🌐 Lingua — Language Translation Tool

CodeAlpha AI Internship | Task 1

A clean, fast language translation web app built with Streamlit and deep-translator. Supports 100+ languages with auto-detection, character counting, and easy copy functionality.

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✨ Features

• 🔍 Auto language detection — no need to manually specify source language
• 🌍 100+ languages supported via Google Translate (free, no API key)
• 📋 Copy-ready output — translated text shown in a selectable text area
• 🔢 Character counter — live count with 5000 char limit
• ⚡ Instant UI — built with Streamlit for zero-config deployment

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Tool	Purpose
Streamlit	Web UI framework
deep-translator	Google Translate wrapper (free, no API key)
Python 3.8+	Core language

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🚀 Setup & Run

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/CodeAlpha_LanguageTranslationTool.git
cd CodeAlpha_LanguageTranslationTool

2. Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the app

streamlit run app.py

The app will open at http://localhost:8501

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📁 Project Structure

CodeAlpha_LanguageTranslationTool/
├── app.py              # Main Streamlit application
├── requirements.txt    # Python dependencies
└── README.md           # This file

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📸 Usage

1. Select source language (or leave as Auto Detect)
2. Select target language
3. Enter your text in the input box
4. Click Translate →
5. Copy the result from the output box

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📌 Notes

• Requires an active internet connection (uses Google Translate via deep-translator)
• Free to use, no API key required
• Handles up to 5000 characters per translation

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👤 Author

Built as part of the CodeAlpha AI Internship program.

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🌐 Live Demo

👉 Try it here