Script to format the conversation text copied from skype window for better readability.

format_skype_text.py

"""Script to format the conversation text copied from skype window for better readability.
"""
import sys
import re
import web

re_timeline = re.compile("^([^/]* )?((?:\d\d/\d\d/\d\d )?\d\d?:\d\d [AP]M) *$")

def parse_text(text):
    lines = text.strip().splitlines()

    for line in lines:
        line = line.strip()
        m = re_timeline.match(line)
        if m:
            name, time = m.groups()
            if name:
                print name.strip() + ":"
            print "    " + time,
        else:
            print line

def main():
    text = sys.stdin.read()
    parse_text(text)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()