alternative spellings

parsers/en_constants.py

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ string_values = {
 	"t_snd":"audio", #template for audio
 	"t_acc":"a", #template for accents
 	"t_deflabel":"lb",
+	"t_alt":"alternative spelling of",
+	"t_alt_param":1, #number of the parameter of t_alt containing the other spelling
 	"t_ex":["ux", "usex"],
 	"t_lbl":["lb","lbl", "label"], #template for labels
 	"regions":{

parsers/en_en.py

@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ class En_en_straktor(Wikstraktor):
 		def_text = parsed_def.plain_text().strip()
 		templates = parsed_def.templates
 		the_def = self.parse_template_1(templates)
+		if the_def == None:
+			the_def = self.parse_alt_spell(templates)
 		if the_def == None:
 			the_def = Definition(self.entry_language, def_text)
 		if the_def == None:

parsers/fr_constants.py

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ string_values = {
 "en":" {{langue|en}} ",
 "fr":"Français",
 "t_deflabel":["lexique", "info lex"],
+"t_alt":"variante de",
+"t_alt_param":0, #number of the parameter of t_alt containing the other spelling
 "t_ex":"exemple",
 	#Inexistants
 "t_ipa":"pron", #template for transcription

wikstraktor.py

@@ -623,6 +623,14 @@ class Wikstraktor:
 	def process_etymology(self, parsedwikitext):
 		pass#in subclass
 
+	def parse_alt_spell(self, templates):
+		the_def = None
+		for t in templates:
+			if t.normal_name() == self.constants['t_alt']:
+				the_def = Definition(self.entry_language, f"Alternate spelling of “{t.arguments[self.constants['t_alt_param']].value}”")
+				break
+		return the_def
+
 	#can be overloaded
 	def process_example(self, example_wiki_text):
 		k = 0