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MrBeef12 · 12-10-2021, 07:12 AM

After a lot of (unsuccessful) trying to create the correct HTML code, I found the Pyglossary library to generate the MOBI for me (using following code). And it still did not work, with exactly the same error pattern, despite being a totally independent implementation.

My current guess is that this is caused by a bug in Kindle's word lookup algorithm. I can't prove it of course, but I did spend quite some time on creating a Spanish dictionary with the same code, and it works flawlessly!

I thank everyone who downloaded the files trying to find the error! I created a repository with my code for people who are interested. And for people who might be learning Spanish I can share my Spanish-English Kindle dictionary, which might be the absolute best Spanish-English dictionary in terms of word coverage and amount of translations and proper word linkages/inflections. (I'll only try to find a workaround for some bugs in the kindle word lookup algorithm before declaring it as completely finished).

12-10-2021, 07:12 AM	#4
MrBeef12 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2021 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 7th Generation	After a lot of (unsuccessful) trying to create the correct HTML code, I found the Pyglossary library to generate the MOBI for me (using following code). And it still did not work, with exactly the same error pattern, despite being a totally independent implementation. My current guess is that this is caused by a bug in Kindle's word lookup algorithm. I can't prove it of course, but I did spend quite some time on creating a Spanish dictionary with the same code, and it works flawlessly! I thank everyone who downloaded the files trying to find the error! I created a repository with my code for people who are interested. And for people who might be learning Spanish I can share my Spanish-English Kindle dictionary, which might be the absolute best Spanish-English dictionary in terms of word coverage and amount of translations and proper word linkages/inflections. (I'll only try to find a workaround for some bugs in the kindle word lookup algorithm before declaring it as completely finished).