0-python-txt-file-cleanup.md

Remove blank lines from txt file

This script reads in the input file line by line and writes the encoded lines to the output file. It skips any empty lines in the input file.

You can use this script by replacing input.txt with the name of your input file and output.txt with the name of the output file you want to create.

Useful for when you have a password or vuln list that has blank lines you need to clean up before running them through your scanners.

1-the-script.py

# Open the input file
with open('input.txt', 'r') as f_input:
    # Open the output file
    with open('output.txt', 'w') as f_output:
        # Iterate over the lines in the input file
        for line in f_input:
            # Remove any whitespace from the beginning and end of the line
            line = line.strip()

            # Skip empty lines
            if not line:
                continue

            # Encode the line and write it to the output file
            f_output.write(line.encode('utf-8'))
            f_output.write('\n')