typo 0.1.5

A python package to simulate typographical errors.

typo

typo is a python package to simulate typographical errors in English language.

Usage

import typo
import datetime

myStrErrer = typo.StrErrer('Hello World! Happy new year 2021.', seed=2)
print(myStrErrer.missing_char().result)
# Should print 'Hllo World! Happy new year 2021.'

myStrErrer = typo.StrErrer('Hello World! Happy new year 2021.', seed=2)
print(myStrErrer.missing_char().char_swap().result)
# Should print 'Hlol World! Happy new year 2021.'

myIntErrer = typo.IntErrer(34343, seed=1)
print(myIntErrer.similar_digit().result)
# Should print 39343

myDateErrer = typo.DateErrer(datetime.datetime.strptime("8 Mar 95", "%d %b %y"))
print(myDateErrer.date_month_swap().result)
# Should print 1995-08-03 00:00:00

Currently, following types of typos can be simulated:

String typos:

Given the input Hello World! Happy new year 2021., different error types produce the following errors.

Error type	Description	Output
char_swap	Swaps two random consecutive word characters in the string.	Hello World! Ahppy new year 2021.
missing_char	Skips a random word character in the string.	Hllo World! Happy new year 2021.
extra_char	Adds an extra, keyboard-neighbor, letter next to a random word character.	Hrello World! Happy new year 2021.
nearby_char	Replaces a random word character with keyboard-neighbor letter.	Hello World! Happy new ysar 2021.
similar_char	Replaces a random word character with another visually similar character.	Hell0 world! Happy new year 2021.
skipped_space	Skips a random space from the string.	Hello world! Happy new year2021.
random_space	Adds a random space in the string.	Hell o world! Happy new year 2021.
repeated_char	Repeats a random word character.	Hello worrld! Happy new year 2021.
unichar	Replaces a random consecutive repeated letter with a single letter.	Hello world! Hapy new year 2021.

Integer typos:

Method	Description	Input	Output
digit_swap	Swaps two random consecutive digits in the integer.	1234567890	1324567890
missing_digit	Skips a random digit in the integer.	-1234567890	-123457890
extra_digit	Adds an extra, keyboard-neighbor, digit next to a random digit in the integer.	1234567890	12345678920
nearby_digit	Replaces a random digit in the integer with a keyboard-neighbor digit.	1234567890	1234567892
similar_digit	Replaces a random digit with another visually similar digit.	1234567890	1234567896
repeated_digit	Repeats a random digit in the integer.	1234567890	12345678900
unidigit	Replaces a random consecutive repeated digit with a single digit.	-112233445566	-11233445566

Datetime typos:

Method	Description	Input	Output
date_month_swap	Swaps the day and month of the date if the value of the day is less than or equal to 12.	8 Mar 95	3 Aug 95