As part of my studies I want to create flash-cards using online software.
To do this, I use Python 3.7 to parse the files and to generate the fronts and backs of my flash cards (which I then use pyautogui to add to the flash-card software). I want to be able to parse the special characters created using VIM digraphs.
I structure my notes such that every second paragraph is a question, and every second paragraph is an answer, so that it is easily split along paragraphs. I am currently studying Chemistry, and there are many symbols that are very useful to have in such a circumstance, allowing me to write things like:
Vad är den allmänna formeln för syrabas-jämvikter där syran dominerar?
* HA + H₂O ↔ H₃O⁺ + A⁻
* HA ↔ H⁺ + A⁻
* HA = Godtycklig syra
* A⁻ = Syrans konjugerade bas
Hur stor är syrakonstanten (Ionization constant)?
* K_a = {H₃O⁺}{A⁻} / {HA} (Då {H₂O} = 1)
Hur beräknas förändringar i inre energi?
* dU = dq + dw ⇒ ΔU = q + w
* dU, ΔU = Ändringen i inre energi
* dq, q = Värme (tillförsel/bortförsel)
* dw, w = Arbete (tillförsel/bortförsel)
Hur protolyseras flerprotoniga syror?
* H₃A ↔ H⁺ + H₂A⁻ (K_a1)
* H₂A⁻ ↔ H⁺ + HA²⁻ (K_a2)
* HA²⁻ ↔ H⁺ + A³⁻ (K_a3)
* K_a1 > K_a2 > K_a3
This is a tiny sample of the notes I am parsing. When copying these directly from VIM into the browser, it yields the desired symbols, but I want to automate the process of creating the cards.
When I try to parse it with Python, all these special characters disappear, resulting in a lot of manual labor to correct all the small symbols.
I am using pyautogui.typewrite(...) to output the questions. The code I am
currently using to parse are along the lines of the following:
file_name = "..." # The file with the notes
with open(file_name, encoding="utf-8") as f:
paragraphs = iter(f.read().split("\n\n"))
questions = ((question, next(paragraphs)) for question in paragraphs)
Is there a way to input and output the symbols in my notes using Python 3.7?
Cheers!
