pyphonetics

library0.5.3pypypi✓ verified 86d ago

A Python 3 library for phonetic encoding algorithms including Soundex, Metaphone, Double Metaphone, and others. Current version is 0.5.3, with infrequent releases.

serialization

pip install pyphonetics

github ↗package ↗

INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · PYPHONETICS

pyphonetics

serializationpythonv0.5.3

Install

1.7s avg

Import

16ms

Disk

18MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v0.5.3 · 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 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.016s · 20.1MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 1.7s · import 0.016s · 21MB

18MB installed

● package 18MB

Code

Verified usage

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

Soundex

✓ from pyphonetics import Soundex

Standard import path.

Metaphone

✓ from pyphonetics import Metaphone

Standard import path.

DoubleMetaphone

✓ from pyphonetics import DoubleMetaphone

Spelling exactly 'DoubleMetaphone' (no space).

FuzzySoundex

✓ from pyphonetics import FuzzySoundex

Standard import path.

Encode a word using Soundex phonetic algorithm.

from pyphonetics import Soundex soundex = Soundex() print(soundex.phonetics('example'))

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedThe `phonetics` function returns a tuple in older versions but now returns a string; check return type.

fix

Update code to expect a string or use `from pyphonetics import Soundex; code = soundex.phonetics('word')` and treat as string.

affects: <=0.5.2

gotchaCase sensitivity: the library expects uppercase input for some algorithms; inconsistent behavior may occur.

fix

Always convert input to uppercase before passing: `soundex.phonetics(word.upper())`

affects: all

breakingIn version 0.5.0, the `phonetics` method was changed from returning a list/generator to returning a string for single results; DoubleMetaphone changed to return a tuple.

fix

Check the return type: for DoubleMetaphone, use `result = dm.phonetics(word); primary, secondary = result`.

affects: >=0.5.0

gotchaThe library does not support non-alphabetic characters well; numbers or punctuation may cause errors or silent failures.

fix

Sanitize input to only contain letters (A-Z) before encoding.

affects: all

Errors

Common errors & fixes

AttributeError: module 'pyphonetics' has no attribute 'Soundex'

Incorrect import: `import pyphonetics` then `pyphonetics.Soundex()`.

fix

Use `from pyphonetics import Soundex` directly.

TypeError: 'str' object is not callable

Overwriting the `phonetics` function variable name, e.g., `phonetics = 'foo'`.

fix

Avoid using `phonetics` as a variable name.

ValueError: The word must contain only letters

Input contains numbers or special characters.

fix

Strip non-alphabetic characters: `re.sub(r'[^A-Za-z]', '', word)`.

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Version history

0.5.3latest on PyPI · released Feb 25, 2020

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/Lilykos/pyphonetics ↗

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