I just added a new function (available in the upcoming Argos Translate 1.10 release) for installing specific packages in Argos Translate. I think the current method may be a bit confusing for people.
Manual way:
import argostranslate.package
import argostranslate.translate
from_code = "en"
to_code = "es"
# Download and install Argos Translate package
argostranslate.package.update_package_index()
available_packages = argostranslate.package.get_available_packages()
package_to_install = next(
filter(
lambda x: x.from_code == from_code and x.to_code == to_code, available_packages
)
)
argostranslate.package.install_from_path(package_to_install.download())
# Translate
translatedText = argostranslate.translate.translate("Hello World", from_code, to_code)
print(translatedText)
# '¡Hola Mundo!'
New Shortcut:
import argostranslate.package
import argostranslate.translate
from_code = "en"
to_code = "es"
# Download and install Argos Translate package
argostranslate.package.update_package_index()
argostranslate.package.install_package_for_language_pair(from_code, to_code)
# Translate
translatedText = argostranslate.translate.translate("Hello World", from_code, to_code)
print(translatedText)
# '¡Hola Mundo!'