From 39338d6000f1021eb987c1588ab0de8ccb9992ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: darksun Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2019 13:01:56 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98:=2020190117=20Pyvoc=20?= =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=93=20A=20Command=20line=20Dictionary=20And=20Vocabulary?= =?UTF-8?q?=20Building=20Tool=20sources/tech/20190117=20Pyvoc=20-=20A=20Co?= =?UTF-8?q?mmand=20line=20Dictionary=20And=20Vocabulary=20Building=20Tool.?= =?UTF-8?q?md?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- ...Dictionary And Vocabulary Building Tool.md | 239 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 239 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/tech/20190117 Pyvoc - A Command line Dictionary And Vocabulary Building Tool.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20190117 Pyvoc - A Command line Dictionary And Vocabulary Building Tool.md b/sources/tech/20190117 Pyvoc - A Command line Dictionary And Vocabulary Building Tool.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b0aa45d618 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20190117 Pyvoc - A Command line Dictionary And Vocabulary Building Tool.md @@ -0,0 +1,239 @@ +[#]: collector: (lujun9972) +[#]: translator: ( ) +[#]: reviewer: ( ) +[#]: publisher: ( ) +[#]: url: ( ) +[#]: subject: (Pyvoc – A Command line Dictionary And Vocabulary Building Tool) +[#]: via: (https://www.ostechnix.com/pyvoc-a-command-line-dictionary-and-vocabulary-building-tool/) +[#]: author: (SK https://www.ostechnix.com/author/sk/) + +Pyvoc – A Command line Dictionary And Vocabulary Building Tool +====== + +![](https://www.ostechnix.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pyvoc-720x340.jpg) + +Howdy! I have a good news for non-native English speakers. Now, you can improve your English vocabulary and find the meaning of English words, right from your Terminal. Say hello to **Pyvoc** , a cross-platform, open source, command line dictionary and vocabulary building tool written in **Python** programming language. Using this tool, you can brush up some English words meanings, test or improve your vocabulary skill or simply use it as a CLI dictionary on Unix-like operating systems. + +### Installing Pyvoc + +Since Pyvoc is written using Python language, you can install it using [**Pip3**][1] package manager. + +``` +$ pip3 install pyvoc +``` + +Once installed, run the following command to automatically create necessary configuration files in your $HOME directory. + +``` +$ pyvoc word +``` + +Sample output: + +``` +|Creating necessary config files +/getting api keys. please handle with care! +| + +word +Noun: single meaningful element of speech or writing +example: I don't like the word ‘unofficial’ + +Verb: express something spoken or written +example: he words his request in a particularly ironic way + +Interjection: used to express agreement or affirmation +example: Word, that's a good record, man +``` + +Done! Let us go ahead and brush the English skills. + +### Use Pyvoc as a command line Dictionary tool + +Pyvoc fetches the word meaning from **Oxford Dictionary API**. + +Let us say, you want to find the meaning of a word **‘digression’**. To do so, run: + +``` +$ pyvoc digression +``` + +![](https://www.ostechnix.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pyvoc1.png) + +See? Pyvoc not only displays the meaning of word **‘digression’** , but also an example sentence which shows how to use that word in practical. + +Let us see an another example. + +``` +$ pyvoc subterfuge +| + +subterfuge +Noun: deceit used in order to achieve one's goal +example: he had to use subterfuge and bluff on many occasions +``` + +It also shows the word classes as well. As you already know, English has four major **word classes** : + + 1. Nouns, + + 2. Verbs, + + 3. Adjectives, + + 4. Adverbs. + + + + +Take a look at the following example. + +``` +$ pyvoc welcome + / + +welcome +Noun: instance or manner of greeting someone +example: you will receive a warm welcome + +Interjection: used to greet someone in polite or friendly way +example: welcome to the Wildlife Park + +Verb: greet someone arriving in polite or friendly way +example: hotels should welcome guests in their own language + +Adjective: gladly received +example: I'm pleased to see you, lad—you're welcome +``` + +As you see in the above output, the word ‘welcome’ can be used as a verb, noun, adjective and interjection. Pyvoc has given example for each class. + +If you misspell a word, it will inform you to check the spelling of the given word. + +``` +$ pyvoc wlecome +\ +No definition found. Please check the spelling!! +``` + +Useful, isn’t it? + +### Create vocabulary groups + +A vocabulary group is nothing but a collection words added by the user. You can later revise or take quiz from these groups. 100 groups of 60 words are **reserved** for the user. + +To add a word (E.g **sporadic** ) to a group, just run: + +``` +$ pyvoc sporadic -a +- + +sporadic +Adjective: occurring at irregular intervals or only in few places +example: sporadic fighting broke out + + +writing to vocabulary group... +word added to group number 51 +``` + +As you can see, I didn’t provide any group number and pyvoc displayed the meaning of given word and automatically added that word to group number **51**. If you don’t provide the group number, Pyvoc will **incrementally add words** to groups **51-100**. + +Pyvoc also allows you to specify a group number if you want to. You can specify a group from 1-50 using **-g** option. For example, I am going to add a word to Vocabulary group 20 using the following command. + +``` +$ pyvoc discrete -a -g 20 + / + +discrete +Adjective: individually separate and distinct +example: speech sounds are produced as a continuous sound signal rather + than discrete units + +creating group Number 20... +writing to vocabulary group... +word added to group number 20 +``` + +See? The above command displays the meaning of ‘discrete’ word and adds it to the vocabulary group 20. If the group doesn’t exists, Pyvoc will create it and add the word. + +By default, Pyvoc includes three predefined vocabulary groups (101, 102, and 103). These custom groups has 800 words of each. All words in these groups are taken from **GRE** and **SAT** preparation websites. + +To view the user-generated groups, simply run: + +``` +$ pyvoc word -l + - + +word +Noun: single meaningful element of speech or writing +example: I don't like the word ‘unofficial’ + +Verb: express something spoken or written +example: he words his request in a particularly ironic way + +Interjection: used to express agreement or affirmation +example: Word, that's a good record, man + + +USER GROUPS +Group no. No. of words +20 1 + +DEFAULT GROUP +Group no. No. of words +51 1 +``` +``` + +``` + +As you see, I have created one group (20) including the default group (51). + +### Test and improve English vocabulary + +As I already said, you can use the Vocabulary groups to revise or take quiz from them. + +For instance, to revise the group no. **101** , use **-r** option like below. + +``` +$ pyvoc 101 -r +``` + +You can now revise the meaning of all words in the Vocabulary group 101 in random order. Just hit ENTER to go through next questions. Once done, hit **CTRL+C** to exit. + +![](https://www.ostechnix.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pyvoc2-1.png) + +Also, you take quiz from the existing groups to brush up your vocabulary. To do so, use **-q** option like below. + +``` +$ pyvoc 103 -q 50 +``` + +This command allows you to take quiz of 50 questions from vocabulary group 103. Choose the correct answer from the list by entering the appropriate number. You will get 1 point for every correct answer. The more you score the more your vocabulary skill will be. + +![](https://www.ostechnix.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pyvoc3.png) + +Pyvoc is in the early-development stage. I hope the developer will improve it and add more features in the days to come. + +As a non-native English speaker, I personally find it useful to test and learn new word meanings in my free time. If you’re a heavy command line user and wanted to quickly check the meaning of a word, Pyvoc is the right tool. You can also test your English Vocabulary at your free time to memorize and improve your English language skill. Give it a try. You won’t be disappointed. + +And, that’s all for now. Hope this was useful. More good stuffs to come. Stay tuned! + +Cheers! + + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://www.ostechnix.com/pyvoc-a-command-line-dictionary-and-vocabulary-building-tool/ + +作者：[SK][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://www.ostechnix.com/author/sk/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://www.ostechnix.com/manage-python-packages-using-pip/