{"library":"opencc","title":"Open Chinese Convert (OpenCC) Python Bindings","description":"OpenCC (Open Chinese Convert) is an open-source project designed for high-quality conversions between Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese Kanji (Shinjitai). The Python `opencc` library provides C++ bindings, enabling character-level and phrase-level conversion, character variant handling, and adaptation to regional idioms. The current version is 1.2.0, with an active release cadence reflecting updates to the underlying C++ library.","language":"python","status":"active","last_verified":"Mon May 18","install":{"commands":["pip install OpenCC"],"cli":{"name":"opencc","version":"sh: 1: opencc: not found"}},"imports":["from opencc import OpenCC"],"auth":{"required":false,"env_vars":[]},"quickstart":{"code":"from opencc import OpenCC\n\n# Initialize converter: Simplified Chinese to Traditional Chinese (Taiwan Standard)\n# Available configs: 's2t.json', 't2s.json', 's2tw.json', 'tw2s.json', 's2hk.json', 'hk2s.json', 's2twp.json'\nconverter = OpenCC('s2tw.json')\n\n# Text to convert\nsimplified_text = \"鼠标键盘，开放中文转换。\"\n\n# Perform conversion\ntraditional_text = converter.convert(simplified_text)\n\nprint(f\"Simplified: {simplified_text}\")\nprint(f\"Traditional (Taiwan): {traditional_text}\")\n\n# Example with another conversion: Traditional Chinese to Simplified Chinese\nanother_converter = OpenCC('t2s.json')\ntrad_hk_text = \"滑鼠鍵盤，開放中文轉換。\"\nsimplified_output = another_converter.convert(trad_hk_text)\nprint(f\"Traditional (HK): {trad_hk_text}\")\nprint(f\"Simplified: {simplified_output}\")","lang":"python","description":"This quickstart demonstrates how to import the `OpenCC` class, initialize a converter with a specific configuration (e.g., Simplified Chinese to Traditional Chinese for Taiwan Standard), and perform text conversion. It also shows an example of converting Traditional Chinese to Simplified Chinese.","tag":null,"tag_description":null,"last_tested":null,"results":[]},"compatibility":{"tag":null,"tag_description":null,"last_tested":"2026-05-18","installed_version":"1.3.1","pypi_latest":"1.3.1","is_stale":false,"summary":{"python_range":"3.10–3.9","success_rate":40,"avg_install_s":1.6,"avg_import_s":0,"wheel_type":"wheel"},"results":[{"runtime":"python:3.10-alpine","python_version":"3.10","os_libc":"alpine (musl)","variant":"OpenCC","exit_code":1,"wheel_type":null,"failure_reason":"build_error","import_side_effects":null,"install_time_s":null,"import_time_s":null,"mem_mb":null,"disk_size":null},{"runtime":"python:3.10-slim","python_version":"3.10","os_libc":"slim (glibc)","variant":"OpenCC","exit_code":0,"wheel_type":"wheel","failure_reason":null,"import_side_effects":"clean","install_time_s":1.6,"import_time_s":0,"mem_mb":0,"disk_size":"23M"},{"runtime":"python:3.11-alpine","python_version":"3.11","os_libc":"alpine (musl)","variant":"OpenCC","exit_code":1,"wheel_type":null,"failure_reason":"build_error","import_side_effects":null,"install_time_s":null,"import_time_s":null,"mem_mb":null,"disk_size":null},{"runtime":"python:3.11-slim","python_version":"3.11","os_libc":"slim (glibc)","variant":"OpenCC","exit_code":0,"wheel_type":"wheel","failure_reason":null,"import_side_effects":"clean","install_time_s":1.6,"import_time_s":0,"mem_mb":0,"disk_size":"25M"},{"runtime":"python:3.12-alpine","python_version":"3.12","os_libc":"alpine (musl)","variant":"OpenCC","exit_code":1,"wheel_type":null,"failure_reason":"build_error","import_side_effects":null,"install_time_s":null,"import_time_s":null,"mem_mb":null,"disk_size":null},{"runtime":"python:3.12-slim","python_version":"3.12","os_libc":"slim (glibc)","variant":"OpenCC","exit_code":0,"wheel_type":"wheel","failure_reason":null,"import_side_effects":"clean","install_time_s":1.5,"import_time_s":0,"mem_mb":0,"disk_size":"17M"},{"runtime":"python:3.13-alpine","python_version":"3.13","os_libc":"alpine (musl)","variant":"OpenCC","exit_code":1,"wheel_type":null,"failure_reason":"build_error","import_side_effects":null,"install_time_s":null,"import_time_s":null,"mem_mb":null,"disk_size":null},{"runtime":"python:3.13-slim","python_version":"3.13","os_libc":"slim (glibc)","variant":"OpenCC","exit_code":0,"wheel_type":"wheel","failure_reason":null,"import_side_effects":"clean","install_time_s":1.5,"import_time_s":0,"mem_mb":0,"disk_size":"17M"},{"runtime":"python:3.9-alpine","python_version":"3.9","os_libc":"alpine (musl)","variant":"OpenCC","exit_code":1,"wheel_type":null,"failure_reason":"build_error","import_side_effects":null,"install_time_s":null,"import_time_s":null,"mem_mb":null,"disk_size":null},{"runtime":"python:3.9-slim","python_version":"3.9","os_libc":"slim (glibc)","variant":"OpenCC","exit_code":1,"wheel_type":null,"failure_reason":"build_error","import_side_effects":null,"install_time_s":6.8,"import_time_s":null,"mem_mb":null,"disk_size":null}]}}