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num2words - Convert numbers to words in multiple languages
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.. image:: https://travis-ci.org/savoirfairelinux/num2words.svg?branch=master :target: https://travis-ci.org/savoirfairelinux/num2words
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``num2words`` is a library that converts numbers like ``42`` to words like ``forty-two``. It
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supports multiple languages (English, French, Spanish, German and Lithuanian) and can even generate
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ordinal numbers like ``forty-second`` (altough this last feature is a bit buggy at the moment).
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The project is hosted on https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/num2words
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Installation
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The easiest way to install ``num2words`` is to use pip::
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pip install num2words
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Otherwise, you can download the source package and then execute::
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python setup.py install
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The test suite in this library new, so it's rather thin, but it can be ran with::
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python setup.py test
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Usage
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-----
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There's only one function to use::
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>>> from num2words import num2words
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>>> num2words(42)
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forty-two
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>>> num2words(42, ordinal=True)
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forty-second
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>>> num2words(42, lang='fr')
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quarante-deux
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Besides the numerical argument, there's two optional arguments.
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**ordinal:** A boolean flag indicating to return an ordinal number instead of a cardinal one.
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**lang:** The language in which to convert the number. Supported values are:
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* ``en`` (English, default)
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* ``fr`` (French)
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* ``de`` (German)
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* ``es`` (Spanish)
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* ``lt`` (Lithuanian)
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* ``lv`` (Latvian)
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* ``en_GB`` (British English)
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* ``en_IN`` (Indian English)
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* ``no`` (Norwegian)
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* ``pl`` (Polish)
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* ``ru`` (Russian)
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* ``dk`` (Danish)
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* ``pt_BR`` (Brazilian Portuguese)
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* ``he`` (Hebrew)
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* ``it`` (Italian)
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You can supply values like ``fr_FR``, the code will be
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correctly interpreted. If you supply an unsupported language, ``NotImplementedError`` is raised.
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Therefore, if you want to call ``num2words`` with a fallback, you can do::
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try:
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return num2words(42, lang=mylang)
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except NotImplementedError:
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return num2words(42, lang='en')
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History
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-------
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``num2words`` is based on an old library, ``pynum2word`` created by Taro Ogawa in 2003.
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Unfortunately, the library stopped being maintained and the author can't be reached. There was
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another developer, Marius Grigaitis, who in 2011 added Lithuanian support, but didn't take over
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maintenance of the project.
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I am thus basing myself on Marius Grigaitis' improvements and re-publishing ``pynum2word`` as
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``num2words``.
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Virgil Dupras, Savoir-faire Linux
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