4.0.0rc1 Translation._translate() Bug

[terryyz]

Googletrans version:

• 4.0.0rc1
• 3.1.0a0
• 3.0.0
• 2.x

I'm submitting a ...

• bug report
• feature request

Current behavior:

Line 120 in client.py, the return value r from self.client.post() is incompleted/incorrect.
Got

)]}'

574
[["wrb.fr","MkEWBc","[[null,null,null,[[[0,[[[null,8]\n]\n,[true]\n]\n]\n]\n,8]\n]\n,[[[null,null,null,null,null,[[\"Stripper.\",[\"Stripper.\",\"penari telanjang\"]\n]\n]\n]\n]\n,\"ms\",1,\"en\",[\"Stripper\",\"en\",\"ms\",true]\n]\n,null,[\"stripper\",[[[\"noun\",[[\"a device used for stripping something.\",\"plier-style wire strippers\",true]\n,[\"a striptease performer.\",\"the stripper gyrated on the tiny stage\",true]\n]\n]\n]\n,2]\n,null,null,null,null,null,null,\"en\",1]\n]\n",null,null,null,"generic"]
,["di",39]
,["af.httprm",38,"-5891969303140648931",17]
]
26
[["e",4,null,null,611]
]

for r.text

Expected behavior:

According to 3.1.0a0 version, r.text should be similar to (at least contains "Pelacur" )

[[["Pelacur","Stripper",null,null,3,null,null,[[]
]
,[[["245167c4f444a3a0147ffc37bbb18027","GreySheepA_2020q2.md"]
]
]
]
]
,null,"en",null,null,[["Stripper",null,[["Pelacur",0,true,false]
,["penari telanjang",0,true,false]
]
,[[0,8]
]
,"Stripper",0,0]
]
,0.9680427,[]
,[["en"]
,null,[0.9680427]
,["en"]
]
,null,null,null,[["kata nama",[["a device used for stripping something.","m_en_gbus1003470.006","plier-style wire strippers"]
,["a striptease performer.","m_en_gbus1003470.012","the stripper gyrated on the tiny stage"]
]
,"stripper"]
]
]

Steps to reproduce:

from googletrans import Translator
translator = Translator()
translator.translate("Stripper",src="en",dest="ms").text

Related code:

class Translator:
...
def _translate(self, text: str, dest: str, src: str):
        url = urls.TRANSLATE_RPC.format(host=self._pick_service_url())
        data = {
            'f.req': self._build_rpc_request(text, dest, src),
        }
        params = {
            'rpcids': RPC_ID,
            'bl': 'boq_translate-webserver_20201207.13_p0',
            'soc-app': 1,
            'soc-platform': 1,
            'soc-device': 1,
            'rt': 'c',
        }
        r = self.client.post(url, params=params, data=data)

        if r.status_code != 200 and self.raise_exception:
            raise Exception('Unexpected status code "{}" from {}'.format(
                r.status_code, self.service_urls))

        return r.text, r

Other information:

Related Issues: #267 #278
The way to handle url/data/params variables inside _translate function could be incorrect. A further investigation is needed.

[terryyz]

cc @ssut

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[marcoh3mmm]

Hello, I've discovered a method that isn't about the bug-like itself, but rather the context of the term.

for codeLanguage, languageName in lang.items():
if languageBase.lower() == languageName:
try:
constellationTranslated =translator.translate(constellation , dest =codeLanguage)
dateTranslated = translator.translate(newConstellationNorth.get(constellation), dest = codeLanguage)
except TimeoutError:
time.sleep(10)
constellationTranslated =translator.translate(constellation , dest =codeLanguage)
dateTranslated = translator.translate(newConstellationNorth.get(constellation), dest = codeLanguage)

            except TypeError:
                time.sleep(10)
                constellationTranslated =translator.translate(constellation +" constellation", dest =codeLanguage)
                dateTranslated = translator.translate(newConstellationNorth.get(constellation), dest = codeLanguage)

As you can see, attempting to obtain the word does not work in all languages, but attempting to obtain the term using other words that provide context may be successful.

In Portuguese, for example, "Gemini" contains both male and female translations, but by adding the term "constellation", such as "Gemini constellation," the translation is now accurate.

I hope you find this useful.