[Zaf-commit] SF.net SVN: zaf:[9633] trunk/dict/zu/hunspell/zu_aff.py

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Revision: 9633
          http://zaf.svn.sourceforge.net/zaf/?rev=9633&view=rev
Author:   friedelwolff
Date:     2008-12-23 19:24:42 +0000 (Tue, 23 Dec 2008)

Log Message:
-----------
Expand some comments and docstrings. Slight whitespace cleanup.

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/dict/zu/hunspell/zu_aff.py

Modified: trunk/dict/zu/hunspell/zu_aff.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/dict/zu/hunspell/zu_aff.py	2008-12-23 18:39:15 UTC (rev 9632)
+++ trunk/dict/zu/hunspell/zu_aff.py	2008-12-23 19:24:42 UTC (rev 9633)
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright 2008 Friedel Wolff
 #
-# This file is part of Virtaal.
+# This file is part of the Zulu spell checker for Hunspell.
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -18,8 +18,20 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-"""This module creates an affix file for a Zulu spell checker."""
+"""This module creates an affix file for a Zulu spell checker.
 
+Done:
+    - frequency list (TRY)
+    - replacement map (REP)
+"""
+
+# This currently only handles morphology for verbs. More to follow later.
+
+#TODO: be- and se- verbs
+#TODO: monosyllabic verbs
+#TODO: statives
+#TODO: auxilary verbs
+
 from hunspell_format import *
 import re
 
@@ -114,11 +126,10 @@
         return True
     return False
 
-
 def add_semivowels(prefix):
     """Handle the insertion of semi-vowels (y or w) between vowels."""
     prefix = re.sub(r"([aeiou])a", r"\1wa", prefix)
-    #TODO: maybe iya?
+    #TODO: maybe iya? (would this even be used with iya?)
     prefix = re.sub(r"([aeiou])i", r"\1yi", prefix)
     prefix = re.sub(r"([aeiou])u", r"\1wu", prefix)
     return prefix
@@ -166,7 +177,7 @@
         #example: i + enza = yenza
         #
         #otherwise, change 'i' to 'y'
-        if len(prefix) > 1: 
+        if len(prefix) > 1:
             prefix = prefix[0:-1]
             changed.append(["y", prefix, "y[^i]"])
             #changed.append(["y", prefix, "y"])
@@ -188,11 +199,10 @@
     if prefix[-1] == "e":
         #TODO: situative e- and be- should be handled (entirely thrown away?). 
         #We can probably just generate them, and duplicate handling should take
-        #care of them.
+        #care of them.  Then we need to handle relatives with ending on e.
         pass
     return changed
 
-
 ################################################################################
 
 for i in concords:


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