Kanshudo Example Sentence Scraper

I needed a lightweight search option for my Thinkpad x41 for when I'm writing documents in Japanese and need to see a kanjis use case.

Description

This Python script allows you to search for example sentences containing specific kanji or phrases from the Kanshudo website. The script fetches examples in batches of 10, provides navigation through results, and logs searches with formatted output.

Features

• Fetch example sentences containing specified kanji or phrases.
• Display results in batches of 10 with options to view more or quit.
• Log search queries and their corresponding example sentences for future reference.

Usage

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6+
• requests library (pip install requests)
• beautifulsoup4 library (pip install beautifulsoup4)

Example Output

pko's 例文検索方法~

Enter a kanji or phrase (or press Enter to quit): 学生

Example 1: 私は学生です。
Example 2: 彼女は優秀な学生でした。
...
Press any key to see more examples, Escape to quit, or Enter to search for new sentences.

Search History

Search queries and their corresponding example sentences are logged in search_history.txt with each example sentence on a new line. This is great for taking the text file and generating anki cards via my other script "Kanshudo to Anki Export"

Example of search_history.txt

Search Query: 学生
Example 1: 私は学生です。
Example 2: 彼女は優秀な学生でした。
...

Search Query: 花
Example 1: 春には花が咲きます。
Example 2: 彼は公園で花を写真に撮りました。
...

made w/ love, pko - 冬旬2024