py-dict-client 0.1.0

py-dict-client is a Python 3 client implementing the Dictionary Server Protocol.

Installation

$ pip install py-dict-client

Usage

>>> from dictionary_client import DictionaryClient
>>> dc = DictionaryClient()

>>> dc.databases
{'fra-eng': 'French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1',
 'eng-fra': 'English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6',
 'wn': 'WordNet (r) 3.1 (2011)',
 'foldoc': 'The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (2020-04-05)'}

>>> dc.define('oiseau', db='fra-eng').content
[{'db': 'fra-eng', 'definition': 'oiseau /wazo/ <n, masc>\nbird'}]

>>> dc.define('chauffeur').content
[{'db': 'fra-eng', 'definition': 'chauffeur /ʃofœʀ/ <n, masc>\nchauffeur, driver'},
 {'db': 'eng-fra', 'definition': 'chauffeur /ʃoufər/\nchauffeur'},
 {'db': 'wn', 'definition': 'chauffeur\n    n 1: a man paid to drive a privately owned car\n...'}]

>>> dc.match('hello').content
defaultdict(<class 'list'>, {'eng-fra': ['hello'], 'wn': ['hello'], 'foldoc': ['hello']})

>>> dc.disconnect()

TODO implement remaining commands in specification

• STATUS
• SHOW INFO
• SHOW SERVER
• HELP
• OPTION
• AUTH
• SASLAUTH