sotw / edict

A Taiwan yahoo English dictionary crawl python3 version

An English Dictionary with AI

#Generative ai #Console English dictionary #web crawler

Introduction

This simple utility is actully my very first pet project back to 2008. It's a really easy to use English-Chinese Dictionary web crawler. If you were a Traditional Chinese native speaker and a linux console user, this might be handy for you.

At 2023, now I combined with AI usage.

Currently you can use this simple utiliy to generate your own close test

How to install

Need python3 and bs4 (beautifual soup 4) and openai

1. git clone

2. install.sh

I will create a invisible .edict under your home folder

and place bashscript under $home/bin/sh

[optional]

If you want to use ai, you need to buy a openai key to use

google "open ai key"

Once you have the key,

1. echo "my open ai key" > .oaikey

2. mv .oaikey ~/.edict

Note: you don't need to have openai key to use basic feature.

How to use

Check out the usage guide video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uK9qrqCZDU

Under console ( recommand wsl/ubuntu )

You can get a help file like the following:

> edict
usage: edict.py [-h] [-v] [-d DATABASE] [-q SQL3DB] [-s] [-l] [-f] [-m] [-a] [-i] [-k OAIKEY] [query ...]

A English Dictionary Utility with AI

positional arguments:
  query

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -v, --verbose         Verbose mode
  -d DATABASE, --database DATABASE
  -q SQL3DB, --sqlite3 SQL3DB
  -s, --statistic       Dump all consult history
  -l, --listmark        Dump all marked consult history
  -f, --flushdatabase   Flush database
  -m, --marklastword    mark last consulted word for further grouping
  -a, --ai              Doing AI base on consulting history
  -i, --queryai         Using AI to do something amazing
  -k OAIKEY, --openaikey OAIKEY

Feature: consult the chinese english dictionary

> edict incantation
search target:https://tw.dictionary.search.yahoo.com/search?p=incantation
KK[͵ɪnkænˋteʃən]
DJ[͵inkænˋteiʃən]
IPA[ˌɪnkænˈteɪʃn]
咒語
咒語
PyDict
This pattern : "incantation" has been consulted 1 times!

Feature: show consulting history

> edict -s

======================================================================================
|                                         Word|Count|      MARK|    Note B|    Note C|
|                                  incantation|    2|         M|      None|      None|
|                                        magic|    1|         M|      None|      None|
|                                          cat|    1|         M|      None|      None|
|                                          dog|    1|      None|      None|      None|
======================================================================================

Feature : mark the last word

Note: this utility will record the fail consulting string as well, so if you found a result is good enough for you. You can leave a mark for it, just like the favorites list.

> edict -m
======================================================================================
|                                         Word|Count|      MARK|    Note B|    Note C|
|                                  incantation|    1|         M|      None|      None|
====================================================================================== 

Feature: dump the list of marked words

> edict -l
======================================================================================
|                                         Word|Count|      MARK|    Note B|    Note C|
|                                  incantation|    2|         M|      None|      None|
|                                        magic|    1|         M|      None|      None|
|                                          cat|    1|         M|      None|      None|
======================================================================================

Feature: Use generative AI to generate the close test with the list of marked words

This will take a while depending on the response time of OPEN AI. and you probably will get different result every time. I

> edict -a
ASK: Could you generate a close test by using incantation,magic,cat?
Certainly! Here's a close test using the words "incantation," "magic," and "cat":

1. The witch spoke a mysterious ________ that summoned a powerful spell.
2. The magician amazed the audience with his incredible ________ tricks.
3. The ancient book contained secret ________ spells handed down through generations.
4. The little girl giggled as she watched her ________ playfully chase a ball of yarn.
5. The sorcerer waved his wand and whispered an ________ to make the object levitate.
6. The old wizard had a black ________ that seemed to possess mystical powers.
7. The enchantress used an ________ to transform a pumpkin into a beautiful carriage.
8. The charmed amulet radiated a pulsating ________ energy.
9. The feline companion purred contentedly as the witch recited a poetic ________.
10. The illusionist's breathtaking ________ show left the audience in awe.

Remember to fill in the blanks with the most suitable word that fits the context.

Feature empty the history

This simple utility is designed for reading a document once a time currently.

So you might want to empty the record at ceratin point.

> edict -f
Gone in the wind...

To do:

More generic ai feature. It's amazing