “Katakana”. You can use “Hepburn” , “Kunrei” or “Passport” as mode “r”, Roman table switch. Also “s” used for separator switch, “C” for capitalize switch. “S” for separator storing option.
wakati is an implementation of kakasi’s wakati gaki option.
Options
These switch alphabets are derived from original Kakasi. Now it support following options:
Option |
Description |
Values |
Note |
---|---|---|---|
K |
Katakana convertion |
a,H,None |
roman or noconversion |
H |
Hiragana convertion |
a,K,None |
roman or noconversion |
J |
Kanji conversion |
a,H,K,None |
roman or Hiragana, Katakana |
E |
Eigou convesion |
a,None |
roman or noconversion |
Each character means character sets as follows:
Character Sets a: ascii j: jisroman g: graphic k: kana (j,k defined in jisx0201) E: kigou K: katakana H: hiragana J: kanji (E,K,H,J defined in jisx0208)
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