shortcountrynames 0.17.0

Maps from two or three letter country codes to short names

This package helps turning two or three letter codes into short English names.

shortcountrynames is maintained by Robert Gieseke ([e-mail]).

CSV file

CSV file, with two and three-letter country codes and short English country names based on the country-codes Data Package with some changes and additions to the choice of short names.

Python module

Install with

pip install shortcountrynames

Usage

from shortcountrynames import to_name

assert to_name("DE") == "Germany"
assert to_name("DEU") == "Germany"

JavaScript module

Install with

npm install shortcountrynames

Usage

import {names, to_name} from 'shortcountrynames'

// Define custom codes
names["FOO"] = 'Foo'

console.log(to_name("DEU")) // Germany
console.log(to_name("FOO")) // Foo

Notes

Non-standard codes:

EU, EUU - European Union

XK, XKX - Kosovo

Releasing

Run make update-version to update the Python and Node version and create a new tag.

Push to GitHub with

git push origin main --tags

License

CC0