:mod:`lexnlp.extract.en.acts`: Extracting acts
The :mod:`lexnlp.extract.en.acts` module contains methods that allow for the extraction of acts from text. Sample acts that are covered by this module include:
- Advancing Hope Act
- AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004
- section 12 of the Agricultural Act of 1954
- sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act
The full list of current unit test cases can be found here: https://github.com/LexPredict/lexpredict-lexnlp/tree/master/lexnlp/extract/en/tests/test_acts.py
.. currentmodule:: lexnlp.extract.en.acts
.. autofunction:: get_act_list
Example
>>> import lexnlp.extract.en.acts >>> text = "test section 12 of the VERY Important Act of 1954." >>> print(lexnlp.extract.en.acts.get_act_list(text)) [{'location_start': 5, 'location_end': 49, 'section': '12', 'year': '1954', 'ambiguous': False, 'act_name': 'VERY Important Act', 'value': 'section 12 of the VERY Important Act of 1954'}] >>> import lexnlp.extract.en.acts >>> text = "accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351" >>> print(lexnlp.extract.en.acts.get_act_list(text)) [{'location_start': 16, 'location_end': 61, 'act_name': 'Act', 'section': '751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1)', 'year': '', 'ambiguous': True, 'value': 'sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, '}]