🌍 English-to-French Translation App

A Gradio web interface for translating English text to French using Hugging Face's T5 transformer models.

Encoder-Decoder Transformers (e.g., T5, BART, mT5) are comonly used for translation, summarization, question answering. They combine both encoder and decoder for input-output mappings.

Features

Model Selection: Choose between different T5 model sizes
- t5-small: Faster inference
- t5-base: Higher quality translations
Customizable Length: Control maximum translation output length
Example Texts: Try pre-loaded examples with one click
Responsive Design: Works on both desktop and mobile devices

How to Use

Input Text:
- Type or paste English text in the input box
Select Model:
- Choose your preferred balance of speed vs quality
Adjust Length (Optional):
- Use the slider to control translation length
Click Translate:
- Get instant French translation

Technical Details

Models Used

T5-small (60M parameters)
T5-base (220M parameters)

Dependencies

Transformers >=4.30.0
PyTorch >=1.10.0
Gradio >=3.40.0
SentencePiece (for tokenization)

Deployment

This app is designed for easy deployment on Hugging Face Spaces:

Create a new Space
Add these files:
- app.py (main application)
- requirements.txt (dependencies)
The Space will automatically build and deploy

Local Development

To run locally:

pip install -r requirements.txt
python app.py