Nov 2015

#dictionary
#osx
#python

Accessing OS X dictionary with Python

A little script that allows to access the OS X Dictionary app using Python.

Tip: make the script executable and add an alias for it in order to be able to call it from the command line easily.

Cite this blog post:

Michele Pasin. Accessing OS X dictionary with Python. Blog post on www.michelepasin.org. Published on Nov. 28, 2015.

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