Readability Python Packages

trafilatura

Python & Command-line tool to gather text and metadata on the Web: Crawling, scraping, extraction, output as CSV, JSON, HTML, MD, TXT, XML

pyaml

PyYAML-based module to produce a bit more pretty and readable YAML-serialized data

textstat

:memo: python package to calculate readability statistics of a text object - paragraphs, sentences, articles.

readabilipy

A simple HTML content extractor in Python. Can be run as a wrapper for Mozilla's Readability.js package or in pure-python mode.

abx-plugins

🧩 Plugins and extractors that ArchiveBox + abx-dl use: chrome, ytdlp, wget, singlefile, readability, forum-dl, gallery-dl, papers-dl, and more...

py-readability-metrics

📗 Score text readability using a number of formulas: Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, Gunning Fog, ARI, Dale Chall, SMOG, and more

hanlint

한국어 글쓰기 검사 도구. Korean prose linter for Markdown: translationese, noun piles, double passives, dangling demonstratives, fragmented paragraphs. Zero dependencies, Python + npm, drops into CI as a gate.

sspipe

Simple Smart Pipe: python productivity-tool for rapid data manipulation

textdescriptives

A Python library for calculating a large variety of metrics from text

chromerag

HTML to RAG-ready Markdown. A 150 KB learned filter removes nav, footers, cookie banners, related links and comments; beats Trafilatura on held-out WCXB (F1 0.902 vs 0.860). CPU-only, ~36 ms/page.

vyxal

A code-golfing language experience that has aspects of traditional programming languages - terse yet convenient.

veilrender

Headless browser rendering API — self-hostable on HF Spaces, Docker, or bare metal

scireadability

Assess readability and statistics of texts, enhanced for scientific and technical work. For anyone publishing scientific work, including researchers and science communication professionals.

textstat-rs

Rust port of the textstat textual analysis library, with Python bindings. Drop-in replacements for 11 key metrics in British and US English.

pystylometry

Comprehensive Python toolkit for stylometry

article-extractor

Pure-Python article extraction library and HTTP API - Extract clean content from web pages as Markdown or HTML

jreadability

Text readability calculator for Japanese learners 🇯🇵

hsk30

Grade Chinese text against either document called HSK 3.0 — the GF0025-2021 grading standard or the 2026 examination syllabus. Library, aligned corpus, and a difficulty-controlled generation benchmark.

fart

you cannot fart without art

saphes

Readability (LIX) and lexical diversity (TTR/MATTR) with the parameters other implementations hardcode

smoothtext

SmoothText is a Python library for calculating readability scores of texts and statistical information for texts in multiple languages.

new-dale-chall-readability

How readable is your text? Provide a text input and get its grade level. Validated against the source data.

readsight

Multilingual readability library for Python - 86 languages, 17 formulas, TeX-based syllable counting via Frank M. Liang algorithm.

dyslexic-readability

A readability scoring library tailored to the specific needs of Turkish dyslexic readers.