dict_dl/merriam_webster.py

from dict_dl import Queue, WordParser, cw, ot, rb, uq, uqall


class MerriamWebsterParser(WordParser):
    def __init__(self, word):
        url_prefix = "https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/"
        super().__init__(word, url_prefix)

    @property
    def definitions(self):
        definitions = {}
        for i in range(1, 20):
            for entry in self.root.findall(f".//div[@id='dictionary-entry-{i}']"):
                for e in entry.findall(".//span[@class='dt']"):
                    for d in e.findall("./span[@class='dtText']"):
                        definitions[ot(d)] = [
                            ot(ex) for ex in e.findall("./span[@class!='dtText']")
                        ]
        if not definitions:  # british spelling...
            for entry in self.root.findall(f".//div[@id='dictionary-entry-1']"):
                for e in entry.findall(".//span[@class='cxl']"):
                    words = [ot(d) for d in entry.findall(".//a")]
                    definitions[f'{ot(e)} {", ".join(words)}'] = []
        return cw(definitions)

    @property
    def neighbours(self):
        neighbours = set()
        for e in self.root.findall(".//a"):
            if "href" in e.attrib and e.attrib["href"].startswith("/dictionary/"):
                link = e.attrib["href"].split("/")[-1].split("#")[0].split("?")[0]
                neighbours.add(uq(link))
        return neighbours

    @property
    def pronounciation(self):
        prs = []
        for e in self.root.findall(".//span[@class='mw no-badge']"):
            prs.append(ot(e))
        return list(set(prs))

    @property
    def type(self):
        types = set()
        for e in self.root.findall(".//a[@class='important-blue-link']"):
            types.add(rb(ot(e), "(", ")"))
        return sorted(types)

    @property
    def examples(self):
        examples = []
        queries = [
            ".//*[@class='in-sentences']/span",
            ".//*[@class='in-sentences read-more-content-hint-container']/span",
            ".//*[@class='on-web']/span",
            ".//*[@class='on-web read-more-content-hint-container']/span",
        ]
        for query in queries:
            for e in self.root.findall(query):
                examples.append(" ".join([l for l in e.itertext()]))
        return cw(examples)

    @property
    def first_known_use(self):
        uses = {}
        for e in self.root.findall(".//div[@class='first-known-content-section']"):
            for y in e.findall(".//p[@class='ety-sl pb-3']"):
                uses[ot(y)] = ""
            for t, y in zip(
                e.findall(".//p[@class='function-label']"),
                e.findall(".//p[@class='ety-sl']"),
            ):
                uses[ot(y)] = rb(ot(t), "(", ")")
        return cw(uses)

    @property
    def synonym_discussion(self):
        syndisc = ""
        for e in self.root.findall(".//div[@id='synonym-discussion-anchor']"):
            syndisc = ot(e)
        return syndisc

    @property
    def history_and_etymology(self):
        hande = {}
        for e in self.root.findall(".//div[@class='etymology-content-section']"):
            for y in e.findall(".//p[@class='et']"):
                hande[ot(y)] = ""
            for t, y in zip(
                e.findall(".//p[@class='function-label']"),
                e.findall(".//p[@class='et']"),
            ):
                hande[ot(y)] = rb(ot(t), "(", ")")
        print(hande)
        return cw(hande)

    @property
    def synonyms(self):
        uls = [ul for ul in self.root.findall(".//div[@id='synonyms-anchor']/ul")]
        if uls:
            return [next(l.itertext()) for l in uls[0].findall(".//a")]
        else:
            return []

    @property
    def antonyms(self):
        uls = [ul for ul in self.root.findall(".//div[@id='synonyms-anchor']/ul")]
        if len(uls) > 1:
            return [next(l.itertext()) for l in uls[1].findall(".//a")]
        else:
            return []

    def todict(self):
        assert (
            self.type or self.definitions
        ), f"{self.time} {self.word}: type or definitions came back empty..."
        return uqall(
            {
                self.word: {
                    "type": self.type,
                    "definitions": self.definitions,
                    "pronounciation": self.pronounciation,
                    # "synonyms": self.synonyms,
                    # "antonyms": self.antonyms,
                    # "synonym_discussion": self.synonym_discussion,
                    "examples": self.examples,
                    "history_and_etymology": self.history_and_etymology,
                    "first_known_use": self.first_known_use,
                    "time_of_retrieval": self.time,
                }
            }
        )


# testword = "domicile"
# d = MerriamWebsterParser(testword)
# # print(d.definitions)
# print(d.neighbours)
# word_dict = d.todict()
# for k, v in word_dict[testword].items():
#     print(f"### {k} ###\n", v)
# exit()

q = Queue(MerriamWebsterParser, "en_MerriamWebster/", "_MW.json")
q.loadDB()

while True:
    q.add_word()