Latex links to markdown links

texlinkstomdlinks.py

'''
Input: file with LaTeX links, ex. "\href{http://example.com}{example}"
Output: file with mardown links, ex. [example](http://example.com)
'''

import re
outfile = open('filewithmarkdownlinks.md', 'w') #make up a new filename

texfile = open('filewithlatexlinks.md', encoding='utf-8') # the file with latex links in it
textext = texfile.readlines()
for t in textext:
    findlink = re.findall(r'(\\href.*?(?=\}))(\}\{.*?(?=\}))', t, re.IGNORECASE)
    if findlink:
        for f in findlink:
            mdlink = f[1].replace('}{', '[') + ']' + f[0].replace('\href{', '(') + ')'
            print("original" + t)
            print(mdlink)
            outfile.write(t.replace(f[0] + f[1], mdlink).replace('}',''))          
    else:
        outfile.write(t)
        
outfile.close()