Hyphenation algorithm in Python?

[Alex Martelli]

"Stefan Franke" <spamfranke at bigfoot.de> wrote in message
news:39f983fd.3380109 at news.btx.dtag.de...
> I'm looking for a hyphenation algorithm in Python. On parnassus I found
> an interface to libhnj, but since I'm on a Win32 machine, I'm not able
> to compile it.
>
> Does anyone know about a Python-only algo or an Win32 compiled
> version of libhnj?.

I have one such algorithm, but it's for Italian (exploiting the huge
regularity of Italian hyphenation rules) and I'm sure it will not
generalize to any other natural language.  What natural language
did you have in mind...?


Alex