Installation
July 31, 2026 · View on GitHub
Padatious is pure Python (numpy). It needs no native libraries or compilers.
Python Package
Install from PyPI:
pip install ovos-padatious-pipeline-plugin
Or install directly from source:
git clone https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-padatious-pipeline-plugin
cd ovos-padatious-pipeline-plugin
pip install -e .
Optional Dependencies
| Package | Purpose |
|---|---|
snowballstemmer | Word stemming for better multilingual matching |
langcodes | Language tag normalization and closest-match lookup |
These are pulled in automatically as transitive dependencies when used inside OVOS.
Verifying the Installation
from ovos_padatious import IntentContainer
container = IntentContainer()
container.add_intent('test', ['hello world'])
container.train()
print(container.calc_intent('hello world'))
If no exceptions are raised and a MatchData object is printed, the installation is working correctly.