Text to English Braille translation module using python.
The method of Braille translation can be varied to correspond to various chapters in the Standard English Braille pdf in the docs to allow users of different stages of Braille learning progress to create translations at their level.
This module is a demo subproject of an engineering system that is used to convert text to English Braille as a 3D object and then prepare it and print it on a 3D printer farm.

Installation

NOTE: ALL INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOR LINUX.

0. Prerequisites

Python 3

1. Open the project in a new terminal window

1.1. Open a new terminal window
1.2. Navigate to the project with the following command

cd path/to/project/main/directory

2. Create virtual environment

2.1. Terminal command

python3 -m venv env_demo_braille

3. Enter virtual environment

3.1. Terminal command

source env_demo_braille/bin/activate

4. Install required python packages

4.1. Terminal command

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

11. Run project

11.1. Run interactive translator tool with terminal command

python3 main.py

11.2. Run tests

python3 tests/all_tests.py

Gallery

3D render of Braille object

3D printed Braille object

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details