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macdict

macdict is a command line utility and library to look up dictionary in macOS.

It is built on the Dictionary Services_ (CoreServices.framework) and ctypes_. So we have a pure Python implementation without any compile-time dependency.

Installation

::

$ pip install macdict

or with pipsi_ for using its CLI only::

$ pipsi install macdict

CLI Usage

::

$ macdict-lookup apple
apple | BrE ˈap(ə)l, AmE ˈæpəl | noun (fruit) ...

API Usage

.. code-block:: python

from macdict import lookup_word

definition = lookup_word(u'apple') print(definition)

Contributing

If you want to report bugs or request features, please feel free to open issues or create pull requests on GitHub_.

.. _Dictionary Services: https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/DictionaryServicesProgGuide/ .. _ctypes: https://docs.python.org/dev/library/ctypes.html .. _pipsi: https://github.com/mitsuhiko/pipsi .. _GitHub: https://github.com/tonyseek/macdict/issues .. |Build Status| image:: https://img.shields.io/travis/tonyseek/macdict.svg?style=flat :target: https://travis-ci.org/tonyseek/macdict :alt: Build Status .. |Coverage Status| image:: https://img.shields.io/coveralls/tonyseek/macdict.svg?style=flat :target: https://coveralls.io/r/tonyseek/macdict :alt: Coverage Status .. |PyPI Version| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/macdict.svg?style=flat :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/macdict :alt: PyPI Version