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CLI client and a library for urbandictionary.com

Project description

py-urbandict
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py-urbandict is a client for urbandictionary.com.

Project page on github: https://github.com/novel/py-urbandict

Installation
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Just run:

sudo setup.py install

Usage
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To use it from command line, just use 'urbancli' tool like that:

$ urbandicli xterm
1. xterm
Godly creature, omnipotent, guru in every way imaginable.

Examples:

* I wish i was an xterm


$

Usage from Python:

$ python3.2
Python 3.2 (r32:88445, Feb 27 2011, 09:51:00)
[GCC 4.2.1 20070719 [FreeBSD]] on freebsd8
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import urbandict
>>> urbandict.define('xterm')
[{'word': 'xterm', 'example': 'I wish i was an xterm', 'def': 'Godly creature, omnipotent, guru in every way imaginable.'}]
>>>

It returns list of defitinitions for a term. Each list item is a dict with the following keys:

* word -- the word itself
* def -- definition of the term
* example -- example of its usage (could be empty)

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