Google Cloud Translate Python Client

import os
from google.cloud import translate

# Your Google Cloud Project ID
# Set the environment variable GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT or replace with your Project ID
project_id = os.environ.get("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT", "your-project-id")

if project_id == "your-project-id":
    print("WARNING: Please set the GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT environment variable or replace 'your-project-id' with your actual project ID.")
    print("Authentication may fail without a valid project ID.")

# Create a client for the v3 API
client = translate.TranslationServiceClient()

# The 'parent' parameter specifies the project and location
# 'global' is a common location, but you can specify other regions if needed.
parent = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/global"

text_to_translate = "Hello, world!"
target_language = "es"
source_language = "en"

# Translate text using the v3 API
try:
    response = client.translate_text(
        request={
            "parent": parent,
            "contents": [text_to_translate],
            "mime_type": "text/plain",
            "source_language_code": source_language,
            "target_language_code": target_language,
        }
    )

    print(f"Original text: {text_to_translate}")
    for translation in response.translations:
        print(f"Translated text: {translation.translated_text}")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
    print("Ensure you have enabled the Cloud Translation API for your project and configured authentication (e.g., GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS).")

# Example for language detection (v3)
# client for v3 is the same
text_to_detect = "Bonjour le monde!"

try:
    response = client.detect_language(
        request={
            "parent": parent,
            "content": text_to_detect,
            "mime_type": "text/plain",
        }
    )
    print(f"\nText for detection: {text_to_detect}")
    for language in response.languages:
        print(f"Detected language: {language.language_code} (Confidence: {language.confidence:.2f})")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"An error occurred during language detection: {e}")