ipadic

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The `ipadic` library packages the IPADic dictionary files for use with Python applications, primarily to provide dictionary data for `mecab-python3`. It resolves issues for projects that depend on older `mecab-python3` behavior or require a specific IPADic path. This library, currently at version 1.0.0, only supplies the dictionary data and does not offer an interface to MeCab itself. Due to the original IPADic not being actively maintained, future development of this wrapper library is expected to be minimal.

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · IPADIC

ipadic

databasepythonv1.0.0

Install

5.3s avg

Import

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Disk

67MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v1.0.0 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.910 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.000s · 69.7MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.910 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 5.3s · import 0.000s · 70MB

67MB installed

● package 67MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

DICDIR

✓ import ipadic; ipadic_path = ipadic.DICDIR

✗ from ipadic import DICDIR

While `from ipadic import DICDIR` works, `import ipadic` is more common in examples and avoids potential name clashes if other modules also define DICDIR.

This quickstart demonstrates how to obtain the IPADic dictionary path from the `ipadic` library and use it to initialize `MeCab.Tagger` from the `mecab-python3` package. Remember that `mecab-python3` and the underlying MeCab system library must be installed separately.

import ipadic import MeCab import os # Get the path to the IPADic dictionary provided by the library ipadic_path = ipadic.DICDIR # Initialize MeCab.Tagger with the IPADic path # MeCab and mecab-python3 must be installed separately. tagger = MeCab.Tagger(f"-d {ipadic_path}") # Example usage: tokenizing text text = "すもももももももものうち" result = tagger.parse(text) print(f"Text: {text}\nMeCab result:\n{result}") # Cleanup (not strictly necessary for this example) # If you were loading models dynamically, you might clear caches, etc.

Debug

Known issues

gotchaThe `ipadic` library only provides dictionary files; it does NOT provide an interface to MeCab or any tokenization functionality itself. Users must install and use `mecab-python3` (or another MeCab binding) separately to perform tokenization.

fix

Ensure you have `mecab-python3` installed (`pip install mecab-python3`) and initialize `MeCab.Tagger` by passing `ipadic.DICDIR` explicitly.

affects: 1.0.0 and subsequent

deprecatedThe maintainers have stated that this might be the 'last release' (v1.0.0) as the upstream IPADic dictionary itself is not maintained. Users should be aware that future updates or bug fixes for `ipadic` might be limited.

fix

Consider the long-term maintenance status when designing your application. No direct fix for `ipadic` itself, but be prepared for potential lack of updates.

affects: 1.0.0 and subsequent

gotcha`ipadic` does not automatically install `mecab-python3` or the underlying MeCab system library. These are external dependencies required for `ipadic`'s dictionary data to be useful for tokenization.

fix

Install `mecab-python3` via pip (`pip install mecab-python3`) and ensure the MeCab system library is installed on your operating system (e.g., `sudo apt-get install mecab libmecab-dev mecab-ipadic-utf8` on Debian/Ubuntu).

affects: 1.0.0 and subsequent

Errors

Common errors & fixes

AttributeError: module 'ipadic' has no attribute 'Tagger'

Users often mistake `ipadic` for a full MeCab wrapper or tokenizer, attempting to call methods like `Tagger` directly on the `ipadic` module.

fix

`ipadic` only provides the dictionary path. You must import and use `MeCab.Tagger` from the `mecab-python3` library and pass `ipadic.DICDIR` to its constructor: `import MeCab; tagger = MeCab.Tagger(f'-d {ipadic.DICDIR}')`.

MeCab.Tagger.parse throws an error or produces incorrect Japanese tokenization.

When `mecab-python3` is used, but the `ipadic` dictionary path (`ipadic.DICDIR`) is not explicitly provided, MeCab might use a different default dictionary (e.g., an outdated system-wide dictionary or another specific dictionary).

fix

Always explicitly specify the dictionary path when initializing `MeCab.Tagger` to ensure the correct IPADic is used: `tagger = MeCab.Tagger(f'-d {ipadic.DICDIR}')`.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'MeCab'

The `MeCab` Python module, provided by `mecab-python3`, is not installed or discoverable. `ipadic` does not automatically install this dependency.

fix

Install the Python bindings for MeCab: `pip install mecab-python3`. Also, ensure the underlying MeCab system library is installed on your OS.

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Version history

1.0.0latest on PyPI · released Jul 20, 2020

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/polm/ipadic-py ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/ipadic/ ↗