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29 changes: 29 additions & 0 deletions PyDictionary/core.py
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Expand Up @@ -137,6 +137,35 @@ def meaning(term, disable_errors=False):
if disable_errors == False:
print("Error: The Following Error occured: %s" % e)

@staticmethod
def usage(term, min_length= 5, disable_errors=False):
"""
:param term: The word we are looking for meanings and usages
:param min_length: minimum length of the sentence to filter on
:param disable_errors: if False, print errors if there is some error
:return: returns a dictionary with keys begin (noun, verb). One with meanings and other with usages
"""
if len(term.split()) > 1:
print("Error: A Term must be only a single word")
else:
try:
html = _get_soup_object("http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s={0}".format(term))
types = html.findAll("h3")
length = len(types)
lists = html.findAll("ul")
usage_out = []
for a in types:
reg = str(lists[types.index(a)])
for x in re.findall(r"<i>\"(.*?)\"", reg):
if 'often followed by' in x:
pass
elif len(x) >= min_length and term in str(x):
usage_out.append(x)
return usage_out
except Exception as e:
if disable_errors == False:
print("Error: The Following Error occured: %s" % e)

if __name__ == '__main__':
d = PyDictionary('honest','happy')
d.printSynonyms()
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