Introduction

pymur is a Python interface to The Lemur Toolkit. You can take a look at the Examples page to see how the interface can be used.

If you have any questions or would like to help out, please contact bmuller@butterfat.net.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python ># 2.4 (as well as the Python header files)
• Lemur

Compile

To get the latest version use git:

git clone git://github.com/bmuller/pymur.git

To build and install pymur:

cd pymur
./configure 
make
sudo make install

Take a look at the Examples page for examples.

Testing and Docs

After compiling, you can test the compilation and make API documentation. To test:

make test

And API docs:

make docs

API

We’ve attempted to follow the Lemur/Indri API as much as possible (and as much as it makes sense in Python). Use “make docs” after configuring to generate the current API docs.