ancient-scripts-datasets / scripts /ingest_linear_b.py
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Add Linear B (Mycenaean Greek) dataset
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Ingest Linear B (Mycenaean Greek) data from CC-BY-SA compatible sources.
Sources:
1. Unicode UCD — Sign inventory (88 syllabograms + 123 ideograms)
URL: https://www.unicode.org/Public/UCD/latest/ucd/UnicodeData.txt
License: Unicode Terms (permissive, CC-BY-SA-4.0 compatible)
2. Wiktionary — Mycenaean Greek lemmas (~435 entries)
URL: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/api.php (MediaWiki API)
License: CC-BY-SA-3.0+
3. jhnwnstd/shannon — Linear B Lexicon (2,747 entries, MIT license)
URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jhnwnstd/shannon/main/Linear_B_Lexicon.csv
License: MIT
Iron Rule: Data comes from downloaded files/API responses. No hardcoded word lists.
Usage:
python scripts/ingest_linear_b.py [--dry-run]
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import argparse
import csv
import io
import json
import logging
import os
import re
import sys
import time
import urllib.error
import urllib.parse
import urllib.request
from pathlib import Path
sys.stdout = io.TextIOWrapper(sys.stdout.buffer, encoding="utf-8")
sys.stderr = io.TextIOWrapper(sys.stderr.buffer, encoding="utf-8")
ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
RAW_DIR = ROOT / "data" / "training" / "raw" / "linear_b"
# ── Source URLs ──
UNICODE_DATA_URL = "https://www.unicode.org/Public/UCD/latest/ucd/UnicodeData.txt"
WIKTIONARY_API = "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/api.php"
SHANNON_LEXICON_URL = (
"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jhnwnstd/shannon/main/Linear_B_Lexicon.csv"
)
# Linear B Unicode ranges
LINB_SYLLABARY_START = 0x10000
LINB_SYLLABARY_END = 0x1007F
LINB_IDEOGRAM_START = 0x10080
LINB_IDEOGRAM_END = 0x100FF
def download_file(url: str, dest: Path, label: str) -> bool:
"""Download a file, skipping if already present and non-empty."""
if dest.exists() and dest.stat().st_size > 0:
logger.info(f" {label}: already exists ({dest.stat().st_size:,} bytes)")
return True
logger.info(f" {label}: downloading from {url}")
try:
req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": "LinearB-Ingestion/1.0"})
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=60) as resp:
data = resp.read()
dest.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
dest.write_bytes(data)
logger.info(f" {label}: downloaded {len(data):,} bytes")
return True
except (urllib.error.URLError, urllib.error.HTTPError, OSError) as e:
logger.error(f" {label}: DOWNLOAD FAILED — {e}")
return False
def download_unicode_data(dry_run: bool = False) -> Path:
"""Download UnicodeData.txt."""
dest = RAW_DIR / "UnicodeData.txt"
if dry_run:
logger.info(f" [DRY RUN] Would download {UNICODE_DATA_URL}")
return dest
download_file(UNICODE_DATA_URL, dest, "UnicodeData.txt")
return dest
def download_shannon_lexicon(dry_run: bool = False) -> Path:
"""Download jhnwnstd/shannon Linear_B_Lexicon.csv."""
dest = RAW_DIR / "shannon_Linear_B_Lexicon.csv"
if dry_run:
logger.info(f" [DRY RUN] Would download {SHANNON_LEXICON_URL}")
return dest
download_file(SHANNON_LEXICON_URL, dest, "shannon_lexicon")
return dest
def download_wiktionary_lemmas(dry_run: bool = False) -> Path:
"""Download all Mycenaean Greek lemmas from Wiktionary API."""
dest = RAW_DIR / "wiktionary_gmy_lemmas.json"
if dest.exists() and dest.stat().st_size > 0:
logger.info(f" wiktionary: already exists ({dest.stat().st_size:,} bytes)")
return dest
if dry_run:
logger.info(f" [DRY RUN] Would fetch Wiktionary gmy lemmas")
return dest
all_titles = []
cmcontinue = None
page = 0
while True:
page += 1
params = {
"action": "query",
"list": "categorymembers",
"cmtitle": "Category:Mycenaean_Greek_lemmas",
"cmlimit": "500",
"format": "json",
}
if cmcontinue:
params["cmcontinue"] = cmcontinue
url = f"{WIKTIONARY_API}?{urllib.parse.urlencode(params)}"
logger.info(f" wiktionary: page {page}, {len(all_titles)} titles so far...")
req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": "LinearB-Ingestion/1.0"})
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as resp:
data = json.loads(resp.read().decode("utf-8"))
members = data.get("query", {}).get("categorymembers", [])
for m in members:
all_titles.append(m["title"])
# Check for continuation
cont = data.get("continue", {})
if "cmcontinue" in cont:
cmcontinue = cont["cmcontinue"]
time.sleep(0.5) # Be polite to Wiktionary
else:
break
logger.info(f" wiktionary: fetched {len(all_titles)} lemma titles")
# Now fetch content for each lemma (in batches of 50)
lemma_data = []
batch_size = 50
for i in range(0, len(all_titles), batch_size):
batch = all_titles[i : i + batch_size]
titles_param = "|".join(batch)
params = {
"action": "query",
"titles": titles_param,
"prop": "revisions",
"rvprop": "content",
"rvslots": "main",
"format": "json",
}
url = f"{WIKTIONARY_API}?{urllib.parse.urlencode(params)}"
req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": "LinearB-Ingestion/1.0"})
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as resp:
data = json.loads(resp.read().decode("utf-8"))
pages = data.get("query", {}).get("pages", {})
for page_id, page_data in pages.items():
title = page_data.get("title", "")
revisions = page_data.get("revisions", [])
if revisions:
content = revisions[0].get("slots", {}).get("main", {}).get("*", "")
lemma_data.append({"title": title, "wikitext": content})
except Exception as e:
logger.warning(f" wiktionary batch {i//batch_size}: {e}")
if i + batch_size < len(all_titles):
time.sleep(1.0) # Rate limit
dest.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
dest.write_text(json.dumps(lemma_data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
logger.info(f" wiktionary: saved {len(lemma_data)} lemma entries to {dest}")
return dest
def download_wiktionary_swadesh(dry_run: bool = False) -> Path:
"""Download Mycenaean Greek Swadesh list from Wiktionary."""
dest = RAW_DIR / "wiktionary_gmy_swadesh.json"
if dest.exists() and dest.stat().st_size > 0:
logger.info(f" swadesh: already exists ({dest.stat().st_size:,} bytes)")
return dest
if dry_run:
logger.info(f" [DRY RUN] Would fetch Wiktionary gmy Swadesh list")
return dest
params = {
"action": "query",
"titles": "Appendix:Mycenaean_Greek_Swadesh_list",
"prop": "revisions",
"rvprop": "content",
"rvslots": "main",
"format": "json",
}
url = f"{WIKTIONARY_API}?{urllib.parse.urlencode(params)}"
req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": "LinearB-Ingestion/1.0"})
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as resp:
data = json.loads(resp.read().decode("utf-8"))
pages = data.get("query", {}).get("pages", {})
for page_id, page_data in pages.items():
content = page_data.get("revisions", [{}])[0].get("slots", {}).get("main", {}).get("*", "")
dest.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
dest.write_text(json.dumps({"title": "Mycenaean_Greek_Swadesh_list", "wikitext": content},
ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
logger.info(f" swadesh: saved to {dest}")
return dest
def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Ingest Linear B data from open sources")
parser.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", help="Show what would be downloaded")
args = parser.parse_args()
logging.basicConfig(
level=logging.INFO,
format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s",
datefmt="%H:%M:%S",
)
RAW_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
print("=" * 70)
print("LINEAR B DATA INGESTION")
print("=" * 70)
# 1. Unicode Data
print("\n[1/4] Unicode UCD (sign inventory)")
ucd_path = download_unicode_data(args.dry_run)
# 2. Shannon lexicon
print("\n[2/4] jhnwnstd/shannon Linear B Lexicon (MIT)")
shannon_path = download_shannon_lexicon(args.dry_run)
# 3. Wiktionary lemmas
print("\n[3/4] Wiktionary Mycenaean Greek lemmas (CC-BY-SA)")
wikt_path = download_wiktionary_lemmas(args.dry_run)
# 4. Wiktionary Swadesh list
print("\n[4/4] Wiktionary Mycenaean Greek Swadesh list")
swadesh_path = download_wiktionary_swadesh(args.dry_run)
print("\n" + "=" * 70)
print("INGESTION COMPLETE")
print("=" * 70)
# Verify files
for label, path in [
("UnicodeData.txt", ucd_path),
("Shannon Lexicon", shannon_path),
("Wiktionary Lemmas", wikt_path),
("Wiktionary Swadesh", swadesh_path),
]:
if path.exists():
size = path.stat().st_size
print(f" {label}: {path.name} ({size:,} bytes)")
else:
print(f" {label}: NOT DOWNLOADED")
print(f"\nAll raw data saved to: {RAW_DIR}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()