🌍 Language Detector App using Python + FastAPI

This is a simple Language Detection Web App built using Python, FastAPI, and langdetect.
It can automatically identify the language of any text you enter — in seconds! ⚡

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📹 YouTube Tutorial

🎥 Watch the full Shorts video here:
👉 Detect Any Language

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🚀 Features

• Detects languages like Hindi, English, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, and more.
• Built with FastAPI for backend and HTML + JavaScript for frontend.
• Real-time language detection response.
• Simple, lightweight, and beginner-friendly.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Python 3.8+
• FastAPI
• Uvicorn
• langdetect
• Jinja2 (for HTML templates)

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📂 Project Structure

├── main.py # FastAPI backend ├── templates/ │ └── index.html # Frontend HTML template ├── requirements.txt # Dependencies └── README.md # Project documentation

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/language-detector-fastapi.git
cd language-detector-fastapi

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2️⃣ Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate    # for Linux/Mac
venv\Scripts\activate       # for Windows

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3️⃣ Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

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4️⃣ Run the FastAPI app

uvicorn main:app --reload

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5️⃣ Open your browser

Visit 👉 http://127.0.0.1:8000

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🧠 How It Works

The user types any text in the input box.

The frontend sends it to the /detect API route.

The FastAPI backend uses langdetect to identify the language.

The detected language name and code are displayed instantly on screen.

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📦 Example Output

{
  "success": true,
  "language": "Hindi",
  "code": "hi"
}

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👨‍💻 Author

Chandrakanta Panda 🔗 YouTube: @programmerchandra

📧 Feel free to connect and share ideas!