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PyLex

Python3 library for performing lexical analysis on words, one word at a time.

Usage

Help Usage

gavy42@jarvis:~/PyLex$ python3 script.py -h
usage: script.py [-h] [-r] [-s] [-a] [-m] [-hg] [-sa] [-n NUMBER] [-f]
                 word

PyLex: Perform lexical analysis, one word at a time.

positional arguments:
  word                  an input of the word

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -r, --rhyme           get rhyming words
  -s, --synonym         get synonym
  -a, --antonym         get antonyms
  -m, --meaning         get meaning
  -hg, --homographs     get homographs
  -sa, --sound_alike    get words that sound alike
  -n NUMBER, --number NUMBER
                        number of words should be returned
  -f, --full            FULL lexical analysis

Interpreter Usage

>>> from script import Lex
>>> lex = Lex("alone")
>>> lex
<script.Lex object at 0x7f8c075c5d68>
>>> wordlist = lex.rhyming_words()
[*] Getting rhyming words for the word: alone...
>>> lex.display_wordlist(wordlist, 4)
[*] Displaying list; Format: Descending
cologne
malone
overblown
blown

Functions Usage

After creating an object instance as Lex(<string>), these functions are available

  • rhyming_words() : Returns a list of words rhyming with the entered word.
  • synonyms() : Returns a list of synonyms
  • antonyms() : Returns a list of antonyms
  • meaning() : Returns a list of possible meanings
  • homophones() : Returns a list of homophones
  • homographs() : Returns a list of homographs
  • sound_alike() : Returns a list of words that sound alike the given word

PyLex Full Analysis

  • Run python3 script.py <word> -f to get full lexical analysis of any word.
  • Returns a JSON format file with contained information.
gavy42@jarvis:~/PyLex$ python3 script.py alone -f
[!][!] Starting full analysis of: alone

[*][*] JSON file saved in local directory named - alone_lex_analysis.json

Note

  • Program makes calls to external website to gather the information and scrapes content wherever needed.

Support

If you have any trouble understading some part of the code, feel free to raise an issue or for contributing, feel free to make a pull request.

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