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PyThaiNLP: Thai Natural Language Processing in Python

Wannaphong Phatthiyaphaibun,Korakot Chaovavanich,6 Authors,Can Udomcharoenchaikit

2023 · DOI: 10.18653/v1/2023.nlposs-1.4
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TLDR

PyThaiNLP, a free and open-source natural language processing (NLP) library for Thai language implemented in Python, is presented and how industrial and research communities utilize it in their work is demonstrated.

Abstract

We present PyThaiNLP, a free and open-source natural language processing (NLP) library for Thai language implemented in Python. It provides a wide range of software, models, and datasets for Thai language. We first provide a brief historical context of tools for Thai language prior to the development of PyThaiNLP. We then outline the functionalities it provided as well as datasets and pre-trained language models. We later summarize its development milestones and discuss our experience during its development. We conclude by demonstrating how industrial and research communities utilize PyThaiNLP in their work. The library is freely available at https://github.com/pythainlp/pythainlp.