tagging.py

import re

note = "I am presently having coffee with @example. #coffee #lunch #breakfast" #* 10000

person_tags_reference = {
    "example": ("Example Person", "example.com/bio"),
}

tags = ["coffee", "lunch", "breakfast"]

tags = {tag: tag for tag in tags}

note_tags = re.findall(r"#(\w+)", note)
person_tags = re.findall(r"@(\w+)", note)

all_tags = list(set(note_tags))

for tag in all_tags:
    if tags.get(tag):
        note = note.replace(
            "#" + tag, f"<a href='https://jamesg.blog/tag/{tags[tag]}'>#{tag}</a>"
        )

for tag in list(set(person_tags)):
    if person_tags_reference.get(tag):
        note = note.replace(
            "@" + tag,
            f"<a href='https://jamesg.blog/tag/{person_tags_reference[tag][1]}'>@{person_tags_reference[tag][0]}</a>",
        )

print(note)