SMS/Message_Slang_Translator

How to Run

 python sms_translator_function.py

Main Working logic

 def translator(user_string):
 user_string = user_string.split(" ")
 j = 0
 for _str in user_string:
 # File path which consists of Abbreviations.
 fileName = "G:\\Projects [Git]\\sms_slag_translator\\slang.txt"
 # File Access mode [Read Mode]
 accessMode = "r"
 with open(fileName, accessMode) as myCSVfile:
 # Reading file as CSV with delimiter as "=", so that abbreviation are stored in row[0] and phrases in row[1]
 dataFromFile = csv.reader(myCSVfile, delimiter="=")
 # Removing Special Characters.
 _str = re.sub('[^a-zA-Z0-9-_.]', '', _str)
 for row in dataFromFile:
 # Check if selected word matches short forms[LHS] in text file.
 if _str.upper() == row[0]:
 # If match found replace it with its Abbreviation in text file.
 user_string[j] = row[1]
 myCSVfile.close()
 j = j + 1
 # Replacing commas with spaces for final output.
 print(' '.join(user_string))

Python Script to abbreviate slangs

Text File with abbreviations :

Running Script

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