Text Translation Sample¶
A command line console application that provides access to the language translation facilities of the Aculab Cloud Web Services API. Use the translate command to translate some text from one language to another. Use the languages command to list all languages that text can be translated to.
Usage¶
python text_translation.py [--wsserver cloudWebServerAddress] <cloudId> <username> <apiAccessKey> <command>
Arguments¶
cloudWebServerAddress
The address of the cloud web server. By default the wrappers call web services on
https://ws-<cloudId>.aculabcloud.net. In certain circumstances you may need to use a different address which you can set here.
cloudId
Cloud region id (e.g. 1-2-0)
username
Cloud account username
apiAccessKey
Cloud API Access key
command
One of the following...
languages
translate <sourceLanguageCode> <targetLanguageCode> <filename>
Where...
sourceLanguageCode
The language of the text that is to be translated. The language must be specified using one of the supported codes (Use the 'languages' command to see all available languages and their codes). If you do not know the language, specify a dash character to have the server auto detect it.
targetLanguageCode
The language that the text will be translated to. The language must be specified using one of the supported codes (Use the 'languages' command to see all available languages and their codes).
filename
A UTF-8 encoded file containing text that is to be translated.
Examples¶
List all available languages and their codes
python text_translation.py 1-2-0 bob@acompany.com 6b4UmwoOPxjeI2M76aebfQ languages
Translate some text from English to French
python text_translation.py 1-2-0 bob@acompany.com 6b4UmwoOPxjeI2M76aebfQ translate en fr classic_burger_menu.txt
Translate some text from an unknown language to English
python text_translation.py 1-2-0 bob@acompany.com 6b4UmwoOPxjeI2M76aebfQ translate - en menu_de_hamburgers_classiques.txt