a mini Python3 script that transforms a list of operations performed in Open Refine into a text file easier to read. To use it, paste your Open Refine "undo/redo" history in a file named, for example, "operations.json", place this file in the same folder as the Python script, and run this command : python refinetranslator.py operations.json

refinetranslator.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
import json
import sys

with open(sys.argv[1], "r") as infile:
    data = json.load(infile)

outfile = open(sys.argv[1]+".txt", 'w')
count = 1

for el in data:
    outfile.write(str(count) + '\t' + el['description'] + '\n')
    count += 1
outfile.close()

refinetranslatorbatch.py

#!/usr/bin/python3

#Batch version of refinestranslator. 
#Put the script in a folder containing a bunch of Open Refine json files and simply type in command line :  
#python refinetranslatorbatch.py

import json
import glob

for filename in glob.glob('*.json'):
    with open(filename, "r") as infile:
        data = json.load(infile)

    outfile = open(filename + ".txt", 'w')
    count = 1

    for el in data:
        outfile.write(str(count) + '\t' + el['description'] + '\n')
        count += 1
    outfile.close()