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Python script to convert clippings.io outputted Kindle Highlights into HTML files ready for evernote. Replace book_code, book_max_location with your book info and update all paths
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#!/usr/bin/env python | |
import csv | |
from unidecode import unidecode | |
import os | |
import math | |
book_code = 'B06XKFP455' | |
kindle_highlights_url = 'https://kindle.amazon.com/your_highlights_and_notes/'+book_code | |
kindle_book_url = 'kindle://book?action=open&asin='+book_code + '&location=' ##40 | |
book_max_location = 18456 | |
book_location_padding = int(math.log10(book_max_location)) + 1 | |
directory = '/Users/kevin/Desktop/notes/' | |
if os.path.exists(directory): | |
os.rmdir(directory) | |
os.makedirs(directory) | |
with open('/Users/kevin/Google Drive/notes.csv') as csvfile: | |
reader = csv.DictReader(csvfile) | |
for row in reader: | |
note_string = '' | |
#Content | |
if row['Content'] != '': | |
note_string = '<p>'+ row['Content'] + '</p>\n\n' | |
print(note_string) | |
##Source info | |
source = '<p>'+ row['Author'] + ', ' | |
##Title link | |
source += '<em><a target="_blank" href="'+kindle_highlights_url+'" >'+ row['Title'] +'</a></em>, ' | |
##Page | |
if row['Page'] != '': | |
source += 'Page: ' + row['Page'] + ', ' | |
##Location link | |
source += '<a target="_blank" href="'+kindle_book_url+row["Location"]+'" >Kindle Location: '+row['Location']+'</a>' | |
source += '</p>\n\n' | |
note_string += source | |
##Notes | |
if row['Notes'] != '': | |
note_string += '<p>' + row['Notes'] + '</p>' | |
##Write to the file | |
filename = directory+ row['Location'].zfill(book_location_padding) +'.html' ##Use z-fill to zero pad so titles order correctly in Evernote | |
target = open(filename, 'w') | |
target.write(note_string) | |
target.close() |
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