create-markdown-table-from-package.json-file.py

import json
import requests

# Read package.json file
with open('package.json', 'r') as file:
    package_json = json.load(file)

# Extract dependencies and their versions
dependencies = package_json.get('dependencies', {})

# Create markdown table header
markdown_table = "| Package | Version | License |\n|---------|---------|---------|\n"

# Iterate over each dependency
for package_name, package_version in dependencies.items():
    # Search for license using npm registry API
    response = requests.get(f'https://registry.npmjs.org/{package_name}/{package_version}')
    if response.status_code == 200:
        license_info = response.json().get('license', 'License information not found')
    else:
        license_info = 'Failed to retrieve license information'

    # Add package details to the markdown table
    markdown_table += f"| {package_name} | {package_version} | {license_info} |\n"

# Write the markdown table to a file
with open('package_licenses.md', 'w') as file:
    file.write(markdown_table)