google_cloud_translation_api_text_transliteration_quickstart.py

1from google.cloud import translate_v3
2
3
4def transliterate_text(
5    project_id: str = "YOUR_PROJECT_ID",
6    content: str = "नमस्ते",
7    source_language_code: str = "hi",
8    target_script_code: str = "Latn",
9) -> translate_v3.TransliterateTextResponse:
10    """Transliterates text from one script to another.
11
12    Args:
13        project_id: Your Google Cloud project ID.
14        content: The text to transliterate.
15        source_language_code: The BCP-47 language code of the input text.
16        target_script: The ISO 15924 code of the target script.
17
18    Returns:
19        The transliterated text response.
20    """
21
22    client = translate_v3.TranslationServiceClient()
23    location = "global"
24    parent = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}"
25
26    # Transliterate text from one script to another
27    # See https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/advanced/transliterate-text
28    # for a list of supported languages and scripts
29    response = client.transliterate_text(
30        request={
31            "parent": parent,
32            "contents": [content],
33            "source_language_code": source_language_code,
34            "target_script": target_script_code,
35        }
36    )
37
38    for transliteration in response.transliterations:
39        print(f"Transliterated text: {transliteration.transliterated_text}")
40
41    return response