Python Baidu Translation API implements French translation

Python Baidu Translation API implements French translation

With the continuous advancement of globalization, communication between people has become more and more frequent. Language, as an important part of human communication, has also become one of the barriers to communication. In order to solve the language barrier, in the context of the development of the Internet, translation tools came into being. Baidu Translation API is a powerful tool that can help us achieve translation between various languages. This article will introduce how to use Baidu Translation API to achieve French translation.

First, we need to obtain our application ID and key from the Baidu Translation API official website. The acquisition method is as follows:

1. Open the official website of Baidu Translation Open Platform: http://api.fanyi.baidu.com/
2. Register a new account, or log in with an existing account .
3. On the homepage of the open platform, click the "Console" button in the upper right corner.
4. On the console page, click "My Applications" on the left, and then click the "Create Application" button above.
5. On the application creation page, fill in the application name, select the service type of the translation API, and check the agreement.
6. After successful creation, you can view your application ID and key on the application list page.

After obtaining the application ID and key, we can use Python to write code and use Baidu Translation API to implement French translation. Here is a sample code:

import requests
import hashlib
import random

# 应用ID和密钥
app_id = 'your_app_id'
app_secret = 'your_app_secret'

# 翻译函数
def translate(text, from_lang, to_lang):
    # 生成随机数作为salt
    salt = random.randint(32768, 65536)
    
    # 计算sign
    sign = app_id + text + str(salt) + app_secret
    md5 = hashlib.md5()
    md5.update(sign.encode())
    sign = md5.hexdigest()
    
    # 发送POST请求
    url = 'http://api.fanyi.baidu.com/api/trans/vip/translate'
    data = {
        'q': text,
        'from': from_lang,
        'to': to_lang,
        'appid': app_id,
        'salt': salt,
        'sign': sign
    }
    response = requests.post(url, data=data)
    
    # 解析翻译结果
    result = response.json()
    translated_text = result['trans_result'][0]['dst']
    
    return translated_text

# 测试翻译
if __name__ == '__main__':
    text = input('请输入要翻译的文本：')
    translated_text = translate(text, 'auto', 'fra')
    print('翻译结果：', translated_text)

In the above code, we first assign the application ID and secret to the app_id and app_secret variables. Then a translate function is defined, which accepts three parameters: the text to be translated, the source language, and the target language. Inside the function, we generate a random number as salt and calculate sign using app_id, text, salt and app_secret. Then encapsulate all parameters into a dictionary, send a POST request to Baidu Translation API, and parse the returned JSON result to obtain the translated text.

Finally, under if __name__ == '__main__':, we call the translate function to implement French translation and print the translation results.

Through the above code, we can implement a simple French translation function. Of course, Baidu Translation API also provides more functions, such as obtaining a supported language list, translating long texts, etc. You can learn more detailed usage methods and parameter descriptions through the official documentation of Baidu Translation API.

To sum up, it is very simple to use Baidu Translation API to achieve French translation. Obtain the application ID and key by registering an account, then use Python to write code and call the API to implement the translation function. In this way, we can break through language barriers and achieve more convenient communication.

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