{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/14"},{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/7"},{"label":"General","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/text-processing-general"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Detects whether strings are gibberish or valid text by training on example corpora and scoring input against learned patterns.","skillfed_tags":["text-validation","abandoned"],"use_cases":["Filter out random or corrupted strings in user input validation pipelines.","Identify typos or keyboard mashes in search queries or form submissions.","Detect anomalous text patterns in log analysis or security monitoring.","Train domain-specific gibberish detectors on specialized text corpora.","Interactive testing of text quality during data cleaning workflows."],"what_it_does":"Gibberish Detector is a Python 3 module that identifies whether input strings are gibberish or valid text. It works by training on example text corpora to learn character patterns, then scoring new strings against those patterns. You can train models from your own text files or use pre-built ones, then query them either programmatically or via a command-line interface.\n\nThe package provides both a CLI tool (`gibberish-detector`) for batch and interactive detection, and a Python API for embedding detection in larger applications. It has no external runtime dependencies, making installation straightforward, but requires a trained model file to function\u2014you must either supply your own corpus or obtain a pre-trained model separately.","worth_installing":"No. The package is abandoned (last release March 2021, last commit February 2022) with no maintenance for nearly two years. While it has low install friction and permissive licensing, the lack of active maintenance means security issues, Python version incompatibilities, and bugs will not be fixed. For active gibberish detection, consider a maintained alternative or a more recent fork."},"id":"gibberish-detector","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/gibberish-detector","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/gibberish-detector.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/gibberish-detector/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2021-03-04","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"gibberish-detector","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Detects gibberish strings."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":283197,"position":8076,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.1.1"}