synnamon 0.1.6

Pure Python package for getting synonyms for words.

A simple Python package that looks up synonyms for words.

Synnamon: Easy to use function for word synonym lookups

What is it?

Synnamon is a simple Python package that looks up synonyms using a built in thesaurus json file instead of reaching out to web resources (PyDictionary) or using large English lexical databases (nltk WordNet).

Where to get it

The source code is currently hosted on GitHub at: https://github.com/eddiethedean/synnamon

# PyPI
pip install synnamon

Dependencies

• inflex: used to convert plural word lookups to singular and then convert singular synonym results to plural

Example

>>> import synnamon

>>> synnamon.get_syns('jump')
{'noun': ['leap', 'parachuting', 'jumping', 'saltation', 'startle', 'start'],
 'verb': ['leap',
  'spring',
  'stand out',
  'alternate',
  'startle',
  'climb up',
  'chute',
  'jump-start',
  'jump out',
  'skip over',
  'stick out',
  'jump off',
  'jumpstart',
  'pass over',
  'derail',
  'start',
  'rise',
  'bound',
  'parachute',
  'jump on',
  'leap out',
  'skip']}