create_markdown_from_cards.py

import wikipedia
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup, Tag
import datetime
import urllib.parse

from ankisync2.apkg import Apkg
from ankisync2.anki20 import db

if __name__ == "__main__":

    tdelta = datetime.timedelta(milliseconds=500)
    apkg = Apkg("casp_plus_003_terms.apkg")


    soup = BeautifulSoup()
    anchor_tag = soup.new_tag("a")
    front_of_card = ""
    back_of_card = ""
    wiki_search = ""
    wiki_page = None
    summary_of_card = ""

    print("# CASP+ 003 Terms")
    print("")

    for note in db.Notes.filter():
        for k, v in note.data.items():
            if v == "Front":
                front_of_card = k
            if v == "Back":
                back_of_card = k
                if bool(BeautifulSoup(back_of_card, "html.parser").find()):
                    wiki_search = BeautifulSoup(back_of_card, "html.parser").contents[0]
                else:
                    wiki_search = back_of_card.replace('/', '')

        wikipedia.set_rate_limiting(True, min_wait=tdelta)
        answer_wiki = wikipedia.search(wiki_search, results=1)

        try:
            wiki_page = wikipedia.page(title=answer_wiki, auto_suggest=False, redirect=True)
            anchor_tag.string = back_of_card
            anchor_tag["href"] = wiki_page.url
            summary_of_card = wiki_page.summary
        except wikipedia.exceptions.DisambiguationError as e:
            anchor_tag.string = back_of_card
            google_search_string = urllib.parse.quote_plus(back_of_card)
            anchor_tag["href"] = f"https://www.google.com/search?q={google_search_string}"
        except wikipedia.exceptions.PageError as e: None

        print(f"## {front_of_card}")
        print(f"{str(anchor_tag)}")
        print(f"{summary_of_card}")

    apkg.close()

requirements.txt

ankisync2 == 0.3.2
wikipedia == 1.4.0
beautifulsoup4 == 4.9.3

This is helpful for pulling Wikipedia page links and summaries by searching the contents from the "back" of a given card. Hope this helps someone else too.

Run this with:

# Create the directories we'll need for processing from MD to APKG.
mkdir -p input output

# Create the input/deck.md file.
pip install -r requirements.txt
python ./create_markdown_from_cards.py 2>/dev/null > input/deck.md

# Edit the results from the script.
$EDITOR input/deck.md

# Install tooling for Markdown to Anki Decks processing.
pip install markdown-anki-decks

# Create the new .apkg file.
mdankideck input output

This is the main repository that leverages this script. https://github.com/trussworks/casp_plus_anki_decks