def removeVowelPointing( self, text=None, removeMetegOrSiluq=False ):
""" Return the text with cantillation marks removed. """
if text is None:
self.currentText = self.removeVowelPointing( self.currentText ) # recursive call
return self.currentText
# else we were passed a text string
h = Hebrew.Hebrew ( text )
return h.removeVowelPointing( None, removeMetegOrSiluq )
def removeCantillationMarks( self, text=None, removeMetegOrSiluq=False ):
"""
Return the text with cantillation marks removed.
"""
#print( "removeCantillationMarks( {!r}, {} )".format( text, removeMetegOrSiluq ) )
if text is None:
# Recursive call
self.currentText = self.removeCantillationMarks( self.currentText, removeMetegOrSiluq ) if self.currentText else self.currentText
return self.currentText
# else we were passed a text string
h = Hebrew.Hebrew( text )
return h.removeCantillationMarks( removeMetegOrSiluq=removeMetegOrSiluq )