Project Title

stanza — A Python NLP Library for Tokenization, Sentence Segmentation, NER, and Parsing in 60+ Languages

Overview

Stanza is the Stanford NLP Group's official Python library for natural language processing, offering support for a wide range of languages and providing access to the Java Stanford CoreNLP software from Python. It stands out for its extensive language support and the ability to perform various NLP tasks such as tokenization, sentence segmentation, named entity recognition, and parsing.

Key Features

• Support for 60+ languages for various NLP tasks
• Access to Stanford CoreNLP software from Python
• Biomedical and clinical English model packages for syntactic analysis and NER
• Neural pipeline implementation using PyTorch

Use Cases

• Researchers and developers requiring NLP tools for multiple languages
• Biomedical and clinical text analysis for syntactic parsing and named entity recognition
• Academics and institutions needing to access CoreNLP functionalities from Python

Advantages

• Extensive language support, making it versatile for global applications
• Integration with Stanford CoreNLP, leveraging its powerful NLP capabilities
• Active development and maintenance by the Stanford NLP Group
• Offers both traditional and neural network-based NLP pipelines

Limitations / Considerations

• The project's license is currently unknown, which might affect its use in commercial applications
• Performance may vary across different languages and tasks due to the wide range of supported languages
• Dependency on external Java software (Stanford CoreNLP) for some functionalities

Similar / Related Projects

• spaCy: A popular open-source NLP library that offers similar functionalities but with a focus on a smaller set of languages.
• NLTK: A platform for building Python programs to work with human language data, with a strong academic focus.
• Hugging Face Transformers: A library of pre-trained models for NLP that offers easy-to-use interfaces for many tasks, including tokenization and NER.

Basic Information

• GitHub: https://github.com/stanfordnlp/stanza
• Stars: 7,622
• License: Unknown
• Last Commit: 2025-10-09

📊 Project Information

• Project Name: stanza
• GitHub URL: https://github.com/stanfordnlp/stanza
• Programming Language: Python
• ⭐ Stars: 7,622
• 🍴 Forks: 918
• 📅 Created: 2017-09-26
• 🔄 Last Updated: 2025-10-09

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🔗 Related Resource Links

🌐 Related Websites

• official website
• Biomedical models documentation page
• ACL2020 Stanza system demo paper
• Stanza Biomedical Models description paper
• Peng Qi

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