A Python script for backing up your simplenote notes.

simplenote_backup.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import simplenote

import os, json
from datetime import date, datetime as dt

def main():
    import argparse, getpass
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('user', help='The email address of the Simplenote user.')
    parser.add_argument('--password', help='If not stated, you will be asked for it.')
    parser.add_argument('--folder', default='./{user}_{date}',
        help="Specify the folder to store the backup in. "
             "The variables '{user}', '{date}' and '{datetime}' will be expanded. "
             "Defaults to '{user}_{date}'.")
    args = parser.parse_args()
    d = date.today().isoformat()
    datetime = dt.now().replace(microsecond=0).isoformat().replace(':', '-')
    args.folder = args.folder.format(user=args.user, date=d, datetime=datetime)
    if not args.password:
        args.password = getpass.getpass()
    backup(args.folder, args.user, args.password)

def backup(folder, user, password):
    os.makedirs(folder, exist_ok=True)
    sn = simplenote.Simplenote(user, password)
    note_list = sn.get_note_list()
    note_list = note_list[0]
    note_list_path = os.path.join(folder, 'note_list.json')
    with open(note_list_path, 'w') as f:
        json.dump(note_list, f, indent=2)
    for count, note in enumerate(note_list, start=1):
        print("Backing up note # ", count, " of ", len(note_list))
        if note['deleted']: continue
        individual_note = sn.get_note(note['key'])
        individual_note = individual_note[0]
        note_path_json  = os.path.join(folder, note['key'] + '.json')
        note_path_plain = os.path.join(folder, note['key'] + '.txt')
        with open(note_path_json,  'w') as f:
            json.dump(individual_note, f, indent=2)
        with open(note_path_plain, 'w') as f:
            f.write(individual_note['content'])

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()