text to comma-separated string converter (sh file)

README.md

Text to Comma-Separated String Converter

Setup

1. Ensure Python is installed on your system.
2. Save convert-text-list.py and convert-to-list.sh in the same directory.
3. Make the bash script executable:

   chmod +x convert-to-list.sh
   

Usage

Run the converter with:

./convert-to-list.sh your_input_file.txt

Replace your_input_file.txt with the path to your input file.

convert-list.txt

123
456
abc

convert-text-list.py

import sys


def convert_list_to_string(filename):
    try:
        with open(filename, "r") as file:
            lines = file.read().splitlines()

        result = ",".join(f"'{line}'" for line in lines)
        print(f"({result})")
    except FileNotFoundError:
        print(f"Error: File '{filename}' not found.")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
        print("Usage: python script.py <filename>")
    else:
        convert_list_to_string(sys.argv[1])

convert-to-list.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Define the path to the Python script using the home directory
PYTHON_SCRIPT="$HOME/Documents/convert-text-list.py"

# Check if a filename is provided
if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "Error: No input file specified."
    echo "Usage: $0 <input_file>"
    exit 1
fi

# Input file
input_file="$1"

# Check if the input file exists
if [ ! -f "$input_file" ]; then
    echo "Error: File '$input_file' not found."
    exit 1
fi

# Check if the Python script exists
if [ ! -f "$PYTHON_SCRIPT" ]; then
    echo "Error: Python script '$PYTHON_SCRIPT' not found."
    exit 1
fi

# Run the Python script
python "$PYTHON_SCRIPT" "$input_file"