pywikipedia.wiktionary.Meaning

Package pywikipedia :: Module wiktionary :: Class Meaning

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Class Meaning

This class contains one meaning for a word or an expression.

Method Summary
	`__init__(self, term, definition, etymology, synonyms, translations)` Constructor...
	`addTranslation(self, translation)` Add a translation Term object to the dictionary for this meaning The lang property of the Term object will be used as the key of the dictionary
	`getDefinition(self)` Returns the definition
	`getEtymology(self)` Returns the etymology
	`getSynonyms(self)` Returns the list of synonym Term objects
	`getTranslations(self)` Returns the translations dictionary containing translation Term objects for this meaning
	`hasSynonyms(self)` Returns True if there are synonyms Returns False if there are no synonyms
	`hasTranslations(self)` Returns True if there are translations Returns False if there are no translations
	`setDefinition(self, definition)` Provide a definition
	`setEtymology(self, etymology)` Provide the etymology
	`setSynonyms(self, synonyms)` Provide the synonyms
	`setTranslations(self, translations)` Provide the translations
	`showcontents(self, indentation)` Prints the contents of this meaning.
	`wikiwrapSynonyms(self, wikilang)` Returns a string with all the synonyms in a format ready for Wiktionary
	`wikiwrapTranslations(self, wikilang, entrylang)` Returns a string with all the translations in a format ready for Wiktionary The behavior changes with the circumstances.

Method Details

init(self, term, definition='', etymology='', synonyms=[], translations={})
(Constructor)

Constructor
Generally called with one parameter:
- The Term object we are describing

- definition (string) for this term is optional
- etymology (string) is optional
- synonyms (list of Term objects) is optional
- translations (dictionary of Term objects, ISO639 is the key) is optional

addTranslation(self, translation)

Add a translation Term object to the dictionary for this meaning The lang property of the Term object will be used as the key of the dictionary

getDefinition(self)

Returns the definition

getEtymology(self)

Returns the etymology

getSynonyms(self)

Returns the list of synonym Term objects

getTranslations(self)

Returns the translations dictionary containing translation Term objects for this meaning

hasSynonyms(self)

Returns True if there are synonyms Returns False if there are no synonyms

hasTranslations(self)

Returns True if there are translations Returns False if there are no translations

setDefinition(self, definition)

Provide a definition

setEtymology(self, etymology)

Provide the etymology

setSynonyms(self, synonyms)

Provide the synonyms

setTranslations(self, translations)

Provide the translations

showcontents(self, indentation)

Prints the contents of this meaning. Every subobject is indented a little further on the screen. The primary purpose is to help keep your sanity while debugging.

wikiwrapSynonyms(self, wikilang)

Returns a string with all the synonyms in a format ready for Wiktionary

wikiwrapTranslations(self, wikilang, entrylang)

Returns a string with all the translations in a format ready for Wiktionary
The behavior changes with the circumstances.
For an entry in the same language as the Wiktionary the full list of translations is output, excluding the local language itself
- This list of translations has to end up in a table with two columns
- The first column of this table contains language with names from A to M, the second contains N to Z
- If a column in this list remains empty a html comment is put in that column
For an entry in a foreign language only the translation towards the local language is output.

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