Cantonese Dictionary
| Author: | David Boyd |
|---|---|
| Date: | Fall 2019 |
| Type: | Web Scraper |
Description
This web scraper program translates Cantonese words to English words.
How it Works
Input
The program begins by reading in a text file that contains a wordlist to be translated or defined.
Process
The program then runs these terms into cantonese.org to scrap the first definition and jyutping (if available).
- Create a query web address from a word in the wordlist.
- Requests library uses the (HTTP) GET method to download the corresponding reponse webpage.
- Move the response into BeautifulSoup4 (HTML parser) object.
- Extract specific data based on the HTML tags and index.
Output
The program creates a file called "canto-definitions.csv" in which the first column displays the jyutping and the second column displays the definition.
That's it!
You can view your new "canto-dict.csv" from the current working directory.
How to Run Program
Dependencies
- BeautifulSoup4 (HTML parser)
- Requests (HTTP library)
Run
# Run program
python3 main.py
# Input wordlist
sample/sample2.txt
# Review the saved file
vim canto-definitions.csv