def count_syllables_in_word()

in tseval/text.py [0:0]

• 24 lines of code
• 12 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

def count_syllables_in_word(word):
    word = _normalize_word(word)
    if not word:
        return 0

    # Check for a cached syllable count
    count = fallback_cache.get(word, -1)
    if count > 0:
        return count

    # Remove final silent 'e'
    if word[-1] == "e":
        word = word[:-1]

    # Count vowel groups
    count = 0
    prev_was_vowel = 0
    for c in word:
        is_vowel = c in ("a", "e", "i", "o", "u", "y")
        if is_vowel and not prev_was_vowel:
            count += 1
        prev_was_vowel = is_vowel

    # Add & subtract syllables
    for r in fallback_addsyl:
        if r.search(word):
            count += 1
    for r in fallback_subsyl:
        if r.search(word):
            count -= 1

    # Cache the syllable count
    fallback_cache[word] = count
    return count