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Classical Chinese DH: Regular Expressions

Posted on September 19, 2017 by dsturgeon

Classical Chinese DH: Regular expressions¶ By Donald Sturgeon [View this notebook online] [Download this notebook] [List of tutorials] Regular expressions¶ A regular expression (a.k.a. regex or RE) is a pattern to be searched for in some body of text. These … Continue reading →

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Regular expressions with Text Tools for ctext.org

Posted on September 18, 2017 by dsturgeon

Along with other functions such as automated text reuse identification, the “Text Tools” plugin for ctext.org can use the ctext API to import textual data from ctext.org directly for analysis with regular expressions. A step-by-step online tutorial describes how to … Continue reading →

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Macbbook Pro 2016 and the curse of the bbroken keybboards

Posted on September 18, 2017 by dsturgeon

Update June 2018 It’s failed again! It’s no surprise to hear that there have been at least two class action suits filed against Apple about this – it’s evidently a design fault that has not been remedied, and perhaps, given … Continue reading →

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Exploring text reuse with Text Tools for ctext.org

Posted on May 1, 2017 by dsturgeon

The plugin system and API for ctext.org make it possible to import textual data from ctext.org directly into other online tools. One such tool is the new “Text Tools” plugin, which provides a set of textual analysis and visualization tools … Continue reading →

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Searching ctext.org texts from another website

Posted on April 30, 2017 by dsturgeon

There are a number of ways to add direct full-text search of a ctext.org text to an external website. One of the most straightforward is to use the API “getlink” function to link to a text using its CTP URN. … Continue reading →

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