please consider the usage of nltk

[oz123]

Checklist

• I agree to the terms within the Safety Code of Conduct.

Safety version

I was trying to add safety to the gentoo repositories. However, it relies on nltk.
The package relies on problematic data, and hence will not be included in the main
repository.
Gentoo won't include the package with this data, which in turn will not work without the
the data.
Maybe gentoo isn't a big crowd, but it might affect other Linux distributions (or consumers of safety,

Python version

3.11

Operating System

Gentoo Linux

Describe the problem you'd like to have solved

Please consider an alternative to nltk?

Describe the ideal solution

A solution that does not involve nltk?

Alternatives and current workarounds

No response

Additional context

No response

What I Did

I tried packaging safety, but I discovered that nltk was removed from gentoo for the reasons above.

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[yeisonvargasf]

Hi @oz123, thanks for raising this concern. We are considering it, and this will probably be a yes, but we don't yet have an ETA.

I'll share updates here as soon as we move forward with the decision.

[oz123]

As I already created a PR, it is easier to say yes ;-)
I added some tests to make this more convincing. Let me know if there is anything else needed.

[yeisonvargasf]

Hi @oz123, Thanks for the tests and your PR! I raised this again to the internal team to see if everyone is okay with switching dependencies.