Added the Python script.

Initial upload.

Author: setu4993

metamap_fetch.py

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+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+
+def metamap_fetch(sentences, mm_location):
+
+    if sentences is not None:
+        in_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="wb", delete=False)
+        for sentence in sentences:
+            in_file.write(b'%r\n' % sentence)
+    else:
+        print("No input defined.")
+
+    in_file.flush()
+
+    out_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="r", delete=False)
+
+    command = [mm_location]
+
+    command.append("-f") #number the mappings
+    command.append("-s") #short semantic types
+    command.append("--negex") #negex
+    command.append("--silent") #hide header information
+    command.append("-G") #show sources
+    command.append("-c") #show candidates
+    
+    '''
+    add other options here in the format as below
+    command.append("")
+    '''
+    
+    command.append(in_file.name)
+    command.append(out_file.name)
+
+    run_metamap = subprocess.Popen(command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+    while run_metamap.poll() is None:
+        stdout = str(run_metamap.stdout.readline())
+        if 'ERROR' in stdout:
+            run_metamap.terminate()
+            error = stdout.rstrip()
+    output = str(out_file.read())
+    return output