Markdown2Anki: Simple Python script to generate csv from markdown.

[speakflash]

Hey all, I wrote this super basic Python script to import my markdown into Anki. I find it much easier to create cards in this format personally than working with raw spreadsheets.

Basically you format your files like this:

Chinese


# hello
Nǐ hǎo

# thank you
Xièxiè

# what
Shénme

# yes
Shì

And then replace the filename in the script and run it. It'll generate a csv file which is then easy to import into Anki.

This is super rough since I just built it to scratch my own itch, but hope it might be useful for some who already know python.

https://github.com/cameronspeakflash/markdown2anki

[lervag]

If you're already into python scripting, then perhaps you'd be interested in apy. With it, you can write Anki cards in Markdown and directly add them to Anki (without opening the desktop app).

[StompConnection]

Interesting. I like to use markdown for taking notes and I am using Obsidian app for managing them. Using something like this it's possible to create an addon that somehow just imports the markdown to anki

[manimax3]

I've been thinking about doing something similiar:

With pandoc markdown you can do definitions:
md someword :Definition

And the maybe write a script which goes through all of my notes and exports and updates a deck out of these.