code: def _clear_char(self):
          '''
          Clears the current character and makes the machine ready
          to accept the next character.
          '''
          self.lvmarker_count = 0
          self.geminate_count = 0
          self.next_char_info = None
          self.next_char_type = None
          self.active_vowel = None
          self.active_vowel_info = None
          self.active_vowel_ro = None
          self.active_xvowel = None
          self.active_xvowel_info = None
          self.active_char = None
          self.active_char_info = None
          self.active_char_type = None
          self.active_dgr_a_info = None
          self.active_dgr_b_info = None
          self.has_xvowel = False
          self.has_digraph_b = False
          self.has_u_lvm = False
          self.unknown_char = Nonf _clear_char(self):
          '''
          Clears the current character and makes the machine ready
          to accept the next character.
          '''
          self.lvmarker_count = 0
          self.geminate_count = 0
          self.next_char_info = None
          self.next_char_type = None
          self.active_vowel = None
          self.active_vowel_info = None
          self.active_vowel_ro = None
          self.active_xvowel = None
          self.active_xvowel_info = None
          self.active_char = None
          self.active_char_info = None
          self.active_char_type = None
          self.active_dgr_a_info = None
          self.active_dgr_b_info = None
          self.has_xvowel = False
          self.has_digraph_b = False
          self.has_u_lvm = False
          self.unknown_char = None
docs: Clears the current character and makes the machine ready
          to accept the next character.