def pluralize()

in aliyun/log/pluralize.py [0:0]

• 29 lines of code
• 10 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

def pluralize(singular):
    """Return plural form of given lowercase singular word (English only). Based on
    ActiveState recipe http://code.activestate.com/recipes/413172/

    >>> pluralize('')
    ''
    >>> pluralize('goose')
    'geese'
    >>> pluralize('dolly')
    'dollies'
    >>> pluralize('genius')
    'genii'
    >>> pluralize('jones')
    'joneses'
    >>> pluralize('pass')
    'passes'
    >>> pluralize('zero')
    'zeros'
    >>> pluralize('casino')
    'casinos'
    >>> pluralize('hero')
    'heroes'
    >>> pluralize('church')
    'churches'
    >>> pluralize('x')
    'xs'
    >>> pluralize('car')
    'cars'

    """
    if not singular:
        return ''
    plural = ABERRANT_PLURAL_MAP.get(singular)
    if plural:
        return plural
    root = singular
    try:
        if singular[-1] == 'y' and singular[-2] not in VOWELS:
            root = singular[:-1]
            suffix = 'ies'
        elif singular[-1] == 's':
            if singular[-2] in VOWELS:
                if singular[-3:] == 'ius':
                    root = singular[:-2]
                    suffix = 'i'
                else:
                    root = singular[:-1]
                    suffix = 'ses'
            else:
                suffix = 'es'
        elif singular[-2:] in ('ch', 'sh'):
            suffix = 'es'
        else:
            suffix = 's'
    except IndexError:
        suffix = 's'
    plural = root + suffix
    return plural