namesparser

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Complement to nameparser for parsing lists of names. Namesparser handles initials and variable name ordering.

Examples of lists of names:

• Oliver Boliver Butt and Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate and Bodkin Van Horn
• OB Butt, ZBB McFate and B Van Horn
• Butt, Oliver Boliver, Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate, and Bodkin Van Horn
• Butt O.B., McFate Z.B.B. and Van Horn B.

(Names courtesy of Dr. Seuss's Too Many Daves.)

Usage

>>> from namesparser import HumanNames
>>> names = HumanNames("Oliver Boliver Butt and Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate and Bodkin Van Horn")
>>> str(names)
'Oliver Boliver Butt and Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate and Bodkin Van Horn'
>>> names.human_names
[<HumanName : [
    title: '' 
    first: 'Oliver' 
    middle: 'Boliver' 
    last: 'Butt' 
    suffix: ''
    nickname: ''
]>, <HumanName : [
    title: '' 
    first: 'Zanzibar' 
    middle: 'Buck-Buck' 
    last: 'McFate' 
    suffix: ''
    nickname: ''
]>, <HumanName : [
    title: '' 
    first: 'Bodkin' 
    middle: '' 
    last: 'Van Horn' 
    suffix: ''
    nickname: ''
]>]
>>> names.name_strings
['Oliver Boliver Butt', 'Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate', 'Bodkin Van Horn']
>>> names = HumanNames("OB Butt, ZBB McFate and B Van Horn")
>>> str(names)
'OB Butt and ZBB McFate and B Van Horn'
>>> names = HumanNames("Butt, Oliver Boliver, Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate, and Bodkin Van Horn")
>>> str(names)
'Oliver Boliver Butt and Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate and Bodkin Van Horn'
>>> names = HumanNames("Butt O.B., McFate Z.B.B. and Van Horn B.")
>>> str(names)
'O.B. Butt and Z.B.B. McFate and B. Van Horn'

Install

pip install namesparser

Tests

python -m unittest discover