namsor-python-sdk2.0.15

NamSorAPIv2.0.15 (2021-07-18)

• US 'Race'/Ethnicity : Optionally add header X-OPTION-USRACEETHNICITY-TAXONOMY:

• USRACEETHNICITY-4CLASSES is a new classifier compatible with prior version, but trained using a combination of US data and non-US data (ex. international names of sub-Saharan africa are classified as B_NL; international names of East Asia are classified as A)
• USRACEETHNICITY-4CLASSES-CLASSIC for the classic US'Race'/Ethnicity classifier (pre-version 2.0.15) which has 4 classes : W_NL (white, non latino), HL (hispano latino), A (asian, non latino), B_NL (black, non latino) purely trained on US data.
• USRACEETHNICITY-6CLASSES for two additional classes, AI_AN (American Indian or Alaskan Native) and PI (Pacific Islander). With this option, classifier has 6 classes : W_NL (white, non latino), HL (hispano latino), A (asian, non latino), B_NL (black, non latino), AI_AN (American Indian or Alaskan Native) and PI (Pacific Islander) purely trained on US data.

• general improvements to gender / country / origin models accross all countries
• specific improvements to better classify names of : NG (Nigeria), BD (Bengladesh), ZA (South-Africa), AF (Afghanistan), IR (Iran).