DictionaryCrawler

DictionaryCrawler is a Python-based tool designed to crawl example sentences for words from the online dictionary like Cambridge, Oxford, ... using BeautifulSoup. This utility allows you to easily obtain example sentences for a list of words provided in a text file.

Special thanks to Nam Anh for the insightful ideas

Installation

1. Clone the Reposity

git clone https://github.com/BFCmath/DictionaryCrawler.git
cd DictionaryCrawler

2. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

1. Prepare the Words-dictionary File

• Replace your dictionary file, named dictionary.txt, in the data folder.
• Ensure that each line of the file contains a single word.

2. Running the script Choose one of the following modes based on your needs:

• Generate a Text File with One Example per Word

python main.py 1

• Generate a Text File with Multiple Examples

python main.py 2

For detailed information about available arguments and configuration options, refer to here.

DEMO

You can try a demo of this tool without cloning the repository by following this Colab link.