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retf.py Update to hacking 0.10 2015-01-13 09:04:27 +01:00

README.md

retf.py

This script applies a set of regular expressions onto a set of files to automatically identify and fix typographical errors.

What does RETF mean?

RETF means RegExTypoFix or Regular Expression Typographical error Fixer and is a set of regular expressions to find and fix common misspellings and grammatical errors.

The regular expressions are available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/Typos.

Usage

There are two ways to define the set of files. First you can simply add single files using the parameter --file.

$ ./retf.py --file path/to/file1 path/to/file2 path/to/file3

Also you can specify paths using the parameter --path that should be scanned for files.

$ ./retf.py --path path/with/files/1 path/with/files/2

To not use all files inside the specified paths it's possible to filter by the file extension.

$ ./retf.py --path path/with/files --extension xml txt rst

It's possible to use the parameters --path and --file together.

By default the script will only check for findings in all specified files.

To automatically write back resolved findings add the parameter --write-changes. Findings will then be written to a copy with the ending .retf.

To fix findings directly in the files add the parameter --in-place. Findings will than be fixed directly in the files. A backup file with the ending .orig will be created. To disable backups add the paramter --no-backup.

To only check if there are findings inside the defined set of files add

To download the latest RETF rules from Wikipedia use the parameter --download.

Needed Python modules

To install the needed modules you can use pip or the package management system included in your distribution. When using the package management system maybe the name of the packages differ. When using pip it's maybe necessary to install some development packages. For example on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS you have to install libyaml-dev for pyyaml and python-dev for regex.

$ pip install beautifulsoup4
$ pip install glob2
$ pip install pyyaml
$ pip install regex
$ pip install six