lexnlp.extract.en.acts
: Extracting acts¶
The lexnlp.extract.en.acts
module contains methods that allow for the extraction
of acts from text. Sample acts that are covered by this module include:
Advancing Hope Act
AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004
section 12 of the Agricultural Act of 1954
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act
The full list of current unit test cases can be found here: https://github.com/LexPredict/lexpredict-lexnlp/tree/master/lexnlp/extract/en/tests/test_acts.py
Extracting acts¶
Example
>>> import lexnlp.extract.en.acts
>>> text = "test section 12 of the VERY Important Act of 1954."
>>> print(lexnlp.extract.en.acts.get_act_list(text))
[{'location_start': 5,
'location_end': 49,
'section': '12',
'year': '1954',
'ambiguous': False,
'act_name': 'VERY Important Act',
'value': 'section 12 of the VERY Important Act of 1954'}]
>>> import lexnlp.extract.en.acts
>>> text = "accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351"
>>> print(lexnlp.extract.en.acts.get_act_list(text))
[{'location_start': 16,
'location_end': 61,
'act_name': 'Act',
'section': '751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1)',
'year': '',
'ambiguous': True,
'value': 'sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, '}]