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7.30 Python bindings

Liblouis provides comprehensive Python bindings for its core functionality. The following functions are available:

7.30.1 Translation functions

translate, translateString

Forward translation from text to braille

backTranslate, backTranslateString

Reverse translation from braille to text

7.30.2 Finding tables

The query API provides querying for tables through:

findTable, findTables

Locate translation tables

getTableInfo

Retrieve table metadata

listTables

List available tables

7.30.3 Additional functions

hyphenate

Text hyphenation

checkTable

Validate table syntax

compileString

Compile translation rules

setLogLevel

Configure logging verbosity

version

Get library version information

For detailed API documentation, refer to the Python module’s built-in help. Installation instructions can be found in python/README.