Building up on @Araq's reply I would do:
import unidecode
import os
proc findNimStdLib*(): string =
## Tries to find a path to a valid "system.nim" file.
## Returns "" on failure.
try:
let nimexe = os.findExe("nim")
if nimexe.len == 0: return ""
result = nimexe.splitPath()[0] /../ "lib"
if not fileExists(result / "system.nim"):
when defined(unix):
result = nimexe.expandSymlink.splitPath()[0] /../ "lib"
if not fileExists(result / "system.nim"): return ""
except OSError, ValueError:
return ""
# Load the Unicode data file.
loadUnidecodeTable(findNimStdLib() / "pure/unidecode/unidecode.dat")
echo unidecode("Æneid") # AEneid
Run
Ref:
[https://scripter.co/notes/nim/#unidecode](https://scripter.co/notes/nim/#unidecode)
Related issue I just opened:
[https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/8767](https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/8767)
