syllables 1.0.0

A Python package for estimating the number of syllables in a word.

# Syllables: A fast syllable estimator for Python

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Syllables is a fast, simple syllable estimator for Python. It’s intended for use in places where speed matters. For situations where accuracy matters, please consider the [cmudict](https://github.com/prosegrinder/python-cmudict) Python library instead.

## Installation

syllables is available on PyPI. Simply install it with pip:

$ pip install syllables

You can also install it from source:

$ git clone https://github.com/prosegrinder/python-syllables.git Cloning into ‘python-syllables’… …

$ cd python-syllables $ python setup.py install …

## Usage

Syllables provides a single function, estimate, which estimates the number fo syllables in a single word.

>>> import syllables
>>> syllables.estimate('estimate')
4
>>> syllables.estimate('syllables')
3

## Credits

Built on or modeled after the following open source projects:

• [One Bloke: Counting Syllables Accurately in Python on Google App Engine](http://www.onebloke.com/2011/06/counting-syllables-accurately-in-python-on-google-app-engine/)