Fast convert latex to markdown (part of Arxiv2Kindle)

tex2md.py

import sys

def getText(l):
    l=l.replace('\\citep','')
    l=l.replace('\\cite','')
    return l

with open(sys.argv[1],'rb') as f : ls = f.readlines()

empty=False
eq=False
for l in ls:
    l=l.strip()
    if len(l)==0:
        if not empty:
            empty=True
            print("")
        continue
    if l[0]=='\\':
        if eq:
            if l.startswith('\\end{eq'): eq=False
            else: print(l)
        if l.startswith('\\section'):
            print('\n# '+getText(l[9:-1])+'\n')
        elif l.startswith('\\subsection'):
            print('\n## '+getText(l[12:-1])+'\n')
        elif l.startswith('\\subsubsection'):
            print('\n### '+getText(l[15:-1])+'\n')
        elif l.startswith('\\begin{eq'):
            eq=True
        if not empty:
            empty=True
            print("")
        # supprime toutes les lignes qui commencent par \
    elif l[0]=='%':
        # supprime toutes les lignes qui commencent par \
        if not empty:
            empty=True
            print(getText(l))
    else:
        print(l)
        empty=False