sentences

find_with_word

def find_with_word(word: str, sentences: List[str]) -> List[str]:

This function checks if a word is in a list of sentences.

    :param word: Word to check

    :param sentences: List of sentences

    :return: List of sentences that contain the word

    >>> print(find_with_word('experience', [

    ...     'Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.', 

    ...     'Naked I came into the world, and naked I must go out.']))

    ['Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.']

replace_word

def replace_word(word: str, new_word: str, sentences: List[str]) -> List[str]:

This function replaces a word with a new word in a list of sentences.

    :param word: Word to replace

    :param new_word: New word to replace with

    :param sentences: List of sentences

    :return: List of sentences with the replaced word

    >>> print(replace_word('experience', 'wisdom', [

    ...     'Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.', 

    ...     'Naked I came into the world, and naked I must go out.']))

    ['Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long wisdom.']

replacer

SpecialWordReplacer (SepcialWordMasker)

class SpecialWordReplacer:

 def __init__(self, special_words: List[str], target_word: str, replacement_char: str):

 def mask_words(self, text: str) -> str:

This class replace or mask special words between in particular words in a text.

    :param special_words: List of special words to replace or mask

    :param target_word: Word to replace or mask in special words

    :param replacement_char: Character to replace the target word with

    >>> replacer = SpecialWordReplacer(['New York', 'El Nino'], ' ', '•')

    >>> print(replacer.mask_words('New York is affected by El Nino.'))

    New•York is affected by El•Nino.

    >>> replacer = SpecialWordReplacer(['"apple"'], 'apple', 'green apple')

    >>> print(replacer.mask_words('He said the word "apple" while pointing at an apple.'))

    He said the word "green apple" while pointing at an apple.