Python script that does batch find and replace in txt files

[Syed Khalid]

Code after adding path of .txt files :

import glob, codecs, re, os

regex = re.compile(r"Age: |Sex: |House No: ") # etc etc

for txt in glob.glob("D:/Python/source/*.txt"):
    with codecs.open(txt, encoding="utf-8") as f:
        oldlines = f.readlines()
    for i, line in enumerate(oldlines):
        if "Elector's Name:" in line:
            break
    newlines = [regex.sub("", line).strip().replace("-", "_") for line in
oldlines[i:]
    with codecs.open(txt + "_out.txt", "wb", encoding="utf-8") as w:
        w.write(os.linesep.join(newlines))


I executed code in edit rocket.

Error message :


File "EamClean.log", line 12
    with codecs.open(txt + "_out.txt", "wb", encoding="utf-8") as w:
       ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax





On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 2:22 AM, Syed Khalid <khalidness at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Albert,
>
> Thank you for script.
>
> I am getting the below error :
>
>   File "EamClean.log", line 12
>     with codecs.open(txt + "_out.txt", "wb", encoding="utf-8") as w:
>        ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>
> Kindly do the needful.
>
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 1:53 AM, Albert-Jan Roskam <fomcl at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Syed Khalid <khalidness at gmail.com>
>> > To: python-list at python.org
>> > Cc:
>> > Sent: Sunday, November 9, 2014 8:58 PM
>> > Subject: Python script that does batch find and replace in txt files
>> >
>> > Python script that does batch find and replace in txt files Need a
>> python script
>> > that opens all .txt files in a folder find replace/delete text and save
>> files.
>> >
>> > I have text files and I need to perform below steps for each file.
>> >
>> > Step 1: Put cursor at start of file and Search for "Contact's
>> > Name:". Delete all the rows before it.
>> > Step 2: Put cursor at end of file, Search for "Contact's Name:"
>> > select option UP.
>> > Step 3: Search for "Photo of the" Replace with blanks
>> > Step 4: Search for "Contact is" Replace with blanks
>> > Step 5: Search for "Contact's Name:" Replace with blanks
>> > Step 6: Search for "Age:" Replace with blanks
>> > Step 7: Search for "Sex:" Replace with blanks
>> > Step 8: Search for "House No:" Replace with blanks
>> > Step 9: Search for "available" Replace with blanks
>> > Step 10: Remove Empty Lines Containing Blank Characters from file
>> > Step 11: Trim Leading Space for each line
>> > Step 12: Trim Trailing Space after each line
>> > Step 13: Search for - (hyphen) Replace with _ (underscore)
>>
>> > Step 14: Save file.
>>
>> something like (untested)
>>
>>
>> import glob, codecs, re, os
>>
>> regex = re.compile(r"Age: |Sex: |House No: ") # etc etc
>>
>> for txt in glob.glob("/some/path/*.txt"):
>>     with codecs.open(txt, encoding="utf-8") as f:
>>         oldlines = f.readlines()
>>     for i, line in enumerate(oldlines):
>>         if "Contact's Name: " in line:
>>             break
>>     newlines = [regex.sub("", line).strip().replace("-", "_") for line in
>> oldlines[i:]
>>     with codecs.open(txt + "_out.txt", "wb", encoding="utf-8") as w:
>>         w.write(os.linesep.join(newlines))
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Currently I have recorded a macro in Notepad++.
>> > I open each file, run macro and save file.
>> > As there are many files I was looking for a program to automate the
>> process.
>> >
>> > I posted the same query in Notepad++ forum. I got a reply that it can
>> be done by
>> > using Python script.
>> >
>> > Kindly do the needful.
>> >
>> > Thank you.
>> > khalidness
>> >
>> > --
>> > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>> >
>>
>
>
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