simple-translate

п»ї# SimpleTranslate

The SimpleTranslate class is a Python package for easily translating text between languages using the Lingva API. This class provides a simple interface to perform translations without complex setup.

Installation

To use the SimpleTranslate package, simply install it via pip:

pip install simple-translate

Usage

Importing the Package

from simple_translate import SimpleTranslate

Translates the provided text from the source language to the target language.

• Parameters:

  • text (str): The text to be translated.
  • target_language (str): The target language for translation.
  • source_language (str, optional): The language of the original text (default is "en").

• Returns:

  • str: The translated text. If there is an error, returns an empty string.

Example Usage

Example 1: Translate from English to Spanish

from simple_translate import SimpleTranslate

# Create an instance of the SimpleTranslate class
translator = SimpleTranslate()

# Translate from English to Spanish
translated_text = translator.translate("Hello, how are you?", "es", "en")
print(translated_text)  # Output: "Hola, ВїcГіmo estГЎs?"

Example 2: Translate from French to English

# Translate from French to English
translated_text = translator.translate("Bonjour", "en", "fr")
print(translated_text)  # Output: "Good morning"

Example 3: Translate from Spanish to English

# Translate from Spanish to English
translated_text = translator.translate("ВїCГіmo estГЎs?", "en", "es")
print(translated_text)  # Output: "How are you?"

Example 4: Get Supported Languages

from simple_translate import SimpleTranslate

# Create an instance of the SimpleTranslate class
translator = SimpleTranslate()

# Get the list of supported languages
languages = translator.get_supported_languages()
print(languages)  # Output: ['af', 'sq', 'am', 'ar', 'hy', ...]

Error Handling

If the translation request fails due to network issues or an invalid response, a message will be printed and an empty string will be returned. For example:

from simple_translate import SimpleTranslate
from requests.exceptions import RequestException

translator = SimpleTranslate()

try:
    translated_text = translator.translate("Hello", "fr", "en")
    print(translated_text)
except RequestException as error:
    print(f"Error: {error}")

License

This package is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

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