translateBaidu.py

import requests
import random
import json
from hashlib import md5
from config import APPID, APPKEY

# Set your own appid/appkey.
appid = APPID
appkey = APPKEY


def translate(txt, to_lang='jp'):
    # For list of language codes, please refer to `https://api.fanyi.baidu.com/doc/21`
    from_lang = 'zh'

    endpoint = 'http://api.fanyi.baidu.com'
    path = '/api/trans/vip/translate'
    url = endpoint + path

    query = txt

    # Generate salt and sign
    def make_md5(s, encoding='utf-8'):
        return md5(s.encode(encoding)).hexdigest()

    salt = random.randint(32768, 65536)
    sign = make_md5(appid + query + str(salt) + appkey)

    # Build request
    headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'}
    payload = {'appid': appid, 'q': query, 'from': from_lang, 'to': to_lang, 'salt': salt, 'sign': sign}

    # Send request
    r = requests.post(url, params=payload, headers=headers)
    result = r.json()
    dstText = result['trans_result'][0]['dst']

    return dstText