Class Entity (2.12.0rc0)

Entity(mapping=None, *, ignore_unknown_fields=False, **kwargs)

Represents a phrase in the text that is a known entity, such as a person, an organization, or location. The API associates information, such as probability and mentions, with entities.

Attributes
Name	Description
`name`	`str` The representative name for the entity.
`type_`	`google.cloud.language_v2.types.Entity.Type` The entity type.
`metadata`	`MutableMapping[str, str]` Metadata associated with the entity. For most entity types, the metadata is a Wikipedia URL (`wikipedia_url`) and Knowledge Graph MID (`mid`), if they are available. For the metadata associated with other entity types, see the Type table below.
`mentions`	`MutableSequence[google.cloud.language_v2.types.EntityMention]` The mentions of this entity in the input document. The API currently supports proper noun mentions.
`sentiment`	`google.cloud.language_v2.types.Sentiment` For calls to [AnalyzeEntitySentiment][] or if AnnotateTextRequest.Features.extract_entity_sentiment is set to true, this field will contain the aggregate sentiment expressed for this entity in the provided document.

Classes

MetadataEntry

MetadataEntry(mapping=None, *, ignore_unknown_fields=False, **kwargs)

The abstract base class for a message.

Parameters
Name	Description
`kwargs`	`dict` Keys and values corresponding to the fields of the message.
`mapping`	`Union[dict, .Message]` A dictionary or message to be used to determine the values for this message.
`ignore_unknown_fields`	`Optional(bool)` If True, do not raise errors for unknown fields. Only applied if `mapping` is a mapping type or there are keyword parameters.

Type

Type(value)

The type of the entity. For most entity types, the associated metadata is a Wikipedia URL (wikipedia_url) and Knowledge Graph MID (mid). The table below lists the associated fields for entities that have different metadata.

Values: UNKNOWN (0): Unknown PERSON (1): Person LOCATION (2): Location ORGANIZATION (3): Organization EVENT (4): Event WORK_OF_ART (5): Artwork CONSUMER_GOOD (6): Consumer product OTHER (7): Other types of entities PHONE_NUMBER (9): Phone number

    The metadata lists the phone number, formatted according to
    local convention, plus whichever additional elements appear
    in the text:

    -  `number` - the actual number, broken down into sections
       as per local convention
    -  `national_prefix` - country code, if detected
    -  `area_code` - region or area code, if detected
    -  `extension` - phone extension (to be dialed after
       connection), if detected
ADDRESS (10):
    Address

    The metadata identifies the street number and locality plus
    whichever additional elements appear in the text:

    -  `street_number` - street number
    -  `locality` - city or town
    -  `street_name` - street/route name, if detected
    -  `postal_code` - postal code, if detected
    -  `country` - country, if detected<
    -  `broad_region` - administrative area, such as the
       state, if detected
    -  `narrow_region` - smaller administrative area, such as
       county, if detected
    -  `sublocality` - used in Asian addresses to demark a
       district within a city, if detected
DATE (11):
    Date

    The metadata identifies the components of the date:

    -  `year` - four digit year, if detected
    -  `month` - two digit month number, if detected
    -  `day` - two digit day number, if detected
NUMBER (12):
    Number

    The metadata is the number itself.
PRICE (13):
    Price

    The metadata identifies the `value` and `currency`.

Class Entity (2.12.0rc0)

Attributes

Classes

MetadataEntry

Type