get paraphrased output in json format from nlu.md file

paraphrase.py

import pandas as pd
import json
# read nlu.md
# create a list of intent and it's nlus
# for each intent 
    # each nlu call api
    # get result and store it 
# store it into the new db


# seperate by space and check it line is empty or not !!!!!!

import requests
url = "http://172.16.22.5:7590/paraphraser"

f = open("nlu (12).md", 'r')
dict = {}
intent_name = ""

list_of_intents = []
for l in f.readlines():
    flag = 1
    if l != "":
        s = l.split(' ')
        s = ' '.join(s[1:])
        s= s.strip("\n")
        if ":" in s:    
            list_of_intents.append(s)
            print(f"-------------------------------intent : {s}----------------------------------")
            dict.setdefault(list_of_intents[-1], [])
            flag = 0
        if flag == 1:
            # print(s)
            # dict[list_of_intents[-1].strip("\n")].append(s.strip("\n"))
            payload={'text': s}
            files=[]
            headers = {}
            response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload, files=files)
            j = json.loads(response.text)
            list_of_list = j["para_phrases"]
            if list_of_list is not None:
                for l in list_of_list:
                    dict[list_of_intents[-1]].append(l[0])
        else:
            pass
    else:
        pass

f.close()
with open("sample.json", "w") as outfile:
    json.dump(dict, outfile)