/hoaxbust_gui

Hoaxbusters whatsapps with gui

Primary LanguagePython

hoaxbust_gui

Hoaxbusters whatsapps with gui

Requirements to run the code:

  1. You need python3 to run the code. The code requires the tkinter package which should be installed with most python platforms automatically. We also require the latest python imaging library (pillow >=6.2.2), install using
pip install pillow

  1. You need to download the Noto fonts from the Google noto repository, email me if you need a link to select Indian languages. Unzip and store in a directory named Noto within the repository.

  2. Download the translations csv file from google sheets and save it as Hoaxbust2.csv.

  3. Modify Master_config.yaml to reflect fonts for desired language

Running the code

python gui.py language

Select string by pressing 1 ("Claim:"), 2 (text of claim), 3 ("Verdict"), 4 (verdict of the text), 5 (more verbose verdict, this is often blank), 6 ("Why?"), 7 (the reasoning)

Increase or decrease the font size with i or d, respectively.

Increase or decrease the length of the string by using l or s, respectively.

Move to the next image by pressing n.

Save the placements and fonts file using w (this can be done at any stage).