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detrospector

Version 0.3 revision 0 uploaded by KeeganMcAllister.

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Synopsis
Markov chain text generator
Description

The detrospector program generates random text conforming to the general style and diction of a given source document. It associates each k-character substring of the source document with a probability distribution for the next character. These distributions are used to iteratively pick new characters for output. In other words, it samples a Markov chain derived from the source document.

Run detrospector -? for usage information. The program has several modes. It can generate random text, or invent individual random words which are not found in a dictionary. These modes require a chain file, which is built from a source document in another mode.

Design goals include speed and full Unicode support. I welcome suggestions and patches regarding any aspect of this program.

New in version 0.3:

  • Compatible with hashable 1.2

Author
Keegan McAllister <mcallister.keegan@gmail.com>
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Category
Text, Natural Language Processing
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Maintainer
Keegan McAllister <mcallister.keegan@gmail.com>
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