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MLDictionary

MLDictionary is word's dictionary for several language

>>> from mldictionary import English
>>> english_dictionary = English()
>>> snake_means = english_dictionary.get_meanings('snake')
>>> len(snake_means)
4
>>> snake_means
['a reptile with a long body and no legs: ' ...]
...

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Installing MLDictionary

$ pip install mldictionary

MLDictionary officially supports 3.9+.


Some examples

>>> from mldictionary import Portuguese
>>> portuguese_dictionary = Portuguese()
>>> vida_means = portuguese_dictionary.get_meanings('vida')
>>> vida_means
['Conjunto dos hábitos e costumes de alguém; maneira de viver: tinha uma vida de milionário.' ...]
>>> from mldictionary import Spanish
>>> spanish_dictionary = Spanish()
>>> coche_means = spanish_dictionary.get_meanings('coche')
>>> coche_means
['Automóvil destinado al transporte de personas y con capacidad no superior a siete plazas.' ...]

Make your own dictionary

from mldictionary import Dictionary

class MyOwnDictionary(Dictionary):
    url = 'somedictionary.com'
    language = 'language name'
    target_tag = 'tag_where_means_is'
    target_attr = {'attr': 'attr_value'}
    replaces = {'something', 'another thing'}

>>> myowndictionary = MyOwnDictionary()
>>> myowndictionary.get_meanings('other language word')

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