ConvertTXT_MD_ANKI.py

# lines with 11 # or TOC in text are ignored
# overview / TOC is build with beginning #>
# headers are build with 6 # (must be identical to overview entries)
# singles lines are build with (left is code-content - right is description) - splitted with => or *>
# codeblock is build with "=> " as header and then the code between "" and ""
# textblock used with "=>" at every beginning line (makes bullet points)

import csv

files = ["GIT","JAVASCRIPT","HTML","CSS","PYTHON","SQL"]

for fn in files:
  # read initial txt file
  with open(fn+".txt","r") as f:
    lines = [x.rstrip() for x in f.readlines()]

  # convert file
  myNewList = []
  # myNewList.append ("---")
  # jumpToTop = "[jump to top...](#" + fn.lower() +")<br><br>"
  codeBlock = False
  codeBlockCont = []
  csvOutputAnki = []
  csvDesc = ""
  csvElem = ""
  for idx,line in enumerate(lines):
    if any(x in line for x in ["###########","### TOC","\n","///////////", "/// TOC"]):
        pass
    elif codeBlock == True and '""' not in line:
        codeBlockCont.append(line.rstrip())
    elif "#>" in line:
      continue
    #     val = line.split("#> ",1)[1].strip()
    #     anchorLink = val.replace (", ", "-").replace (",", "-").replace (" ", "-").lower().strip()
    #     anchorLink = " [jump to...](#" + anchorLink + ")"
    #     myNewList.append("#### " + val + anchorLink)
    elif "######" in line:
        val = line.split("###### ",1)[1].strip()
        myNewList.append("---")
        myNewList.append("## " + val)
        # myNewList.append(jumpToTop)
    elif "*> " in line:
        code = line.split("*>",1)[0].strip()
        desc = line.split("*>",1)[1].strip()
        myNewList.append (desc)
        myNewList.append ("```markdown")
        myNewList.append (code)
        myNewList.append ("```")
    elif "=> " in line:
        code = line.split("=>",1)[0].strip()
        desc = line.split("=>",1)[1].strip()
        if desc != "" and code != "":
            csvOutputAnki.append([desc,code,fn.lower()])
            if idx > 0 and "=> " in lines[idx-1]:
                myNewList.append(desc)
                myNewList.append("```markdown")
                myNewList.append(code)
                myNewList.append("```")
            else:
                myNewList.append("<br>" + desc)
                myNewList.append("```markdown")
                myNewList.append(code)
                myNewList.append("```")
        elif desc != "" and code == "":
            if (idx < len(lines) -1) and ("=>" in lines[idx+1]) and (lines[idx+1].split("=>",1)[0].strip() != ""):
                myNewList.append (line.split ("=>", 1)[1].strip () + "<br>")
            elif "######" in lines[idx-1]:
                myNewList.append (line.split ("=>", 1)[1].strip ())
            else:
                myNewList.append ("<br>" + line.split("=>",1)[1].strip())
    elif '""' in line and codeBlock == False:
        codeBlock = True
        for i in range(1,10,1):
            if "=> " in lines[idx-i]:
                csvDesc = lines[idx-i].replace("=> ","").replace("<br>","").strip()
                break
    elif '""' in line and codeBlock == True:
        myNewList.append ("```markdown")
        for elem in codeBlockCont:
            myNewList.append(elem)
            csvElem = csvElem + elem + "\n"
        myNewList.append("```")
        codeBlock = False
        codeBlockCont = []
        csvOutputAnki.append ([csvDesc, csvElem.strip(), fn.lower()])
        csvElem = ""
    else:
        myNewList.append(line.strip())

  # write final md file
  with open(fn.lower() + '.md', 'w') as f:
      for item in myNewList:
          f.write("%s\n" % item)
  print(f"File {fn.upper() + '.txt'} converted to {fn.lower() + '.md'}...")

  # writing csv file for anki
  while True:
      try:
          with open(fn.lower() + ".csv","w",newline="") as fp:               # Open csv-file in writemode
              a = csv.writer (fp, delimiter=";")                    # Define csv-writer with ","-delimiter
              a.writerows (csvOutputAnki)                                     # Writing individual rows
          print(f"Anki-Cards inputfile wrote to {fn.lower() + '.csv'}...")
          break
      except Exception as e:
          print ("Error: ", e)
          input (f"File Open not possible - pls close and press <Enter> for {fn.lower() + '.csv'}..")