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Compare with main scripts to determine whether or not this toolkit provides any new functionality or cleaner syntax to rebase from

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Compare with main scripts to determine whether or not this toolkit provides any new functionality or cleaner syntax to rebase from
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Compare with main scripts to determine whether or not this toolkit provides any new functionality or cleaner syntax to rebase from

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@johnzfitch I've opened a new pull request, #6, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you.

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Summary

  • Added documentation comparing the specho_analysis_toolkit scripts to the main SpecHO pipeline, outlining unique heuristics, overlaps, integration gaps, and recommendations for adoption. docs/toolkit_comparison.mdL1-L20

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Pull request overview

This pull request adds a "SpecHO Analysis Toolkit" - a collection of Python scripts and documentation for detecting AI-generated text through phonetic, structural, and semantic analysis. The toolkit appears to be an external analysis tool rather than an enhancement to the main codebase, as indicated by the PR description requesting comparison with main scripts to determine if it provides new functionality.

Key additions:

  • Three Python analysis scripts implementing AI text detection algorithms
  • Comprehensive documentation including usage guides, summaries, and response templates
  • Sample article text for analysis demonstration

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specho_analysis_toolkit/specho_analyzer.py Basic SpecHO analyzer with statistical analysis and JSON output; contains hardcoded paths and bare except clause
specho_analysis_toolkit/specho_detailed.py Detailed clause-level analysis script; uses hardcoded file path
specho_analysis_toolkit/spececho_final.py Comprehensive analysis script with inconsistent naming (spececho vs specho); uses hardcoded path
specho_analysis_toolkit/README.md Main documentation for the toolkit; references NLTK packages correctly
specho_analysis_toolkit/TOOLKIT_GUIDE.md Installation and usage guide; documents hardcoded paths that need modification
specho_analysis_toolkit/specho_analysis_summary.md Technical analysis report with hardcoded path references
specho_analysis_toolkit/visual_summary.md Visual breakdown of analysis results; contains hardcoded path in usage example
specho_analysis_toolkit/digg_response_options.md Template responses for discussion forums
specho_analysis_toolkit/QUICK_REFERENCE.txt Quick reference guide with hardcoded path in command example
specho_analysis_toolkit/article.txt Sample text file for analysis
specho_analysis_toolkit/files.zip Binary archive file (not reviewed)
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specho_analysis_toolkit/specho_analyzer.py:29

  • Except block directly handles BaseException.
        except:

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nltk.data.find('tokenizers/punkt')
except LookupError:
nltk.download('punkt', quiet=True)
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The code tries to find 'tokenizers/punkt' but then downloads 'punkt'. In newer versions of NLTK (3.9+), the tokenizer has been renamed to 'punkt_tab'. This inconsistency between what's checked and what's downloaded may cause the download to occur unnecessarily or for the wrong version to be downloaded. Consider using:

try:
    nltk.data.find('tokenizers/punkt_tab')
except LookupError:
    nltk.download('punkt_tab', quiet=True)

This matches the documentation which references 'punkt_tab' in README.md and TOOLKIT_GUIDE.md.

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nltk.data.find('tokenizers/punkt')
except LookupError:
nltk.download('punkt', quiet=True)
nltk.data.find('tokenizers/punkt_tab')
except LookupError:
nltk.download('punkt_tab', quiet=True)

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self.cmu_dict = None
try:
self.cmu_dict = nltk.corpus.cmudict.dict()
except:
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Using a bare except: clause is considered bad practice as it catches all exceptions including SystemExit and KeyboardInterrupt. This could mask unexpected errors and make debugging difficult. Consider catching specific exceptions:

try:
    self.cmu_dict = nltk.corpus.cmudict.dict()
except (LookupError, AttributeError):
    pass
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except:
except (LookupError, AttributeError):

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# Read the article
with open('/home/claude/article.txt', 'r') as f:
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The script uses a hardcoded path '/home/claude/article.txt' which will fail if the file is not at this exact location. This makes the script less portable and contradicts the documentation in TOOLKIT_GUIDE.md and README.md which suggests placing article.txt in the same directory as the scripts. Consider using a relative path:

with open('article.txt', 'r') as f:
    text = f.read()

Or make it configurable via command-line argument.

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# Read the article
with open('/home/claude/article.txt', 'r') as f:
import os
# Read the article
article_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'article.txt')
with open(article_path, 'r') as f:

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def main():
# Read the article
with open('/home/claude/article.txt', 'r') as f:
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The script uses a hardcoded path '/home/claude/article.txt' which will fail if the file is not at this exact location. This makes the script less portable and contradicts the documentation in TOOLKIT_GUIDE.md and README.md which suggests placing article.txt in the same directory as the scripts. Consider using a relative path:

with open('article.txt', 'r') as f:
    text = f.read()

Or make it configurable via command-line argument.

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with open('/home/claude/specho_results.json', 'w') as f:
json.dump(results, f, indent=2)

print("Full results saved to: /home/claude/specho_results.json")
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The script uses a hardcoded path '/home/claude/specho_results.json' for saving results. This makes the script less portable and may cause issues in different environments. Consider using a relative path or making the output location configurable:

with open('specho_results.json', 'w') as f:
    json.dump(results, f, indent=2)
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with open('/home/claude/specho_results.json', 'w') as f:
json.dump(results, f, indent=2)
print("Full results saved to: /home/claude/specho_results.json")
with open('specho_results.json', 'w') as f:
json.dump(results, f, indent=2)
print("Full results saved to: specho_results.json")

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from nltk.tokenize import sent_tokenize, word_tokenize
from nltk import pos_tag

with open('/home/claude/article.txt', 'r') as f:
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The script uses a hardcoded path '/home/claude/article.txt' which will fail if the file is not at this exact location. This makes the script less portable and contradicts the documentation in TOOLKIT_GUIDE.md and README.md which suggests placing article.txt in the same directory as the scripts. Consider using a relative path:

with open('article.txt', 'r') as f:
    text = f.read()

Or make it configurable via command-line argument.

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with open('/home/claude/article.txt', 'r') as f:
with open('article.txt', 'r') as f:

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🔄 TO RE-RUN ANALYSIS

$ python /home/claude/spececho_final.py
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The documentation shows a hardcoded path /home/claude/spececho_final.py which is specific to a particular environment. Users who extract the toolkit elsewhere won't be able to use this command. Update to a relative path:

$ python spececho_final.py
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$ python /home/claude/spececho_final.py
$ python spececho_final.py

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Comment on lines +122 to +130
Edit any script and change this line:
```python
with open('/home/claude/article.txt', 'r') as f:
text = f.read()
```

To:
```python
with open('your_file.txt', 'r') as f:
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The documentation shows the code with a hardcoded path /home/claude/article.txt that needs modification. This is inconsistent with the actual distributed structure where article.txt should be in the same directory as the scripts. The example should show the actual current state of the code (which uses the hardcoded path) so users know what to change, but should also clarify that the distributed scripts need this modification to work correctly.

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Edit any script and change this line:
```python
with open('/home/claude/article.txt', 'r') as f:
text = f.read()
```
To:
```python
with open('your_file.txt', 'r') as f:
The distributed scripts currently contain this line (with a hardcoded path):
```python
with open('/home/claude/article.txt', 'r') as f: # <-- CHANGE THIS PATH!
text = f.read()

You must change the path to match your file location, for example:

with open('article.txt', 'r') as f:  # Use the file in the current directory

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"""

import re
import numpy as np
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Import of 'np' is not used.

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self.cmu_dict = None
try:
self.cmu_dict = nltk.corpus.cmudict.dict()
except:
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'except' clause does nothing but pass and there is no explanatory comment.

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except:
except LookupError:
# If CMU dictionary is not available, fallback to heuristic syllable counting

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