README.md

Infer Gender

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Infers gender from the indian first name or full name.

Installation

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Using pip

You can install using the pip package manager by running

pip install infer-gender

Alternatively, you could install the latest version directly from Github:

pip install https://github.com/bnriiitb/infer-gender/infer-gender/archive/master.zip

Using conda

You can install using the conda package manager by running

conda install -c conda-forge infer-gender

From source

Download the source code by cloning the repository or by pressing 'Download ZIP' on this page.

Install by navigating to the proper directory and running:

python setup.py install

Usage

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from infer_gender import GenderPredictor
gp = GenderPredictor()

sample_names = ['katrina kaif','narendra modi','naga budigam','james bond','samantha']
predicted_genders = gp.predict_gender(sample_names)

for name,pred_gender in zip(sample_names,predicted_genders):
    print('{} --> {}'.format(name,pred_gender))

katrina kaif --> Female
narendra modi --> Male
naga budigam --> Male
james bond --> Male
samantha --> Female