Cambridge Dictionary

AnkiWeb addon 1875288089

Creates Anki notes by web-scraping Cambridge Dictionary, pulling word definitions, grammar, IPA, audio, meanings and examples, plus fetching words from saved lists with automatic deletion.
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Votes
32 (👍 21 · 👎 11)
Updated
2024-02-12
Anki versions
unknown
License
AGPL-3.0 (from the headers of the Python files)
Virus scan
No ClamAV match A match does not prove malware. No match does not prove that the code is safe.
Languages
Python, Ignore List, Git Attributes
Description language
en

Maintenance

abandoned

  • Last update or commit: 2024-06-10 (874 days before the snapshot).
  • GitHub Actions workflows: 1.
  • Commits in the last year: 0.
  • Issues: 2 open, 24 closed.
  • Pull requests: 0 open, 5 merged.
  • Median first response: 17 hours (26 answered issues and pull requests).
  • Outside pull requests: 100% of 4 merged.

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Description

Anki Add-on for downloading words definitions and associating resources (pronunciation, images, etc) from Cambridge Dictionary website. What it's done (so far): Creating notes from link to a word (word title, definition, grammar, IPA, sound, meanings, examples) Fetching words from your word lists (with deleting words after successful fetching). Anyone willing to improve my idea and contribute is welcome on addon's GitHub: https://github.com/am-silex/anki_cambridge

README

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Anki Add-on for integration with Cambridge Dictionary website - https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

IMPORTANT: This add-on doesn't use official API - only web-scraping.

What it's new:

  • Upgraded to Qt6
  • Creating notes from link to a word (word title, definition, grammar, IPA, sound, meanings, examples)
  • Fetching words from your word lists (with auto-deletion)
  • Config settings management - save cookie, word list IDs
  • Native authentication - through Cambridge account

Auth with native authentication

  • Click on Sign in
  • Write your Cambridge email and password
  • Click on Log in
  • Once you are authenticated, you can close the web window
  • The cookie will be stored automatically in the configuration

Development

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