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pycld2_language_detection_with_confidence_scores.py
pythonDetects the language of a text string and returns the name, code, and confidence
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pycld2_language_detection_with_confidence_scores.py
1import pycld2 as cld2
2
3# Example text (English, French, and some Spanish)
4text_content = "This is a sample text to test language detection. C'est une phrase en français. Esta es una frase en español."
5
6# cld2.detect returns a tuple: (isReliable, textBytesFound, details)
7# details is a tuple of up to three (languageName, languageCode, percent, score)
8isReliable, textBytesFound, details = cld2.detect(text_content)
9
10print(f"Reliable: {isReliable}")
11print(f"Text Bytes Found: {textBytesFound}")
12print(f"Details: {details}")
13
14# To get the top language:
15top_language = details[0]
16print(f"Top language: {top_language[0]} ({top_language[1]}) at {top_language[2]}%")